wording on invites

I was just wondering to those of you who have already done the invitations, what is your wording on it? I'm just looking for some ideas other than what is offered to me. I've seen a lot that are very boring. I want mine to kinda stand out a little. Not that it needs to be flashy or anything.

Oh yeah, and we're doing this wedding ourselves, so I'm not sure whether I want either of our parents' names listed. Maybe.

We're paying for the wedding ourselves with help from FBIL. This is the wording we used:

Jane Doe
AND
John Doe

INVITE YOU TO SHARE
IN THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR MARRIAGE
AND THE JOINING OF THEIR FAMILIES
Saturday, the Eighth of November
Two Thousand and Eight
AT THREE O’ CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON
THE PLACE
CITY, NY

If you want to include their names but not make it seem like they paid (touchy, right?!) how about:

Brides Name
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. XX
and
Grooms Name
son of Mr. and Mrs. YY

invite you to share in a
celebration of love
as we are joined in marriage

july 21, 2007
3 0'clock
st. mary's church


Or I have seen the bride's and groom's names quite large/raised and then they don't have to be part of the wording,

Please join us...
and then you can either leave your parents out or not.

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If you want to include their names but not make it seem like they paid (touchy, right?!) how about:

Brides Name
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. XX
and
Grooms Name
son of Mr. and Mrs. YY

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I like that, thanks for the advice. I really don't want it to say anything like 'Mr and Mrs. X invite you.. blah, blah, blah' since it's not really them who are hosting the wedding. But i still feel that it would be nice to have their names on their, since we ARE a really close family. So I appreciate your help on that.

When my damn invitations come in...
our wording is...




We're exchanging our vows
On Halloween night
Because we like a good scare
and we're fond of a good fright

Jane Doe
&
JOhn Lovey


Invite you to celebrate their marriage
On Friday, October 31, 2008
at half past six in the evening



I wanted something fun and different

that's cute

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Posted by RockysGirl

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If you want to include their names but not make it seem like they paid (touchy, right?!) how about:

Brides Name
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. XX
and
Grooms Name
son of Mr. and Mrs. YY

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I like that, thanks for the advice. I really don't want it to say anything like 'Mr and Mrs. X invite you.. blah, blah, blah' since it's not really them who are hosting the wedding. But i still feel that it would be nice to have their names on their, since we ARE a really close family. So I appreciate your help on that.

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This is probably down to personal preference, but my stationer recommended that nothing go in between the bride and grooms name except 'and' or 'to' depending on the overall wording. It makes your names stand out more as a pair if they are separated from any other text.

I'm too lazy to re-write it. lol

Brides Parents Names
and
Groom's Parents Name
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Bride's Name
and
Groom's name
Saturday, the fifteenth of November
Two thousand eight (there is no AND... FYI)
Church Name
City, State


ok. i wasn't as lazy as i thought. lol