I have a few questions about how to word something on our program.
First of all, I'm listing both mine and my fiancé's parent's on our programs. My father passed away 13 years ago. Do I list him as "Father of the Bride?" He still is my father, even though he's no longer with us. I'm not sure.
Also, we'd like to have a casual breakfast the morning after the wedding at a nearby diner. However, we are not planning on paying for everyone's breakfast. What's the best way to word this? I'm intending to put this on the bottom of the program and not in a formal invite.
Thanks for your help!
Re: Program Wording
But I would not put anything about the breakfast in your invitations or the program. It's not appropriate to send any kind of paper invitation or announcement about a personal event like this breakfast while expecting anyone who accepts to pay their own way. Let it be known by word of mouth that you and your FI will be having breakfast at the diner the following morning and whoever wishes to join you is welcome. If anyone indicates at that time that they are interested in coming, let them know that you will not be paying for them.
"Bride and Groom will be having breakfast at Local Diner at 10:00 AM."
Thanks for the advice! We do have a website, as well as a welcome bag for guests checking into their hotels. I already plan on putting the breakfast blurb in both of those. I was just putting the information in the program in case people didn't look at the other two.
We also have a note about deceased relatives on the back of the program, so I guess that is enough.
Thanks for your help.
For a wedding ceremony, these brief prayers are offered, in addition to a few others:
For (the bride and groom), for all married couples, for their faithfulness to each other, and for their loving service to the church, we pray.
For the parents and families of (bride and groom), for their godparents, and for all who formed them in faith, we pray.
For the deceased relatives of (bride and groom), for those who may be ill, and for all those unable to join us here today, we pray.