Invitation wording... HELP!!!

jbeulen

Okay so my mother is being a bridezilla... even though I AM THE BRIDE! she is driving me crazy. I'm trying to save money by printing my own invitations and we're having a battle for who's wording is better. Our wedding and reception is outdoors, not formal, we're casual people who really just want to have one hell of a party with all of our closest friends and family. We're keeping the guest list small.  Serving horderves and kegs. Haha. Here is what I came up with and me and my fiance both like it the best: Together with their familiesmy nameand his namerequest the pleasure of your company and they are united in marriagetime/date/etc... My crazy mother came up with:both sets of parents namesrequest the presence in joining them for a celebration of love, friendship, laughter and family as their childrenmy nameand his nameas they exchange marriage vowstime/date/etc...HELP! which one is more proper? I'll take any suggestions you all are willing to give!!

banana468

Well, are all of you hosting or are just the parents hosting?  Your wording says that all of you are hosting, your mom's wording says you are not.Your mom's wording is also overly wordy.  The celebrations of love, friendship, laughter and family would be met with several eye rolls in my kitchen.Is your mom looking to have her name on there?

lauralaur

I don't know which one is more proper but I can tell you which one I like better, and that would be the first one. Do your parents want their names on the invitation? You could still use your wording and put your parents' names in instead of "Together with their families." I think your mother's is too wordy. Again, not sure which is more "proper," I just like your wording much better.

Kati0105

Neither one makes sense to me grammatically.  Did you mean "as they are united in marriage"?

duckie1905

Grammatical errors aside, I think your mom's invite is too wordy.  I don't think either one is wrong but yours is more conscise.

jbeulen

There are errors! Oops! I didn't realize I was typing so fast because I was so flustered! Haha. Thanks for all the responses. I now have ammo to prove my point! In response to someone's question... We are all paying for a portion of the wedding, so we are all hosting.

banana468

If you must include her, it can be, Together withMr. and Mrs. Bride's Parentsalong withMr. and Mrs. Groom's Parentsjbeulen and FI request the pleasure of your company as they are united in marriage. 

Kati0105

Yeah if everyone is chipping in I'd go with what banana suggested.

megk8oz

At first glance, I prefer YOURS ... but frankly, I also will look at a greeting card and without even reading it, dismiss it based on their being "too many words", lol.As far as I've been able to gather, you list parents names IF they are paying. If you and FI are footing the whole bill, you can put whatever the hell you want on there. Just saying.

Kristin789

>We are all paying for a portion of the wedding, so we are all hosting. HOSTING is not the same as PAYING. The bride's parents host the wedding, unless they disapprove and will not attend - or if they are deceased. If you must include MOG&FOG, here's the way to do it: Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Jennifer Jane and Mr. Gregory Johnson son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson