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Wedding Invitation Text Messages: 30 Examples (+ Email)
30 texts to send with your wedding invitation link, 10 email subject lines, a full email you can adapt and the replies guests can send back.
By The Veiloria AtelierPublished Updated
Contents
- What a wedding invitation text message needs
- Is it OK to invite someone to a wedding by text?
- How do I invite someone to my wedding via text?
- Wedding invitation text messages for friends (8)
- Wedding invitation texts for family (6)
- Invitation texts for colleagues and acquaintances (5)
- Invitation texts for plus-ones and new partners (3)
- Short wedding invitation texts under 160 characters (8)
- Wedding invitation emails: subject lines and a template
- How to respond to a wedding invitation by text (examples to share)
- Sources
- Frequently asked questions
A good wedding invitation text message is one personal line, the date and place, your invitation link and a reply-by date, ideally in under 160 characters. The text is the envelope: it says who it's from, and the link carries the schedule, map and RSVP.
The examples use our demo couple, Marisol and Teo, who marry in Barcelona on Saturday, October 2, 2027, with replies due August 31; [link] is where yours goes. For the wording inside the invitation itself, see our wedding invitation wording guide.
What a wedding invitation text message needs
Five parts, in this order: their name, who you are, the news, the link and one ask.
| Part | Example |
|---|---|
| Their name | "Hi Laia," |
| Who it's from (if your number isn't saved) | "it's Marisol" |
| The news | "Teo and I marry on October 2, 2027, in Barcelona" |
| The link, on its own line | [link] |
| One ask | "Reply in it by August 31" |
Times, dress code and gifts live behind the link, where you can change them without a second text.
Is it OK to invite someone to a wedding by text?
Yes, when the text is personal and leads to a real invitation, not when the text is the invitation. A group text, a bare link or a screenshot is what feels careless.
| Guest | Best channel |
|---|---|
| Friends, siblings, cousins | Text or WhatsApp |
| Colleagues, your manager | |
| Grandparents and elders | A call first, then the text |
| Guests abroad | WhatsApp or email |
For WhatsApp, our WhatsApp wedding invitation messages has 40 more.
How do I invite someone to my wedding via text?
One signed text per household, with the link and a reply-by date.
- Text the link to yourself first: it should show your names and open without an app.
- List households, one row each, with the name you'll use.
- Send one text per household, never a group text.
- Collect replies inside the invitation, and mark each household as sent.
The full routine is in how to send digital wedding invitations.
Wedding invitation text messages for friends (8)
1. Your best friend
It's happening. October 2, Barcelona, and you're the first person I'm sending this to.
[link]
2. The friend group, one by one
Sending this to each of you separately so the group chat survives. We're getting married on October 2, 2027:
[link]
3. A friend who lives far away
Laia, Barcelona is a flight for you, so you're hearing early: October 2, 2027. Hotels are in the invitation.
[link]
4. A friend you've lost touch with
Hi Jonah, it's Marisol. It's been too long, but the day wouldn't feel right without you.
[link]
5. Your partner's friend
Hi Dani, it's Marisol, Teo's fiancée. He asked me to send this, because he'd lose the link.
[link]
6. Playful
Clear your calendar and find your dancing shoes. 🎉 October 2, a long table and a loud band.
[link]
7. The friend who was there when you met
You were there the night Teo and I met, so you're definitely at the wedding:
[link]
8. The friend you'll ask to do more
Our invitation is below. Can I call you this weekend? There's something I want to ask, and not by text.
[link]
Wedding invitation texts for family (6)
9. Grandparents, after a call
Abuela, as promised, here is our invitation. I'll call Sunday so we can open it together.
[link]
10. A sibling
Official now: October 2 in Barcelona, and you're not allowed to be late.
[link]
11. Aunt and uncle
Dear Tía Rosa and Tío Jordi, Teo and I would love you with us when we marry on Saturday, October 2, 2027.
[link]
With love, Marisol
12. Cousins, one text per household
Hi Pau, this one's for all four of you. The kids are very welcome, and one reply covers the family.
[link]
13. A relative you rarely see
Hello Carme, it's Marisol, Elena's daughter. Teo and I marry on October 2, 2027, and it would mean a lot to have you there.
[link]
14. Your partner's side, from your partner
Hi Aunt Ruth, it's Teo. Marisol and I are getting married in Barcelona on October 2, 2027, and we'd love you there.
[link]
Invitation texts for colleagues and acquaintances (5)
15. Your manager
Dear Ms. Vidal, I hope a text is all right. Teo and I marry on Saturday, October 2, 2027, and would be delighted to have you there.
[link]
16. A close colleague
Hi Sam, I'd love you at our wedding on October 2. It's all in here:
[link]
17. A team, invited one by one
Hi Nadia, I'm sending this to each of you separately: we'd love you at our wedding on October 2, 2027.
[link]
18. A neighbor
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Soler, after ten years across the hall, you had to be at our wedding.
[link]
19. A mentor
Dear Dr. Puig, your advice shaped more of my life than you know. We'd be honored to have you at our wedding.
[link]
Invitation texts for plus-ones and new partners (3)
20. A guest with a plus-one
Hi Max, our invitation is for you and a guest of your choice. Add their name when you reply.
[link]
21. A new partner, by name
Hi Clara, this is for you and Ben. We'd love to meet him properly on October 2.
[link]
22. Sent to the partner directly
Hi Ben, it's Marisol, Clara's friend. Teo and I would love you there with her on October 2, 2027.
[link]
Short wedding invitation texts under 160 characters (8)
An SMS holds 160 plain (GSM-7) characters; one emoji or curly quote switches it to Unicode, which holds 70, and some emoji take two of those units (Twilio, checked October 19, 2026). Longer texts are split into segments of 153 characters, or 67 in Unicode, and rejoined on the phone, so short is about reading, not delivery. Counts include a 30-character link.
23. (88 characters)
We're getting married on October 2, 2027. You're invited: [link]
24. (88 characters)
Marisol & Teo, Barcelona, October 2, 2027. Will you come? [link]
25. (95 characters)
Our wedding invitation, just for you: [link] Please reply by August 31.
26. (111 characters)
Save your dancing shoes for October 2. Our invitation: [link] Reply in it by August 31.
27. (106 characters)
Hi Laia, it's Marisol. Teo and I marry on October 2, 2027. Your invitation: [link]
28. (79 characters)
Two names, one date and a seat with yours on it: [link]
29. (119 characters)
We'd love you with us in Barcelona on October 2, 2027. Everything's here, RSVP included: [link]
30. (110 characters)
A long table, a loud band and you. October 2, 2027, Barcelona: [link] Reply by Aug 31.
This is what the link opens: Marisol and Teo's Instantané invitation, an instant camera guests shake until their photo develops, in English, Spanish or Arabic.
With Veiloria, every plan includes unlimited sends: the same private link works in every text, email and WhatsApp chat, and replies arrive in your portal. See how it works.
Wedding invitation emails: subject lines and a template
Email suits colleagues and guests abroad; the subject line decides whether it's opened.
10 wedding invitation email subject lines that get opened
Each puts your names or the date up front, where a phone can't cut them off.
- Marisol & Teo, October 2, 2027: your wedding invitation
- You're invited: Marisol & Teo's wedding in Barcelona
- Marisol & Teo are getting married (October 2, 2027)
- For Anna and Mark: Marisol & Teo's wedding invitation
- Marisol & Teo: we'd love you with us on October 2
- Wedding invitation: Marisol & Teo, Barcelona, Oct. 2, 2027
- October 2, 2027, in Barcelona: will you join Marisol & Teo?
- With love from Marisol & Teo: your invitation
- Marisol & Teo's wedding: invitation and RSVP by August 31
- Marisol & Teo: a seat for you at our wedding
Skip "Save this!", "Don't miss out" and all-caps words: they read like a promotion.
A wedding invitation email template you can adapt
Subject: Marisol & Teo, October 2, 2027: your wedding invitation
Dear Anna and Mark,
Teo and I are getting married in Barcelona on Saturday, October 2, 2027, and we would love you to be there.
Everything about the day, from the ceremony to where to stay, is in your invitation, and you can reply inside it by August 31:
[link]
If it won't open, just reply to this email.
With love, Marisol & Teo
Staying out of the spam folder
- One household per email, or BCC, never CC.
- Stay under the limits. Gmail pauses sending for up to 24 hours past 500 recipients in one email or 500 emails a day (Gmail Help, checked October 19, 2026).
- The full link once, with no shorteners, attachments or images of text.
- A text heads-up ("our invitation's in your email") rescues the ones filed under Promotions.
How to respond to a wedding invitation by text (examples to share)
Reply in the invitation's RSVP first, then text the couple something warm; a text alone can get lost.
| Situation | Text |
|---|---|
| Yes | "We'd love to come! Just replied in the invitation." |
| Yes, with a note | "Count me in! RSVP done, and I added my nut allergy there." |
| Not sure yet | "Thank you! Checking flights; I'll reply in the invitation by the 31st." |
| No, warmly | "So sorry to miss it. Declined in the invitation, and we'll toast you from afar." |
| No, formally | "Thank you for the kind invitation. Regretfully, I can't attend; warmest wishes to you both." |
More in how to respond to a wedding invitation. For guests who stay silent, use our RSVP reminder messages.
Sources
- Twilio Docs, What is the SMS character limit?, checked October 19, 2026.
- Gmail Help, Limits for sending & getting mail, checked October 19, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How do I invite someone to my wedding via text?
Send each household its own text with their name, your names, the date, the link and a reply-by date. Test the link first, and never use a group text.
What is a good short wedding invitation message?
"We're getting married on October 2, 2027. You're invited: [link]" says it in under 90 characters. Add the guest's name and a reply-by date if there's room.
What should the subject line of a wedding invitation email say?
Both your names and the date, such as "Marisol & Teo, October 2, 2027: your wedding invitation". Putting your names first keeps it from looking like a newsletter.
Can you send wedding invitations by email?
Yes. Email reads as more formal than a text and suits colleagues and guests abroad. Send one household per email, with the link and no attachments.
How do you respond to a wedding invitation by text?
Reply in the invitation's RSVP first, then text the couple a short note: "We'd love to come! Just replied in the invitation." If you can't attend, thank them and send good wishes.
