Destination Wedding Invitation Wording: 12 Examples to Copy
Updated November 2026
Destination wedding invitations have to do more than a usual invitation: they set the tone, give the place and date, and point guests to travel details. Here are wording examples you can copy and adapt. Replace the names, dates and places with your own.
Formal invitations
Together with their families
Sara Rossi and Tom Hughes
request the pleasure of your company
at their marriage
Saturday, the twelfth of September
two thousand twenty-seven
at four o'clock in the afternoon
Villa Pizzo, Lake Como, Italy
Mr and Mrs John Hughes and Mr and Mrs Marco Rossi
invite you to celebrate the marriage of their children
Tom and Sara
on Saturday, 12 September 2027
in Cernobbio, on the shores of Lake Como
Relaxed and warm
Sara and Tom are getting married!
Join us for a long weekend of food, sunshine and dancing
on Lake Como, 11 to 13 September 2027.
Details and travel tips on our guest page.
We're saying "I do" in Tuscany
and we'd love you there.
Saturday, 18 May 2027, Chianti
Come for the wedding, stay for the wine.
Fun
Pack your bags! (And your dancing shoes.)
Lena and Omar are tying the knot in Tulum.
Friday, 5 March 2027
Tacos, mezcal and a beach ceremony at sunset.
Passports at the ready.
We're getting married in Santorini
and you're coming with us.
June 2027. Formal invitation to follow.
Save-the-date wording
Save the date
Sara and Tom
11 to 13 September 2027
Lake Como, Italy
Invitation and travel details to follow
Mark your calendars and start saving those vacation days!
Lena and Omar, 5 March 2027, Tulum, Mexico
Not sure when to send them? See save-the-date timing for destination weddings.
Weekend schedule insert
The weekend
Friday 7 pm: Welcome drinks, hotel terrace
Saturday 4 pm: Ceremony and dinner, Villa Pizzo. Boats leave the hotel pier at 3:15 pm
Sunday 11 am: Farewell brunch by the lake
Accommodation card
We have reserved rooms at Hotel Example at a special rate until 15 July 2027.
Book with the code SARATOM27 or use the link on our guest page.
Setting one up? Read how to set up a wedding room block.
No gifts, please
Your presence is the greatest gift, especially after such a long trip.
Please, no gifts.
Having you with us in Italy is more than enough.
If you would like to give something, a contribution to our honeymoon fund would be lovely.
Tips
- Spell out the dates of the whole weekend, not only the wedding day.
- Put travel details on a separate card or a guest page, so the invitation stays clean.
- Add a QR code. A free guest page gives you one, with hotels, a map and things to do.
- Write dates in a format guests from every country understand, such as "12 September 2027".