Invitation Wording

khvanalstyne

I've done lots of searching and I've found tons of examples of how to word the invite if both parents are hosting, if bride and groom are hosting, if bride groom and both parents are hosting...but what about bride, groom, and bride's parents? It seems that etiquette dictates bride first, then parents (Ms. Kate and Mr. Jacob, together with Mr. And Mrs. Parents request the honor of your presence...). But that sounds kind of funny to me, especially since my parents are contributing 2/3 of the budget. What about "Together with the bride and groom, Mr. And Mrs. Parents request the honor..."?

cebrady89

Edie, you're right. Hosting often means paying, but not necessarily.

OP: I think you should just use the traditional wording in this case. "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith request the honour of your presence..." 

Don't include you and your fiance as the hosts, because your names will stand out enough from the invitation as is, and it's okay to not list everyone contributing as the hosts. I'm assuming you'd consider your parents the actual hosts, and not yourselves. 

You could do Together with their families, if you'd rather, but in this case I think traditional wording is the best

louisianablue

My parents are paying for about half, but my fiance's parents, my fiance and I are all contributing.

Here is how I worded mine:

Jane Elizabeth Smith
and
John Evan Doe
together with our parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank George Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stanley Dole
request the pleasure of your company
on their wedding day
Saturday, the seventh of April
two thousand and twelve
at half past six o'clock in the evening
Metropolitan Building
Miami, Florida

Reception to follow

My mother was actually miffed that we didn't list their name first, but I wanted a way to reflect that everyone was paying and listing their names. 

ehenry010

My parents paid for the majority of our wedding, but my ILs contributed as well. Our wording went like this:

Mr & Mrs Bride's Parents

and

Mr & Mrs Groom's Parents

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their children

Brides Name

and

Groom's Name

HTH!

khvanalstyne

Thanks everybody, this was super helpful. Happy wedding planning to all!

khvanalstyne

Thanks everybody, this was all super helpful. Happy wedding planning to all!