The last line on an invitation tells guests what happens after the ceremony, so they know whether to eat first and what shoes to wear. It should say what there will be, in the voice of the rest of the card.
Traditional
Priya & Etienne
request the pleasure of your company
at their marriage
The invitation proper, then the stock last line, “Dinner and dancing to follow”, at the very bottom, under the date and the place. Still the clearest: it tells guests to come hungry and in shoes they can dance in.
Warm
Priya & Etienne
invite you to celebrate their marriage
with dinner and dancing till late
Says what the evening is for inside the sentence, so nothing has to follow the date. “Till late” is a promise guests like to read.
Modern
Priya & Etienne
are getting married.
Dinner, then dancing.
The news, then the plan. Guests read it as a schedule, which is what it is.
Last checked 4 October 2026.
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