The most prestigious types of events normally will request a black tie dress code. These black tie wedding invitation wording examples provide the perfect examples to the type of wording you should follow when addressing these invitations.
Example 1
Mr. and Mrs. [name]
invite you to recognize their marriage
[date] [time]
[location & address][city, state]
Dinner and dancing to follow
Example 2
Mr. and Mrs. [name]
request your presence in recognizing their marriage
[day of week], the [day] of [month] [year] at [hour] o’clock in the morning
[location & address][city, state]
Reception to follow
Example 3
Mr. and Mrs. [name]
Invite you to recognize their union in the eyes of Christ
[day of week], the [day] of [month] [year] at [hour] o’clock in the morning
[location & address][city, state]
Reception to follow
Example 4
[name] and [name]
request your presence at their marriage
[date] [time]
[location & address][city, state]
Celebrate with us at an adults-only reception to follow
Example 5
Mr. and Mrs. [name]
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
[name]
to
[name]
[day of the week], the [day] of [month]
[year]
at [time] o’clock in the evening
[location]
[city, state]
Reception to follow
Example 6
Mr. and Mrs. [name]
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
[name]
to
[name]
Son of Mr. and Mrs. [name]
[day of the week], the [day] of [month]
[year]
at [time] o’clock in the evening
[location]
[city, state]
Reception to follow
Example 7
The honour of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
[name]
and
[name]
[day of the week], the [day] of [month]
[year]
at [time] o’clock in the evening
[location]
[city, state]
Reception to follow
Here is an easy to follow guide on the black tie dress code and what to wear during these types of occasions.
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