Wording help... please!

luvmydexter

 im wondering how is th tactful way to name the parents on the program
 for the wedding... My fiance's parents are seperated and his dad isnt
 coming to the wedding. Typically the progam would say,
 "our thanks to our parents" (and then state their names)
 But in this situation would it be better to just not state their names?

Meegles4

Does your FI not want to list his dad?

I would still list names, and just list his side as such:

Jane Doe: Mother of the Groom
John Doe: Father of the Groom

Listing them separately shows they're no longer together and if either has remarried, you can list those names (so it'd become Mother and Step-Father of the Groom)

If there's bad blood there with the father and FI doesn't want him listed, I think it's OK to leave him off and just have his mother listed. I've seen this done before in similar situations.

JessAndTrav

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[QUOTE] im wondering how is th tactful way to name the parents on the program  for the wedding... My fiance's parents are seperated and his dad isnt  coming to the wedding. Typically the progam would say,  "our thanks to our parents" (and then state their names)  But in this situation would it be better to just not state their names?
Posted by luvmydexter[/QUOTE]

<div>My family tree is as broken as they come, and although my Dad never officially said he was coming to the wedding, I listed him and his wife. Listing my grandparents was more difficult because they've  divorced and remarried.</div><div>
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</div><div><strong>Grandparents of the Bride</strong>
JessAndTrav's Mother's Dad & Wife</div><div>JessAndTrav's Mother's Mom & Husband</div><div>JessAndTrav's Father's Mom & Husband</div>