Invitation wording...Help I'm so lost?

Question

Okay so my fiance and I along with our parents are all paying for the wedding. We were thinking about including them all on the invitation (because we're all paying for the wedding) but I have no idea how it would be worded. My mother and father are seperated but my mom has a fiance and my dad is still single. His mom and dad are divorced and both have remarried. How would I word the invitation please help me?

Answer 1

First of all Congratulations!



I am getting married in June and had the same problem - between us we have 7 parents. My parents are helping with money/labor and his are just showing up and not causing a scene (recent ugly divorce/new marriage). We wanted the invitations to reflect us all baing united as a family, so we are going with a variation of:



We have experienced love…

in our parents, our families and friends

and now a new love in each other

Together with our parents, we

L. L. L.

and

D. J. S.

invite you to share with us

a celebration of love

The ceremony will be held

on Friday, the twelfth of June

Two thousand and nine

at three o’clock in the afternoon

San Diego, CA

Our joy will be more complete if you can

join in this celebration of love





-OR-



We two have found each other…

different yet alike

We have grown together

in love and understanding

With our parents, we

L. L. L.

and

D. J. S.

invite you to share in our happiness

when we exchange marriage vows

on Friday, the twelfth of June

Two thousand and nine

at three o’clock in the afternoon

San Diego, CA

Our joy will be more complete if you can

join in this celebration of love



I wish you the best of luck as it can be sticky accomodating all the parents. Congrats again! A good site for wording is www.theamericanwedding.com, that is where the above variations come from. I've looked all over and that site provided the most variations for divorced parents, from just you, from everyone, etc.



Good Luck!

-Elle

Answer 2

Traditionally, we have the option of the brides parents announcing on the invitations the honor of the invited guest(s), and since your including the groom to be's parents, keep it simple and just put Mrs Smith and Mr. Jones cordially invite you to the wedding of their daughter You Last name and Him Last name son of Mrs Inlaw and Mr.Dadinlaw and leave the step/fiance out of the card

The parents spouses should not be offended, they knew before they got into their new relationship that there were children from a previous marriage, and as parents, they have that honor of announcing the wedding of their children.

Answer 3

You can still use traditional wording, with a bit of tweaking



Lisa Marie,

daughter of Frank Green and Susan Green,

and

Mark Luke,

son of Henry (Ruth) Williams and Nancy (George) Brown,

request the honour of your presence....



In this example, Ruth is your HTB's stepmom, George his stepdad.



Unfortunately, your mom's fiance needs to be left out. You would obviously include him in any thank yous you make - if he's helped out - in the ceremony program, and/or when you speak at the reception.

Answer 4

Why can't you say something like:

"The parents of (bride) and the parents of ( groom); lovingly invite you to their wedding on such and such date, place, etc.

Our families so lovingly and graciously together made this wedding possible for us. We invite you to share with us in the celebration of our marriage. Without you it would be incomplete."

Just a rough idea.



Or instead. You could always make a big to-do about them at the reception. Something to make them feel good and know how much you appreciate everything that they did.



Have a wonderful wedding and life.

Answer 5

The easiest way is to put

Susie Smith

and

John Doe

along with their parents

invite you...



If you want to be more specific when mentioning the parents, you may want to take a look at The Knot's website. They list examples of almost every scenario for invite wording.

Answer 6

The Smith family

and the Johnson family

invite you to share in the joy of

the marriage uniting

their children

Rachel Ann

and

Thomas Christopher

on Saturday, the seventh of July

two thousand and twelve

at eleven o'clock in

the morning

Green Grove, Marcy Park

Lakeview Road

Santa Barbara, California



Reception immediately

following ceremony



The families of

Joanna Leigh Roberts

and

Andrew Rex Hargreaves

invite you to join in the celebration

of their marriage

Saturday, September 22, 2012

at 6:00 p.m.

The Inn at Rancho Sante Fe

5951 Linea De Cielo

Rancho Sante Fe, California



Reception Immediately Following Ceremony



Mrs. Samantha Randy Pierce

and

Mr. Lloyd Ferguson Pierce

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Rebecca Cynthia Pierce

to

John Michael Kollins

on Saturday, February nineteenth

at five o'clock in the evening

Cypress Country Club

1078 Cypress Road

Cypress Point, Florida



Mr. Leon Trenton and Ms. Sarabeth Trenton

and

Mr. Salvadore Charleston and Ms. Elisa Charleston

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their children

Nicole Trenton

and

Victor Charleston

on Sunday, the fifth of August

Two thousand and twelve

at ten o'clock in the morning

French Hills Community Church

756 Oak Lawn Drive

French Hills, Iowa



Or together with their parents

Jane doe

and

John smith

Invite you......



Hope this helped!

Answer 7

Make it formal first off because this is formal ceremony.



This is just an example:



Please attend the marriage ceremony of Susie Brown and Johnathan White on Feburary twelfth two thousand and nine. Then include the other info.

Answer 8

Hi and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!



It is nice that you want to include everyone, but doing so would mean endless names. With so many families now being blended, it's best to go with something like this:



Together with their families

Sarah Jo Johnson

and

Brian Thomas Smith

invite you to share in their joy

as they are united in marriage.....etc., etc.



Or something similar. Good luck!

Answer 9

We had a similar situation. My husband and I footed 90% of the bill with both of our parents helping where they could.



Our invitation said...



Because you have shared in our lives by your friendship and love.

We (Brides Name) & (Grooms Name) together with our parents invite you to share in the beginning of our new life together (date, time place).



Hope this helps!



Congrats!!!

Answer 10

john and judith smith

invite you to attend

the marriage of

their daughter

julia smith

to

lorne williams

son of

geoffrey and elizabeth williams

on

etc

etc

etc



or

julia smith

and

lorne williams

along with

their parents

invite you

to attend

their wedding

on

etc

etc

etc



personally i would leave out the step fathers/mothers/fiances out of it.

if you include one you have to include them all but if you keep it simple with just your birth parents no one has a reason to get upset.

good luck to you!

Answer 11

We had this problem. This is how I did my invites..



Mr. and Mrs. David A. Last name

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Cyndi Marie

to

Michael J

son of

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Last name

Answer 12

anna nicole smith

and

john wayne bobbit

together with their parents

request the honor of your presence

blah blah blah

Answer 13

Wow I'm sorry I really don't know. I would just put your parents and his parents names and not there spouses I'm sure they would understand!

Answer 14

http://weddings.about.com/cs/invitations/a/invitationword.htm has some good suggestions for you. Good luck!