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Including Step Parents in Wedding Program

Hi Knotties,

My fiance's mother remarried less than a year ago and I was wondering in our wedding programs under "Parents of the Groom" if I need to only include his real parents or if I need to include the new step dad? My fiance is 32, so obviously this man didn't "parent him," nor does he feel close to him, but we don't want to be disresepctful. Thoughts?

Thanks!

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Re: Including Step Parents in Wedding Program

  • Hmm.. I'm in the same boat, kind of.

    My FIs dad is in jail (really long story... I feel like I am marrying into a circus) oh, and he's gay. NOTHING wrong with that, at all, neither does FI

    But, i dont like the guy, at all. and if FIs dad is still in jail, we arent inviting his partner.

    What about "FMIL escorted by step dad" would that work? 
  • Mother of the Groom, escorted by her husband, Mr. Joe Smith
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_including-step-parents-wedding-program?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:db33e7de-b469-4a57-87e5-416132746d49Post:84e00358-8c14-4036-9aad-fad854819b3f">Re: Including Step Parents in Wedding Program</a>:
    [QUOTE]Mother of the Groom, escorted by her husband, Mr. Joe Smith
    Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

    I'm either using this, or not listing them. My mom is remarried and my father has a live-in girlfriend. Howeve, they divorced when I was an adult, so neither of their partners helped raise me. I'll probably ask my parents, but I don't think my mom's husband or my dad's girlfriend expect to be listed in the program. We will be giving them flower though. The same we give to other family members.
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  • edited April 2010
    The reason why I am nervous is because my MIL I think may expect something. I mean, she already got him a tux to match the bridal party!
    BabyFruit Ticker
  • My FI's mother is not in his life. His father remarried a couple years ago and FI and his Dad just recently started rebuilding their relationship. Because of this, we're saying "Jane and George Smith, parents of the groom" partly out of respect to his father (even though she didn't parent FI) and partly out of respect for HER because she's the reason they started talking again.
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