For the home wedding, invitations are engraved as for the church wedding

invitation wording, but for the phrase "request the honor of your presence" the

phrase "request the pleasure of your company" is substituted, though "honor" may

be used in place of "pleasure" if one prefers.

As in the case of the church wedding invitation wording, a space may be left for

the name of the guest to be filled in, or the form that follows may be used:

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright

request the pleasure of your company

at the marriage of their daughter

Mary Kate

and

Mr. Martin Smith

On Wednesday afternoon, July the second

at three o'clock

195 East Main Street

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Sometimes, either because of convenience or personal preference, arrangements

are made to have a wedding take place at the home of a friend or relative. The

following wording is suggested as the correct form for the invitation:

The pleasure of your company is requested

at the marriage of

Miss Karissa Lea Whitcomb

to

Mr. Bradley Harding

on Tuesday, the sixth of August

at eleven o'clock

at the residence of

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nicastro

Nineteen Elwell Street

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When the wedding takes place in the country, or a guest at a great distance

is invited, a small card like the one following is generally included:

Train leaves North Station

for Gloucester at 10:48 A.M.

Returning train leaves Gloucester

for Boston at 7:18 P.M.

Wealthy people often place a special train at the disposal of special city

friends whose presence is eagerly desired at the wedding. A card, like the one

following, is enclosed with the invitation, and it serves as a pass, entitling

the bearer to a seat in the reserved train. Here is the form most generally

used:

The special train leaves

North Station for Gloucester

at 10:48 A.M.

Leaves Gloucester for North Station

at 7:18 P.M.

Please present this card at station door