Nora and I both write for much of our living. You'd think that wedding invitations will be easy. Well, maybe. The wording of most wedding invitations is formal and carries back to the days of transferring the ownership of the bride from father to husband.
"Dr. and Mrs. Richard Portnoy humbly request the honor of your presence as they celebrate the marriage of their daughter Bethany Renee to Mr. Philip Carlton Withers IV."
Or some such. But we're both grownups, and equals, and the protocol hasn't exactly caught up. I've been looking at a blog called "Offbeat Bride," and the post entitled "Wedding invitation wording that won't make you barf." And it isn't bad, but even The Offbeat Bride has some pretty traditional tastes:
"...invite you to share our celebration of lifelong love and commitment in the ceremony uniting us in marriage"
"This day I will marry my best friend, the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love"
"We invite you to share our joy and support our love as we are exchange vows and are united in the commitment of marriage"
Etcetera, etcetera. Weddings just seem to bring out the sappy and drippy. Maybe I should just roll with it. Here's my idea:
"Nora and Herb getting married... amazing, isn't it? Come join us on this remarkable day."
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