Shouldn't they have been mentioned?

LDYGTR13

I just got an invite to a wedding this afternoon - the invite makes it look like the bride and her FI are hosting the wedding - no mention of parents anywhere. I KNOW they aren't paying for it themselves (he actually just had to pawn her E ring to pay off a bookie...not kidding) - shouldn't you mention the people paying for the wedding somewhere on the invite?

 It just sorta seems to be a little unappreciative - especially since she keeps saying her parents are dishing out 40k for this wedding.  Maybe it's not  a big deal - but I just see it as kinda strange.

ootmother2

That really only concerns the couple and the parents. 

M&R7111

I do find it strange but maybe everyone is OK with it?

I'm more concerned that she still is marrying this guy (and her parents are supporting this marriage financially) after he had to pawn the e-ring to pay off a bookie.  There are some serious issues there!

ootmother2

Personally, I wouldn't tell the parents about the bookie part. 

JMO

SarahPLiz

Its their business. If their parents are offended, they will say something. 

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

If I got it, I would assume the parents had approved it and everything is okay. I agree with OOT. It's their business. Perhaps the parents don't want to take credit.

twilight.rose

Ditto PPs. My grandparents graciously paid for our entire wedding, but requested not to be mentioned in the invitation, so I respected their wishes.

mysticl

Why do you care?

PharmacyBride

I think the parents should have been mentioned.. who knows.. maybe there was drama there.. or maybe they just didn't think to ask the parents about how they felt.

I do agree the hosts should be on the invite.. I hope the parents aren't upset by it!

Mrs.B6302007

it's between them

number55

Both my our families are contributing something, (although so are we),  my father considerably more than his parents or us. 

We didn't write their names (but used the word 'families') because my mother has passed away and my father said that if we used his name we had to include his new wife's and I didn't like that. He was fine with just using 'families' through. 

Just an example of a case where the parents are paying but aren't directly named. Had nothing to do with money, just with what I felt comfortable with.

marisah83

We didn't mention parents on our invitations, and neither set was upset due to how we worded it.  We had:

"You are invited to join in the celebration of marriage of ME and FIANCE."

LDYGTR13

Trust me, I realize its totally none of my business - I've just never seen anything where parents were paying for the wedding and weren't mentioned - oh well. I was just trying to see if this was something commonplace. Thanks for the thoughts, ladies