Few pieces of wedding planning generate as much quiet anxiety as the invitation wording. It seems like it should be simple — names, date, location — but the moment you sit down to write it, the questions pile up. Whose name goes first? Do you mention divorced parents? Is "request the honour of your presence" too formal, or exactly right? What if you're paying for the wedding yourselves? This guide walks through every part of wedding invitation wording — the structure, the eti