Bilingual Russian and English wedding invitations, in Cyrillic and in English.
Write your invitation once and add Russian and English. Every guest opens it in your first language and switches with the globe, and in Russian the whole invitation turns to Cyrillic, the date included. The schedule, the dress code and your questions can be written by you in each language, so the Russian sounds warm rather than translated.
Both languages come with Essential, €175 once. Design and preview free.
Russian and English wedding wording, side by side
Three ways to word the invitation, then the RSVP and dress-code lines, each written the way it is said in Russian and in English rather than translated word for word. Copy what fits, change the names, and send both languages together with the link, by WhatsApp or on a card with a QR code.
The invitation wording
On the invitation itself, the design lays out your names, the date and the venue with a ready-made line in each language. These fuller wordings belong in the message that carries the link, or on a printed card, where both languages sit together as they would on paper.
- Formal, from both familiesEnglish
The Volkov and Brown families request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of Anna and Daniel.
РусскийСемьи Волковых и Браунов с радостью приглашают вас на торжество по случаю бракосочетания Анны и Дэниела.
- Warm, from the two of youEnglish
Dear family and friends, we would love you to share our joy on the most important day of our lives: our wedding day. Anna & Daniel
РусскийДорогие родные и друзья! Приглашаем вас разделить с нами радость самого важного дня в нашей жизни — дня нашей свадьбы. Анна и Дэниел
- Wedding palace, then the banquetEnglish
Anna and Daniel invite you to their wedding. The civil ceremony is on 12 June at 2 pm at the wedding palace, followed by the reception at 5 pm at Riverside.
РусскийАнна и Дэниел приглашают вас на свою свадьбу! Торжественная регистрация — 12 июня в 14:00 во Дворце бракосочетания. Праздничный банкет — в 17:00 в ресторане Riverside.
The RSVP line
The reply form and its “Please RSVP by” date are ready-made in Russian and English on the invitation. Add one of these lines to your message so guests know when, and where, to answer.
- With a reply-by dateEnglish
Kindly reply by 1 May.
РусскийПожалуйста, подтвердите своё присутствие до 1 мая.
- Pointing to the linkEnglish
Tap the link and let us know if you can come. It only takes a minute.
РусскийПерейдите по ссылке и отметьте, сможете ли вы прийти, — это займёт всего минуту.
The dress code
In the studio the dress code has two tabs: the first for the language your invitation opens in, the other named for the second language. Paste one line into each, and every guest reads the version for the language they chose.
- Evening wearEnglish
Dress code: evening wear.
РусскийДресс-код: вечерний.
- In our wedding coloursEnglish
We would love it if your outfits picked up our wedding colours: dusty pink, light blue and beige.
РусскийБудем рады, если в своих нарядах вы поддержите цвета нашей свадьбы: пудровый, голубой и бежевый.
Before you copy
- Say вы, and keep to it. A Russian invitation addresses guests as вы; a formal letter to one person often capitalises it as Вы, a message to everyone keeps it in lower case. Pick one for your message and the invitation, and keep it from the first line to the last.
- Explain the ЗАГС and the banquet. Many Russian-speaking couples register at the ЗАГС or a wedding palace (Дворец бракосочетания), then celebrate at a банкет, and English has no word for either in that sense. Write the schedule yourself in each language’s tab, and say plainly who is invited to what.
- Choose one spelling for your names. Names are never translated or transliterated, so the invitation shows them exactly as typed. Decide between Cyrillic and one Latin spelling (Дмитрий, or Dmitry or Dmitri), and use it everywhere. If your message greets relatives by name and patronymic, keep that in the Russian only.
How guests switch between Russian and English
- 1
Add both languages
In the studio, open Languages and add Russian and English. The first on the list is what every guest sees on opening, and the language your text is translated from.
- 2
Write once, then rewrite
Write in your first language, and each save translates it into the other. Then use the tab named for your second language to write your own schedule, questions, dress code, gift note and area-map note.
- 3
Guests tap the globe
The globe on the invitation lists Русский and English. One tap switches everything: section titles, the date, the RSVP form and your own text.
- 4
Dates the Russian way
In Russian the date is written as Russian writes it, day first and the month in lower case (15 мая 2027 г.), with no work from you. The choice stays in the page address (?lang=ru), so a refresh keeps it.
What is translated, and what you write
Part of a bilingual invitation comes ready in both languages, part is translated from your own words, and some things are never translated at all.
Ready-made in both languages
- Section titles, buttons and the countdown
- The “We’re getting married” line
- The RSVP form, and the “Please RSVP by” line with its date
- The wedding date, written the way each language writes dates
Translated from your words when you save
- The schedule, and your questions and answers
- The dress code and the gift note
- The note under the area map
- Event names and the questions you add to the RSVP form
- Any heading or line you rewrite
Never translated
- Your names and your parents’ names
- Venue names, addresses and map links
- Times, web addresses and email addresses
- Bank details for a gift fund
The schedule, questions and answers, dress code, gift note and area-map note each have a tab per language in the studio: write your own version there, or leave it blank to keep the automatic one. More on how it all works in multilingual wedding invitations.
Which plan you need for two languages
A second language is part of Essential. One payment, no subscription.
- Starter€49
One language: the first on your list. Guests see no language switch.
- Essential€175
Both languages, and up to 20 in all, the globe switch for guests, personal guest links, RSVP tracking and the seating chart.
- Premium€395
Everything in Essential, made for you by our team: every section in every language, with a painting of your venue, your monogram and the whole suite in one design.
While you design, you can add both languages and preview each of them; the plan is chosen when you publish. Full details on pricing.
Try it on Paper Palace
Paper Palace lifts a paper palace to reveal a ballroom, with blue calligraphy and embossed frames, made for a formal evening. Every design carries the language switch, so open it, start your invitation from it, and preview it in Russian and English before you choose a plan.
More for bilingual couples
The same invitation works for any two languages, or three or four.
Questions, answered
Can guests switch between Russian and English on one invitation?
Yes, on Essential and Premium. Add Russian and English in the studio; every guest opens the invitation in the first language on your list and switches with the globe. Section titles, the date, the RSVP form and your own text all change with it.
Should Russian or English come first?
Put first the language most of your guests read, ideally the one you write best, because every link opens in it and your text is translated from it. When most guests are Russian-speaking family, that is often Russian; with most guests in the UK or the US, often English. You can change the order at any time.
Is the Russian machine-translated?
Section titles, buttons, the date and the RSVP form come ready-made in Russian. Your own text is machine-translated when you save: it carries the facts, but it can sound stiff and miss the warmth of a Russian invitation. Read the Russian in the preview with a native speaker and rewrite the schedule, dress code and questions in the Russian tab where it matters.
Can we explain the registry office and the banquet separately?
Yes. Write the schedule yourself in each language’s tab, so the Russian can say ЗАГС and банкет and the English can explain who is invited to the registration and who to the banquet. Event names on the RSVP form are only machine-translated, so keep those short.
Can our names appear in Cyrillic?
Your names appear exactly as you type them, in both languages: they are never translated or transliterated. Type them in Cyrillic or in Latin letters, whichever most of your guests read, and use the same spelling in your message and on any printed card.
Which plan do we need for a Russian and English invitation?
Essential (€175, once) or Premium (€395, once). Starter (€49) publishes the invitation in one language only, without the switch. You can add both languages and preview them while you design, and choose the plan when you publish.