Proper Wording For Wedding Invitation, Help!!
WHat would be the proper way to address the wedding invitation. Both parents are hosting the wedding. The brides parents are divorced and the mother is remarried and she is the one co-hosting with the grooms parents. The brides father isn`t hosting but they want to include him someway on the invitation in some form without dishonoring who is paying, the parents(grooms and brides mother and stepfather). Any help would be nice. Thanks
Posted by jen; updated 02/03/04
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Mr. And Mrs. John Smith (bride`s mom & stepfather)
Mr. And Mrs. Gary Jones (groom`s parents)
Mr. Donald Doe (bride`s father)
Request the honour of your presence
At the marriage of
Leslie Ann Doe
To
Christopher Lloyd Jones
Of course you don`t include the parentheses, I just did that to show who goes first, second and third.
Since your father is not paying/hosting then his name appears last. The first two couples will be hosting the reception and your father is included as an honored guest at the reception.
Posted by Linda; updated 02/03/04
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I would just say:
Tina Marie Smith and Jack Marcus Jones
Along with their parents
Wish to invite you.....
I don`t think that you need to list everyone by name. You don`t want the message to be too long.
Posted by Sarah; updated 02/03/04
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Yeah, except she and her fiance are not hosting the wedding/reception. The parents are.
Posted by Linda; updated 02/04/04