how would you word this??

i am curious as to how to word an invite.
my fi and i are paying for the wedding 100%... soo...

how do you honor the parents on the invite without it sounding like they are "hosting" or paying for the wedding??

also how do you word it if my parents are passed away and fi's parents are his mother and step father..and his biological father is not in the picture??

i am so confused ughs help!! lol

xoxoo jenn

Re: how would you word this??

I would put something like:

The honor of your presence is requested at the wedding of

Mary XXXX
Daughter of Mr & Mrs. XXXXX

and

Bob XXXX
Son of Mrs. XXXXX

Re: how would you word this??

hmm would people think my parents were alive though if i worded it like that?

also son of mrs. x... wouldnt his step dad feel left out?

gosh this is hard!!!

Re: how would you word this??

If your parent is deceased, you can write the late Mr. XYX

Re: how would you word this??

I have almost the same problem but, My grandparents are helping me pay for my wedding & my mother is alive but father is deceased and I don't know what to put on invitation. I want my garndparents to be part of my wedding.

Re: how would you word this??

Ms. Jane Doe
and
Mr. John Smith
together with their families
request the honour of your presence...

etc

Re: how would you word this??

We (cordially invite you, request the honor of your presence,...etc.) as

Jane Doe
{daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Doe}

WEDS

John Jones
{Son of Mrs. Smith and Step son of Mr. Smith}

On........................................

Message edited 1/13/2006 11:41:21 PM.

Re: how would you word this??

thank you ladies..great ideas!!!

Re: how would you word this??

Hi guys, what about if my dad and me and FI are paying? I don;t want to sound mean,but I do not want his parents names on it. I just brought this up to him and he said he wanted his parents recognized. I guess I'm still bitter over the fact that they have not even sent an engagement card let alone a gift and they are not paying for the rehearsal dinner. They don't even ask how our plans are going.. What should I do?

Re: how would you word this??

My father passed away in July and to be honest, we wanted to honor his name but a person who is deceased cannot perform the action of inviting. To me, being that he passed away so recently, we felt it too morbid to but "the late" on the invitation - I just don't like it. SO we had it written on the invitation as:

"Mrs. John Smith (obviously not my Dad's name) requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter..."

A widow retains the use of her husband's name until and unless she remarries and/or changes it again.

Re: how would you word this??

MR Doe request the honor of your presence at the wedding of his daughter
jane doe to john jones

with compliments (blessings from) from:
his parents, your grandparents..etc


seen this on an invite..

where u put who is paying at the top..and just give mention to others o the bottom..

Message edited 1/14/2006 8:31:10 PM.

Re: how would you word this??

Thank you for that suggestion that is great..