Planning a multicultural or destination wedding? One of the biggest challenges is ensuring all your guests—whether they speak Spanish, French, English, or Hebrew—feel equally welcomed. A bilingual invitation does more than just translate text; it bridges two families together.
Why Manual Translation is Risky
Using Google Translate for something as formal as a wedding invitation can lead to awkward phrasing or cultural faux pas. Wedding etiquette varies significantly by language. For example, Spanish invitations often focus on the family hosting, while American invitations might focus on the couple.
Wording Templates
Here are the most popular bilingual invitation wording templates to help you create culturally appropriate invitations for your guests.
1. English & Spanish (Classic)
English
Together with their families
[Name] & [Name]
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the twenty-fourth of June
at five o'clock in the afternoon
Spanish (Español)
Junto con sus familias
[Nombre] y [Nombre]
tienen el honor de invitarles
a su enlace matrimonial
Sábado, veinte y cuatro de junio
a las cinco de la tarde
2. English & French (Formal)
English
We invite you to share in our joy
at the marriage of
[Name] & [Name]
[Date] at [Time]
Reception to follow
French (Français)
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter
au mariage de
[Nom] et [Nom]
Le [Date] à [Heure]
Vin d'honneur suivra
3. English & Hebrew (Traditional)
English
With gratitude to Hashem
We invite you to the wedding of
[Name] & [Name]
[Date] at [Time]
At [Venue Name]
Hebrew (עברית)
בשבח והודאה להשי"ת
אנו מתכבים להזמינכם לחתונת
[שם] ו[שם]
שתתקיים בע"ה ביום [יום]
באולם [שם האולם]
4. English & German (Formal)
English
We would be very pleased if you
would celebrate our wedding with us
[Name] & [Name]
on [Date] at [Time]
at [Venue/Location]
German (Deutsch)
Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie
unsere Hochzeit am [Date] um [Time]
im [Venue/Location] mit uns feiern würden
[Name] & [Name]
Um Antwort wird gebeten bis zum [Date]
5. English & Portuguese (Classic)
English
With great joy
[Name] & [Name]
invite you to the celebration
of their marriage
[Date] at [Time]
at [Venue Address]
Portuguese (Português)
Com grande alegria
[Name] e [Name]
têm a honra de convidar para a celebração
do seu casamento
no dia [Date], às [Time]
em [Venue Address]
6. English & Arabic (Traditional)
English
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
[Parents Names]
invite you to the wedding ceremony of their children
[Name] & [Name]
on [Date] at [Time]
Arabic (العربية)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
يتشرف [Parents Names]
بدعوتكم لحضور حفل زفاف نجلتهما/نجلهما
[Name] و [Name]
وذلك يوم [Date]، الساعة [Time]
What about the RSVP?
The invitation is just the start. Collecting RSVPs from international guests is even harder. Postal mail is slow and unreliable across borders.
QuikRSVP lets you create a form that auto-detects your guest's language (English, Spanish, French, etc.) and allows them to RSVP instantly via WhatsApp or QR Code.