This article will deal with some of the intricacies of wording your wedding invitation. Of course, you may choose to deviate from the suggestions below, but should you do so, the wedding invitation will be less formal than should you use the phrasing below.
First, formal invitations use more traditional spellings of words. It is traditional to use the English (as in England) spellings of any words ending with "-or". Instead, you should end these words with "-our". For example, you should say "honour" rather than "honor". This does not apply to other English spellings, such as "realise" rather than "realize" and so forth. Just use the "-our" ending whenever it would apply.
Second, you should never use abbreviations, with four exceptions: "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Ms." and "R.S.V.P." Any other titles, such as "Professor", "Doctor" or "Monsignor" should all be spelled out in full. This also applies to any street names, so you should say "Street" rather than "St.", and also the word "Saint" should be spelled out in full. It applies to name as well. Even if someone normally uses an initial, as do many people who go by their middle names, that name should be spelled out in full. You are not obliged to use your first name if you go by your middle name, but you shouldn't use an initial.
Third, any numbers should be spelled out, including years. Note that years are not capitalized, so this year is the year "two thousand and ten", not "Two Thousand and Ten", nor does one use hyphens except with words like "ninety-nine" (which won't really be an issue again until 2021). Time also should be spelled out, rather than written in numbers, and you should always use the term "o'clock", unless you are speaking of twelve o'clock, in which case you should say "noon". Times, like years, are also not capitalized. The exception to this rule is street addresses, for which you may use numbers rather than letters.
Fourth, the wedding invitation should be addressed from the hosts of the wedding. This is whoever put significant contributions into the funding of the wedding. There may be multiple hosts, including both sets of parents and the couple themselves. If the couple wishes, and they have shared the expenses with their parents, they may exclude themselves from being hosts, but not vice versa. That is, they may not exclude their parents as hosts if their parents contributed significantly to the funding of the wedding.
If you follow these steps, you can tailor your wedding invitation while simultaneously having variety in the actual phrases you wish to use.
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