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Hi Candlers, Been a long time. I was last here in 2014, seeking advice on how best to go about securing permanent resident status for my wife. We are now happily living in the U.S. together, her with permanent resident status, and I am very grateful to the Candle community for the assistance they provided during difficult times. Now, I find myself about to embark upon a new visa journey, and anxious for help all over again. While my wife and I have been legally married for nearly two years now, we have never had a wedding ceremony; we wanted to wait until such a time where we would have the best chance to have both our families in attendance. Well, we've set a date: August 20th of this year, here in the U.S.. Now we're sincerely hoping that my in-laws, and my wife's grandmother, will be able to attend. This means that three of my wife's family members will be applying for B-2 visas, and will be giving our wedding as the reason for their visit. Now, most of the documents for this they'll be preparing themselves, but my wife and I will be providing at least two important pieces for their application: 1.) A wedding invitation 2.) A formal invitation letter addressed to the U.S. consulate. As for the latter piece, I've looked at various examples, and I've attempted a first draft of my own—which I'd like to present for the hivemind here to critique as best they can: US CONSULATE XXXXX Visas Section Consulate address RE: Invitation Letter and financial responsibility affidavit for US Visitor’s Visa for: [APLICANTS] To Whom It May Concern: I, [MY NAME], born [MY DOB], am a U.S. citizen. I am legally married to a Chinese citizen, [MY WIFE'S NAME], born [MY WIFE'S DOB]. [MY WIFE'S NAME] lives with me at [OUR ADDRESS] with U.S. permanent resident status. The two of us have not up until this point ever had a wedding ceremony; instead, we decided to wait until we had the best chance of getting both of our families together. Now, we have set a date: Our wedding ceremony will be on August 20, 2016. It will be held at my mother’s house [MY MOTHER'S ADDRESS], as the wedding invitation that is included with this application indicates. As such, we would very much like for the applicants listed above — my in-laws: [APPLICANTS' NAMES AND DOBS] — to be granted B-2 visas so that they may attend our wedding. During their visit, the applicants will be staying at my mother’s place of residence, located at [MY MOTHER'S ADDRESS]. All other expenses during their trip, including but not limited to the expense of travel to and from the United States, will be covered by the applicants themselves. I will, however, insure [APPLICANTS' NAMES] timely return to [APPLICANTS' ADDRESS]. Should you have any further questions for me about this letter or anything else pertaining to [APPLICANTS' NAMES] B-2 visa requests, please do not hesitate to contact me at [MY PHONE NUMBER] by phone or [MY EMAIL] by email. I sign this document in awareness of my legal liability for failure to comply with any of the terms I have stated or in the case that any information given is incorrect. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I appreciate your approval of this application. Sincerely, [MY NAME]