wedding programs - divorced parents!

tna05

I'm trying to create my own wedding programs and i'm stuck on something...how should the groom's parents be listed if they are divorced and both remarried??  Should I just list them as "mother of the groom" and father of the groom" and leave the new spouses off?  His parents were remarried only within the past few years so i would not feel comfortable referring to them as step-parents.  any thoughts anyone???  please help!!!

trix1223

The day his dad married his new wife, she became, by definition your FI's stepmother.    The day his mom married her new husband, he became, by definition, your FI's stepfather.  You don't acquire those names based on longevity~they won't suddenly become step-parents at the one year mark.Having said that why don't you just put:PARENTS OF THE GROOMOzzie Johnson and Millie JohnsonHarriet Schmidt and Fred Schmidt

Catwoman708

List the groom's mother first, then the dad PARENTS OF THE GROOM Mabel and Howard Johnson (groom's mother and step dad) and Barbara and James Bond (groom's dad and step mom) Or Mrs. Mabel Johnson and Mr. James Bond Or Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. James Bond

trix1223

I can't believe that The Knot **** a random last name that I chose. It wasn't at all obscene! It was Schm!dt!

duckie1905

We had the same thing.  Do yourself a favor and just list them all (as pointed out above).  They may not say it but step-parents are parents too and leaving them out could be really insulting.

jkchs2003

I need help also, What do you do when his parents are divorced and have both been in long term relationships but are not remarried?

simplebride_24

I know this is going to be long - sorry in advance! I am in a similar situation. My parents are divorced and both remarried. This is how my ceremony programs will most likely look: Brides Mother: >>> Brides StepFather: >>> Brides Father: >>> Brides StepMother: >>> I talked to my parents about it before starting to think about it, my mother raised my sister and I without my dad in the picture for a few years, then he returned. When he did return he was a great dad. He wanted to be around, and was ready to be a "single-father" he did an excellent job when my sister and I went to see him. He and I are closer than my mom and I; however, my mom raised me and she has a special place in my heart. Therefore, she is first in the list.

simplebride_24

Sorry, as above. Just always put them in writing! I had the hardest time coming up with the invitation wording. No one had a template for brides parents divorced, both remarried, and grooms parents divorced, not remarried. Always put their names, if they aren't married, put something special like Brides Father: John Smith & Jane Broom. Then at least she is there... Vise Versa.