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Wedding in MIL's Garden. We're paying for everything else. Who Hosts?

Our wedding is going to be in my fiance's mother's garden and my fiance and I are paying for the wedding (my parents are paying for me to go to grad school at the moment). I'm just not sure who is considered the host in this situation.
I'm thinking of going with the below wording for the invitations, but I'm wondering if this is correct or if my fiance's parents should be consiered the hosts? Or my parents for tradition's sake?

The honor of your presence is requested

at the marriage of

Nora M--

and

Neil W--

Saturday, the twentieth of June,

two thousand and fifteen

at one 'oclock

in the garden of the residence of

Richard and Elizabeth W--

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and afterwards at the reception

 



Re: Wedding in MIL's Garden. We're paying for everything else. Who Hosts?

  • SlothGoalsSlothGoals member
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    edited March 2013
    Could you use this instead:

    Together with their families
    Nora M
    &
    Neil W
    request the pleasure of your company at their marriage
    Saturday June twentieth, two thousand fifteen
    at one o'clock

    Address
    City, State

    Reception to follow

     

     

    ('The honour of your presence' is typically only used for religious wedding ceremonies.)

    ETA: If your wedding really is in 2015 you have sooo much time to figure this all out.

    ETA Pt.2: The host is the the person/people handling all of the details of the wedding: reception, RSVPs, sending out invites, answering questions, etc. Paying =/= hosting.
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  • You only use "honor of your presence" for church weddings. CMGs wording is perfect.
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