Christian wedding invitation wording, with examples

marriageproposal.in12 August 2026Updated 2 September 20263 min read

A Christian wedding invitation names the hosts, gives the couple, names the service correctly for the denomination, and gives the church, the celebrant and the reception. The part most often got wrong on Indian cards is the name of the service: a Catholic nuptial mass, a Marthoma or CSI solemnisation and an Orthodox Holy Matrimony are not the same thing and the card should say which it is.

The scripture line

Most Indian Christian cards open with a short verse, set above the hosts. These are the ones printed most often.

Verses commonly used

"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." — Mark 10:9

"Love is patient, love is kind." — 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour." — Ecclesiastes 4:9

"I have found the one whom my soul loves." — Song of Solomon 3:4

"Whither thou goest, I will go." — Ruth 1:16

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." — Psalm 118:24

Name the service the way your church names it

Denomination	The service	Usual card wording
Roman and Syro-Malabar Catholic	Nuptial Mass	The Nuptial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m.
Syro-Malankara Catholic	Holy Qurbana and Marriage	The Marriage will be solemnised during the Holy Qurbana
Orthodox and Jacobite	Holy Matrimony	The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at 10:30 a.m.
Marthoma	Marriage Service / Solemnisation	The Marriage will be solemnised at 11:00 a.m.
CSI	Marriage Service	The Marriage Service will be held at 10:00 a.m.
Pentecostal and independent	Wedding Ceremony	The Wedding Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.

Naming the celebrant is normal and expected on Kerala cards — "Rev. Fr. Thomas Kurian will officiate" — and for Catholic and Orthodox weddings the parish is given in full, because it identifies the family as much as the church.

A complete card

Full wording — both families hosting

"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

— Mark 10:9

Mr. & Mrs. George Thomas

and

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Mathew

request the honour of your presence

at the Nuptial Mass and Wedding of their children

ANNA

and

JOEL

on Saturday, the 9th of January 2027, at 10:00 in the morning

St. Mary's Forane Church, Pala

Rev. Fr. Thomas Kurian officiating

Reception

at 12:30 in the afternoon

Parish Hall, St. Mary's Forane Church

Your presence and prayers will be our greatest blessing.

Engagement and reception cards

In Kerala the engagement — the betrothal or nischayam — is a church-and-family occasion of its own and usually gets its own card, sent weeks earlier.

Engagement

Mr. & Mrs. George Thomas

request the pleasure of your company

at the Betrothal of their daughter

Anna with Joel

Sunday, the 8th of November 2026, at 4:00 in the afternoon

St. Mary's Forane Church, Pala

followed by tea at the Parish Hall

Reception

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Mathew

request the pleasure of your company at a Reception

in honour of Joel and Anna

Sunday, the 10th of January 2027, from 7:00 in the evening

Hotel Aida, Kottayam

Closing lines

Closings

Your presence and prayers will be our greatest blessing.

We request the favour of your presence and your prayers.

With the blessings of God and our families.

Do join us as we thank God for bringing them together.

Praise be to God — and thank you for standing with us.

Grace is a quiet, editorial design built for a nuptial mass, with the church, the celebrant and the reception laid out clearly.

See Christian invitation designs

Part of our guide to Christian wedding invitations.