The whole wedding planning is hard enough without having to think of all the different ways you could word your invitations. Here are a couple of the most common ways to word the invitation.

Bride's Parents Hosting:

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Brown
are pleased to announce the marriage
of their daughter
Melissa Jane
to
Thomas Brian Smith
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smith

Both Parents Hosting:

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Brown &
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smith
are pleased to announce the marriage
of their children
Melissa Jane Brown
to
Thomas Brian Smith

Couple Hosting:

Miss Melissa Jane Brown
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Brown
and
Thomas Brian Smith
son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smith
are pleased to announce their marriage

All of these examples would then be followed with something similar to this:

On Friday, the 21st day of June, 2006
At six o'clock in the evening
At the Royal Inn Restaurant
Springfield, California

Reception to follow

Remember, you should decide yourself what form you prefer the most- it might just be a mix of two of these examples. Don't worry too much about the wording- all people really need to know is that you are in love and you're getting married.

Here are some variations of "are pleased to announce the marriage":
"Request the honor of your presence at the marriage"
"Request the pleasure of your company at the marriage"
"Invite you to celebrate the marriage"
"Invite you to share in the happiness of the marriage"

There are many different ways to word your invitations. Just make sure that you don't get caught up in the wording and miss the date for sending the invitations out. It's more important to get them out to your guests in time than to have the perfect wording.