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Wedding Announcement Wording

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My mom's putting an engagement announcement in the paper after we get our pictures done (so, the end of September). She asked me to look around for proper wording. This is what I'd LIKE to do, but I'm not sure if it's "right." Thoughts?

Mrs. Jane Doe of City, West Virginia and Mrs. Cindy Lastname of City, West Virginia announce the engagement of their children, Miss Stacey Doe and Frank Lastname.

Miss Doe is a graduate of Name College and is a freelance Graphic Designer and is employed by Company Name in Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Lastname is a graduate of Name Institute and State University and is a Systems Analyst at Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia.

The wedding is planned for June 1st, 2013, in the Park in City, West Virginia.

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The reason I listed our moms that way is because they are the ones who are helping with the wedding and I consider "hosts." So, that's why I'm not sure if this is correct. This is how I'd want to list the invitations, but I'm not sure the same rule applies. My dad is deceased and his dad is rather absent and not involved in his life other than a few times a year, but if it's proper to list him, we can list him.

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  • Summer2011BrideSummer2011Bride member
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    Typically both parents are listed in the engagement announcement. You could say "daughter of Mom and the late Dad's name." It doesn't really have anything to do with who's hosting the wedding.

    I would talk to FI and see if he would like to list his father or not if they are estranged.


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  • ootmother2ootmother2 member
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    It's not the wedding invitation, use the parents names.

    "...the groom is also the son of the later Joe Lastname"

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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-announcement-wording-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:4a5b51d7-28f5-48e7-8a28-66ad3360f909Post:7062d8ab-273d-4235-a8a5-d4881d466ac7">Re: Wedding Announcement Wording</a>:
    [QUOTE]It's not the wedding invitation, use the parents names. "...the groom is also the son of the later Joe Lastname"
    Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>MY dad is the one who is deceased. HIS is the one that is uninvolved. </div><div>
    </div><div>So, should I keep the wording as is and just add "the groom is also the son of Joe Lastname?" I can totally do that, but I was more wondering about having his mom AND my mom "announcing the engagement." Make sense?

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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-announcement-wording-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:4a5b51d7-28f5-48e7-8a28-66ad3360f909Post:6605a078-7683-49e6-bfc6-f447ecba3442">Re: Wedding Announcement Wording</a>:
    [QUOTE]Are you writing the actual announcement? For mine, I filled out a form with everyone's names, our occupations and where we went to school.  At the bottom, there was a spot for notes so you could mention if a set of parents was divorced or estranged. Then, the newspaper had a writer who wrote the actual paragraph that was published. You may want to get in touch with the newspaper and see if they do the writing.  If that's the case, they will handle the wording and you don't have to worry about it.
    Posted by KindaSparkly[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Oooh, good point. I just googled and filled in the blanks, but it might be a situation where "this is what it will say," end of story and no need to worry about it. My mom just said for me to look it up, so she probably thinks we're writing it, but we really don't know.

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    In Response to Re:Wedding Announcement Wording:[QUOTE]My mom's putting an engagement announcement in the paper after we get our pictures done so, the end of September. She asked me to look around for proper wording. This is what I'd LIKE to do, but I'm not sure if it's "right." Thoughts?Mrs. Jane Doe of City, West Virginia and Mrs. Cindy Lastname of City, West Virginia announce the engagement of their children, Miss Stacey Doe and Frank Lastname.Miss Doe is a graduate ofnbsp;Name Collegenbsp;and is a freelance Graphic Designer and is employed by Company Name in Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Lastname is a graduate ofnbsp;Name Institute and State Universitynbsp;and is a Systems Analyst at Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia.The wedding is planned for June 1st, 2013, in the Park in City, West Virginia.The reason I listed our moms that way is because they are the ones who are helping with the wedding and I consider "hosts." So, that's why I'm not sure if this is correct. This is how I'd want to list the invitations, but I'm not sure the same rule applies. My dad is deceased and his dad is rather absent and not involved in his life other than a few times a year, but if it's proper to list him, we can list him.ETA: I don't know why some font is weird. Posted by Domino04[/QUOTE]

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