Wedding Invitations

According to Jewish tradition, marriages are made in heaven. Men
and women are brought together to marry one another by God himself. Men
and women are joined together in marriage so in this tradition, the
joining word on Jewish wedding invitations reads “and” instead of “to.”

Jewish custom also celebrates the joining of the two families, so
the names of the groom’s parents always appear on the invitations. The
proper way to do this is to have their names appear beneath the groom’s
name on a line that reads, “son of Mr. and Mrs. John Perry Solomon.”
Occasionally if the bride and her parents want to honor the groom’s
parents even more they can place their names at the top of the
invitation beneath the bride’s parent’s names. In this case the bride
uses her full name but no title. When this is done, the groom’s title
is also omitted for consistency.

Hebrew lettering is often used on Jewish wedding invitations. They
might include a quotation from the wedding blessing, or the entire
invitations text may be reproduced on a part of the invitation. When
this is done, the Hebrew version appears on the right inside page and
the English on the front.