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Weird Invite Wording

Hello

I'm sorry if this exact question has been asked before, but I looked through some posts and couldn't find this exact situation.

I'd like some help wording my invites if possible.

My FI's parents are generously allowing us to use their home and property for our tent wedding. On top of this, they have also recently told us they will be contributing to our wedding by paying for the tent, tables, and chairs. This accounts for about 10% of our overall budget (which is a huge help since our budget isn't huge).

My parents are divorced. So far, neither has offered to help pay for the wedding (which I don't expect since they both have other financial obligations) and that's fine of course. We are paying for the rest of our wedding ourselves.

I understand that technically, FI and I are hosting since we're paying for 90% of it, but I feel sort of rude if we don't include his parents on the invitation since we are having the event at their home. On top of that, they are giving us a chunk of money for the wedding. Should we include them on the invite? I worry that if I put their names on the invite, my parents would be upset, and I worry if we put no one's name, his parents might be offended.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Re: Weird Invite Wording

  • I'd say "Together with their parents (or families)"

    Check with his parents and see if they're okay with that.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_weird-invite-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:749a9000-4519-46fc-a478-36d416564be8Post:10aeff48-c9b1-4b93-b394-867d1614196c">Re: Weird Invite Wording</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'd say "Together with their parents (or families)" Check with his parents and see if they're okay with that.
    Posted by hlq2011[/QUOTE]

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  • b0710b0710 member
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    We opted for "together with their parents" and we put it after our names.  I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but we at least wanted to acknowledge our parents.
  • Also, you can say

    Wedding
    at the home of
    Mr. and Mrs. FI's parents
    Address
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