We've found many commonalities between the wedding invitations we've uncovered from the 1980s and the invitations we've found from previous decades. Often featuring a script font and the same sections of invitations that are still seen in present-day announcements, these invitations further the case that wedding invitations remain a consistent staple of American culture.

This invitation from 1981 features a pretty script font. It has standard wedding invitation wording--opening by announcing the hosts, requesting the presence of the invitee, listing the bride and groom, and the day, date, time and location of the wedding. There is also a reception section in the lower left-hand corner of the invitation.

In this invitation, you can see that there is more than one couple hosting the wedding. They chose to list both parties on separate lines at the beginning of the invite. It is unclear if this invitation is to the actual marriage or just to the reception--they invite you to join the celebration when their children exchange vows. They then proceed to list the day, date, time, and location of the event. The last thing to note is that this invitation has an embossed design border.

This booklet invitation is similar to others that we've seen so far. It features an embossed design on the left side of the inner page. This is the first wedding invitation we've found where the bride and groom are clearly listed as the hosts of the wedding, and no parents are mentioned. This is a modern practice, and certainly points to changing times. Otherwise, this invitation fits in with all of the others we've uncovered on our journey through wedding invitations of the 1900s!

Sources:

Glover-Leyndyke Wedding Announcement Cozza-Cordero Wedding Announcement Benson-Alexander Wedding Announcement Denney-Kolshorn Wedding Announcement