Bilingual Spanish and English wedding invitations, for both sides of the family.
Write your invitation once and add Spanish and English. Every guest opens it in your first language and switches with the globe, and the date comes out the Spanish way on its own. The schedule, the dress code and your questions can be written by you in each language, in the Spanish your family speaks.
Both languages come with Essential, €175 once. Design and preview free.
Spanish 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 Spanish 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, with your familiesEnglish
Together with their families, Lucía Romero and Daniel Hayes request the pleasure of your company at their wedding.
EspañolJunto a sus familias, Lucía Romero y Daniel Hayes tienen el placer de invitarle a la celebración de su boda.
- Warm and shortEnglish
We’re getting married! Lucía & Daniel We would love to celebrate with you.
Español¡Nos casamos! Lucía y Daniel Y nos encantaría celebrarlo contigo.
- Traditional, with a blessingEnglish
With the blessing of God and their parents, Lucía and Daniel invite you to celebrate their marriage.
EspañolCon la bendición de Dios y de nuestros padres, Lucía y Daniel tenemos el honor de invitarte a nuestra boda.
The RSVP line
The reply form and its “Please RSVP by” date are ready-made in Spanish and English on the invitation. Add one of these lines to your message so guests know when to answer; “Se ruega confirmación” is the classic Spanish formula.
- Formal, with a dateEnglish
Kindly reply by 1 May.
EspañolSe ruega confirmación antes del 1 de mayo.
- Friendly, pointing to the buttonEnglish
Let us know if you can come: the RSVP button is on the invitation.
EspañolConfírmanos si vienes: el botón para responder está en la invitación.
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.
- FormalEnglish
Dress code: formal.
EspañolCódigo de vestimenta: formal.
- Beach weddingEnglish
Beach wedding: light fabrics and flat shoes.
EspañolBoda en la playa: telas ligeras y calzado plano.
Before you copy
- Decide between tú, usted, vosotros and ustedes. The examples speak to one guest, with tú in the warm lines and usted in the formal one, which reads naturally in Spain and Latin America alike. When you address everyone at once, Spain says vosotros and Latin America ustedes.
- Let the Spanish speak as the two of you. A Spanish invitation often carries on in your own voice after your names (“Lucía y Daniel tenemos el honor…”); English almost never does. That is why the traditional example differs between the languages, and why a word-for-word version reads oddly in either.
- Keep the accents in your names. Names are never translated, so Lucía stays Lucía in the English version too. Type them once with their accents and ñ, and the invitation shows them that way in both languages.
How guests switch between Spanish and English
- 1
Add both languages
In the studio, open Languages and add Spanish 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 Español and English. One tap switches everything: section titles, the date, the RSVP form and your own text.
- 4
Dates the Spanish way
In Spanish the date is written as Spanish writes it, day before month, with no work from you. The choice stays in the page address (?lang=es), 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 Villa at Dusk
Villa at Dusk turns an illustrated villa from daylight to a blue evening, for a day that runs from the ceremony to the dancing. Every design carries the language switch, so open it, start your invitation from it, and preview it in Spanish 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 Spanish and English on one invitation?
Yes, on Essential and Premium. Add Spanish 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 Spanish 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. For a wedding in Spain or Latin America that is often Spanish; with most guests in the US or the UK, often English. You can change the order at any time.
Is the Spanish machine-translated?
Section titles, buttons, the date and the RSVP form come ready-made in Spanish. Your own text is machine-translated when you save: it carries the facts, but it cannot know whether your family says vosotros or ustedes. Read the Spanish in the preview and rewrite the schedule, dress code and questions in the Spanish tab where it matters.
Do personal guest links open in Spanish for Spanish-speaking guests?
No. A personal link carries the guest’s name and their own RSVP, not a language: every link opens in your first language, and the guest switches with one tap. Mention the globe, in Spanish, in the message you send with their link.
Will our names keep their accents?
Yes. Names are never translated or changed: they appear exactly as you type them, accents and ñ included, in both languages.
Which plan do we need for a Spanish 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.