Comments on: How Should We Word Our Wedding Invitations?

By: vbaby

vbaby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:12:24 +0000

I phrased mine:
Father and Mother (of the bride)
Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter
My name
To
Future husband’s name
Son of Father and mother of the groom
at/in the ____church or hotel
on Saturday, Date
at 10:00 AM

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mrsbtobe — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:26:39 +0000

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By: Lydia

Lydia — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:50:57 +0000

this is what we are using:
Because you have shared in their lives by your friendship and love
Bob and Jane Doe
together with
John and Jane Doe
invite you to share in the joy and celebration of the marriage of their children
Suszie Anne Doe
and
David Doo Doe
on Friday, the twenty-second of July, two thousand and eleven.
Liuna Gardens
520 Winona Road North
Stoney Creek, Ontario

By: nova_que

nova_que — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:24:12 +0000

Of course you include both sets of parents’ names – it has nothing to do with who is paying for what.
Just use traditional wording -
Lisa Marie,
daughter of Frank and Helen Smith,
and
Mark William,
son of Henry and Susan Green,
request the honour of your presence….

By: Whitley

Whitley — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:46:20 +0000

Parents like the “bragging rights” of being mentioned. But you do need to word it properly – - also, the rehearsal has no bearing on the wedding invite so I’d suggest you do what my fiance & I did:
Jane Doe
daughter of Ms. Mary Jones and Mr. John Doe
and
Joe Smith
son of Mr & Mrs Jerry Smith
request the honor of your presence at their marriage
blah blah blah

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:11:14 +0000

Come what may, you should have your parents kept at high priority. So they would feel great if you invite them to the wedding.
Family matters are bound to happen. Since you can they are divorced. You can have a formal invitation for them. If they wish to come, they would, or else if they think they would feel uneasy, then they would skip the ceremony.
So need not force but invite them too.

By: ilovewed

ilovewed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:27:56 +0000

It’s not necessary, but it is polite since they did raise you. My parents were unable to help out with our wedding, but my husband’s parents did. The way we worded our invitations was
“Together with their parents
Bride Name
and
Groom Name…”
My husband’s brother and his wife had their wedding paid for fully by both sets of parents yet did not include them on the invitation. I thought that was really rude.

By: DigitalD

DigitalD — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:53:14 +0000

Hi. To be honest, I really think the tradition of who is “paying” being listed on the invite should go away.
There are many instances where families cannot contribute (such as yours)….but they are still happy and excited for you! They should be listed. You can go with the more traditional wording with everyone’s name listed, or you can go with this more popular version:
Together with our families
Melissa Jo Thompson
and
Brian Allan Jenkins
request the honor of your presence
etc., etc., etc.

By: Len

Len — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:02:24 +0000

“Together, Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, together with their parents, invite you to share in the festivities of their marriage …”
Some more examples are listed on this website:http://www.invitationconsultants.com/sam…
You can still add your parents in there to make them feel better, but don’t have them do the inviting on the invitation because that is appropriate when they are paying.

By: gidgitor

gidgitor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:47:26 +0000

You shouldn’t have to ask this question. The custom is that the bride’s parents are giving their daughter away in marriage and want the entire world to help them celebrate (or at least as many of their friends and family who can attend.) I don’t think it has anything to do with who is paying for which plate of food. Send the invitations out according to tradition unless your point is to advertise to the world that you are paying your own way.