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Wedding Invitations & Paper
Single Parents, Children, and Guest
We have several guests who are single parents. We want to allow the parent to bring their children and a date. I am not sure how to word it on the invitation.
Option One: (mother with different last name from child)
Ms. Jane Smith and Guest
Joe Brown
Option Two:
Ms. Jane Smith and Guest
Mr. Joe Brown
Option Three:
Ms. Jane Smith and Family
The biggest concern with option 3 is that some if we put just and family that the guest will then think they can bring their child as well. One of our guests we are having this problem with has a son and her boyfriend which would be her plus one also has a child, but we do not know the boyfriend's child so we do not want to invite the boyfriend's child.
Please help!
Option One: (mother with different last name from child)
Ms. Jane Smith and Guest
Joe Brown
Option Two:
Ms. Jane Smith and Guest
Mr. Joe Brown
Option Three:
Ms. Jane Smith and Family
The biggest concern with option 3 is that some if we put just and family that the guest will then think they can bring their child as well. One of our guests we are having this problem with has a son and her boyfriend which would be her plus one also has a child, but we do not know the boyfriend's child so we do not want to invite the boyfriend's child.
Please help!
Re: Single Parents, Children, and Guest
I wouldn't go with option 3 either.
But did want to point out that "Plus One" and a "Significant Other (SO)" are not the same thing. An SO is someone your invited guest considers themselves to be in a romantic relationship with. And that person should be invited, by name, on the "main" guest's invite.
A Plus One is for a truly single guest who is being given the option to invite whomever they wish to the wedding. An "and Guest" is fine for those invites.
For example, your friend who has the b/f has an SO, who should be addressed on the invite by his name. You do not need to invite his child. Their invite should read something like:
Jane Smith and John Doe
Joe Brown
I'm not sure if a child on an invite should be addressed with a Mr./Miss/Ms. or not. I usually don't use titles, but maybe that's poor etiquette, lol.
As for a point of etiquette with titles, a young girl is addressed as"Miss" and a young boy is addressed as "Master". This is very traditional and probably very seldom used now. I would probably just put their names below their parent's name.