Invitation wording - including groom's parents

alliesono

Hello out there. I'm a newbie here and I have a question about wording my wedding invitations. Since we are having a full mass, I think it's important to include "Nuptial Mass" as well as "sacrement of Holy Matrimony." My fiance has expressed that he would like his parents included on the invitation (after his name, as a "son of Mr. and Mrs. LASTNAME" line after our names). I feel that this kind of breaks up the sentence structure of the traditional invitation wording, but I do like the sentiment of including them.

Here's a version of an invitation wording that I really like, but it doesn't include groom's parents.

MY PARENTS
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass uniting their daughter
MY FIRST, MIDDLE
and
HIS FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST
in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on Friday, the twenty-seventh of May
at four o’clock in the afternoon
CHURCH

Has anyone been able to include the groom's parents on an invitation to a Nuptial Mass and would you be willing to share your wording with me?

Thank you!

Calypso1977

it has you hosting, but you could do:

Miss Allie Sono
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sono

and

Mr. James A. Bond
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bond

request the honor of your presence at their marriage in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass

OR

you could do:

Mr. and Mrs. John Sono
and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bond

request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their children

Allie Sono
and
James Bond

and the celebration of the nuptial mass....

Calypso1977

also, while many use it, you really should refrain from saying "at the nuptial mass uniting" .  its technically incorrect, becuase the Mass doesnt unite you in marriage.  the Mass is said in your honor.

alliesono

Thanks for the info. I am still not sure what to do on wording, though. My parents are the true hosts of this wedding, as it is in the town where they live (my hometown), at their parish (my home parish), and they are footing the bulk of the bill. I have seen other (non-Catholic) invitations worded as

Bride's parents
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
BRIDE
to
GROOM
son of Mr. and Mrs. GROOM
...

But I don't know if this is technically correct, nor does it work well with the Nuptial Mass wording.

One last question:

would
"at the Nuptial Mass at which
BRIDE
and
GROOM
will be united in the sacrement of Holy Matrimony"
be correct? I'm really not sure about these things.

Thanks again!

Calypso1977

i think you could do:

Brides parents
request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter
Allie Sono
to
Groom
and the celebration of the Nuptial Mass

traditionally, the grooms parents never went on the wedding invitation. their names were more properly placed on wedding announcements.  that is why teh wording is alot more complicated now.

mica178

How about:

BRIDE'S PARENTS
request the honor of your presence
at marriage ceremony at which their daughter
FIRST MIDDLE
and
GROOM'S FIRST MIDDLE LAST
son of HIS PARENTS' NAMES
will be united
in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on Friday, the twenty-seventh of May
at four o’clock in the afternoon
CHURCH

Hope61

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_catholic-weddings_invitation-wording-including-grooms-parents?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:615Discussion:10031098-d976-4ddc-960b-3bec93c222adPost:f85c9c53-5a58-4897-8bc3-ae32858d1d83">Re: Invitation wording - including groom's parents</a>:
[QUOTE]How about: BRIDE'S PARENTS request the honor of your presence at marriage ceremony at which their daughter FIRST MIDDLE and GROOM'S FIRST MIDDLE LAST son of HIS PARENTS' NAMES will be united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Friday, the twenty-seventh of May at four o’clock in the afternoon CHURCH
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

Thats what I'm planning to put on mine, Nuptial Mass instead of marriage ceremony though.

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mswood1977

Mr and Mrs. John Doe
Mr and Mrs Tim Man

request the honor of your presenence
at the nuptial mass
at which their children

Jane Marie Doe

and

John Tyler Smith

will be united in the
Sacrament of Marriage


or

Mr & Mrs. John Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the wedding uniting their daughter,

Jane Mary

to

Tom John Man,
son of
Mr & Mrs Tim Man

in the Sacrament of Marriage and
celebration of the Nuptial Mass

I like the way the first one sounds better.