Earn cash as you plan. Get a $20 gift card for every 200 points with The Knot Rewards
Catholic Weddings
jenjlgsings
member
Catholic invite wording when having Mass
Hello there,
I know this has been asked before, but for some reason, every time I try to use the search function, it freezes my browser...
What is the right wording for a wedding invitation when you are having a full Mass? A google search turns up an interesting variety of answers.
Also, how would you list both sets of parents if you wanted to include both of them? Or would you only include the bride's family if her parents are paying for food and the fiance's family is taking care of the alcohol bill?
The one I've seen the most is:
Mr. & Mrs. XYZ request the honor of your presence at the Nuptial mass at which their daughter
Jane Lynn
and
John Paul
son of Mr. & Mrs. ABC
Will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on Saturday, the eighteenth day of May, two thousand and thirteen
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Name of the Saint Catholic Church
Address
City State Zip
Does that look right? Any wording that should be changed? Help and suggestions greatly appreciated. The sacrament is the most important part for both of us so we want to make sure we word it right.
(one of the etiqutte sites had brides chiming in that they liked to use "nuptial mass" because it "sounded so cool and formal" and one mentioned how she was upset she couldn't use it because they weren't having a Mass and didn't understand why her ceremony couldn't be called a Mass... *sigh*)
I know this has been asked before, but for some reason, every time I try to use the search function, it freezes my browser...
What is the right wording for a wedding invitation when you are having a full Mass? A google search turns up an interesting variety of answers.
Also, how would you list both sets of parents if you wanted to include both of them? Or would you only include the bride's family if her parents are paying for food and the fiance's family is taking care of the alcohol bill?
The one I've seen the most is:
Mr. & Mrs. XYZ request the honor of your presence at the Nuptial mass at which their daughter
Jane Lynn
and
John Paul
son of Mr. & Mrs. ABC
Will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on Saturday, the eighteenth day of May, two thousand and thirteen
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Name of the Saint Catholic Church
Address
City State Zip
Does that look right? Any wording that should be changed? Help and suggestions greatly appreciated. The sacrament is the most important part for both of us so we want to make sure we word it right.
(one of the etiqutte sites had brides chiming in that they liked to use "nuptial mass" because it "sounded so cool and formal" and one mentioned how she was upset she couldn't use it because they weren't having a Mass and didn't understand why her ceremony couldn't be called a Mass... *sigh*)
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Catholic invite wording when having Mass
Together with their parents,
Erin Middle LastName
&
FI name
request the honour of your presence at the celebration of the Nuptial Mass where they will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (or something pretty close to that, don't have a copy of the invitation right in front of me)
As long as your parents are OK with their names not being listed specifically, I think doing "together with their parents" is a good option to include everyone without being too wordy on the invitation. That worked for us because our parents did contribute money towards the wedding, but FI and I are pretty much the hosts.
The wording that you have looks fine - except you should take out the "and" in your year - if the bride's parents are considered the hosts of the wedding. If it's more of a combination of both sets of parents and the couple hosting, I'd suggest something like what I have above.
JLP and PAM request the honor of your presence at their marriage in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass
date, time, place
Mr & Mrs. Bride Parents
and
Mr. & Mrs. Groom's Parents
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass uniting
Bride
and
Groom
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Date
Location
I bolded the words that are "supposed" to be capitalized.
I will disclaim I've gotten bad advice regarding Catholicism in general, so sorry if any of this is incorrect.
and
Mr. & Mrs. Groom's Parents
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass uniting
the issue with this wording (while used by many) is that hte Mass does not unite you in marriage. the mass is said in your honor with the blessings from it bestowed upon you. you dont need the mass to unite you in marriage, its just an additional part you can include in your ceremony.
[QUOTE]Mr & Mrs. Bride Parents and Mr. & Mrs. Groom's Parents request the honor of your presence at the Nuptial Mass uniting the issue with this wording (while used by many) is that hte Mass does not unite you in marriage. the mass is said in your honor with the blessings from it bestowed upon you. you dont need the mass to unite you in marriage, its just an additional part you can include in your ceremony.
Posted by Calypso1977[/QUOTE]
Yep, that's exactly why I said it's technically incorrect. But we all liked and agreed on that wording because we wanted everyone to know it would be a full mass.
Major and Mrs. A
and
Mr. and Mrs. G
request the honor of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass celebrating the union of
ra
and
kg
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Both sets of parents are contribuing, so we do want to include both.
My fiance is very traditional in a lot of ways, so he does not want the "Bride and groom together with their parents" thing.
Sort of related, I am soooooooo excited about my invites. I found a local wedding vendor that designs and prints invites, so I've been able to get exactly what I wanted and at about $100 cheaper than the ones I wasn't too crazy about!