first time posting, but with two sets of divorced parents, wedding planning has been no picnic.
working on our wedding invites now. both sets of parents are divorced and i'm struggling with the wording. my father is hosting 95% of our wedding (my fiance and i are pitching in here & there).
my mother is not contributing financially; it seems inappropriate to say "mr & mrs x AND ms. x request the honour of your presence" - however, also inappropriate to have no mention of my mother. it then sounds like i am my stepmother's daughter and my mother's not in the picture. (not to mention, i don't know that my stepmother is even contributing in any meaningful way - i think their finances are still fairly separate?)
i considered "mr & mrs x request the honour... at the wedding of HIS daughter", rather than "THEIR daughter", but have a feeling my stepmother will be offended.
i considered "together with their families", but my father is being so generous, i don't want the implication to be that he's not hosting the reception. that seems... not right, either.
suppose i'm just looking for a hail mary/creative descriptor that i haven't been able to nail down myself. anyone else in this boat?