Need help with VIETNAMESE invitation wording

Question

I am having a interracial wedding ceremony and reception. I have some of my family members who do not speak or read English and would probably be offended if I sent them an invitation in English. I need help with translating the invitations into Vietnamese. I also need help finding a template for the RSVP cards. I went to my parents for help, but they are just not sure how to "correctly" word the RSVP card and invitation without offending any of the elders or family members. Thank you so much in advance for all of your help. I'm really stressing about this.

Answer 1

Aren't you lucky?  Here I am for your rescue:

Invitation=Thiệp mời

Trân trọng kính mời ông bà (invited guests' full names) đến dự buổi tiệc cưới của (full names of groom and bride) được cử hành tại (name of restaurant and address) vào lúc (time) ngày (date).

Sự hiện diện của ông bà sẽ là một niềm vinh dự cho gia đình hai họ.

Xin dùng thiệp phúc đáp để cho biết số người tham dự.

Kính chào

(Your signature)

RSVP=Thiệp phúc đáp

Ông bà (leave blank for full names of guests) sẽ đến tham dự tiệc cưới với số người (leave blank for number of persons coming).

Answer 2

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Hope this helps

Answer 3

Hi there,

Don't worry too much abt the invitation wording in Vietnamse. We just got married last month, I am Vietnamse and married an American husband. We did have a concern about the Vietnamse invitation wording from begining but then we decided to do all in English. And guess what, it worked out perfect. I had no complains at all.

If you really really worry about it, I think you should come by a Vietnamse printing shop where they have wedding invitations with both English and Vietnamese language. I think it's not a bad idea to check it out before you make a decision on your invitations. If you don't have one in your area, call them and ask them to mail a sample to you.

We went to a Vietnamse printing shop on Mission George in San Diego, it's called "Tu'" printing shop.

Good luck and happy planning. Congrats.