Invitation Wording

lnm130

Hi ladies! I was hoping you could glance at my invitation wording that I have so far?

Ms. lnm130s mom
and Mr. lnm130s dad
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass uniting their daughter
lnm130
to
James Middle Last
son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Last
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Saturday, the fifteenth of June
two thousand thirteen
at one thirty in the afternoon
St. Paul Catholic Church
Ohio

lnm130

My parents are divorced and both sets are contributing.

s-aries8990

I think that using the word "and" usually  indicates marriage (as in Mr. and Mrs.). Can you say Ms. along with Mr. ?

and traditionally the grooms parents are left off of the invite.

bibliophile2010

Put your parents on separate lines with no "and" since it indicates marriage. If either is remarried, I would include their spouse too.

I included my H's parents as you did -- I think it is nice to give a shout-out the them, but it is not technically necessary.

Technically, the mass does not unite you, so you may want to say "the nuptial mass at which" or "the nuptial mass where" you and fi "will be united . . . " Lots of people use your wording anyway, just because it is cleaner. We used "where."

newlyseliski

The one nitpicky theological thing about the Nuptial Mass in invitation wording is that the Mass itself is not technically what sacramentally unites you and your husband!  You confer the sacrament upon each other with your vows and the Mass is said in your honor.  Other than that, the invitation looks good!  I don't know about the etiquette details with divorced parents, though.  Here's what we did.. slightly more awkward compared to your original wording, as biblio noted above:

Mr. and Mrs. Bride Parents &

Mr. and Mrs. Groom Parents

request the honor of your presence

at the Nuptial Mass in which

Bride

&

Groom

will be united in the 

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Date

Year

Time

Church 

Church Address

lnm130

ETA: Neither of my parents are currently married

Ok, now I have two versions:

Ms. S.H.
along with
Mr. J.M.
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass in which their daughter
Lnm130
and
J.M.L.
son of Mr. and Mrs. M.L.
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Saturday, the fifteenth of June
two thousand thirteen
at one thirty in the afternoon
St. Paul the Apostle Parish
Westerville, Ohio


or


Ms. S.H.
along with
Mr. J.M.
and
Mr. and Mrs. M.L.
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass in which
Lnm130
and
J.M.L
will be be united in the
Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Saturday, the fifteenth of June
Two thousand thirteen
at one thirty in the afternoon

St. Paul the Apostle Parish
Westerville, Ohio

lalaith50

^ I think I like the bottom one the best. I thought that whoever is paying goes on top, no matter how many people. (Aren't there websites that give more precise directions for how to word based on who is paying with complicated divorced families?)

Calypso1977

we did:
JLP and PAM request the honour of your presence at their marriage in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass

date, time, place

to add parents you could do:

brides parents and grooms parents request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their children, sue and joe, in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass

date, time, place