Help on wording! son walking mom down the aisle

Samantha Hill

I am trying to help my husband's cousin plan a wedding in 2 months! She and her fiance have both been married before. This is a casual outdoor wedding. The bride wants her son to walk her down the "aisle" and wants to include his name in the invitations. How should I word the invites?   Thanks!

aerinpegadrak

The invitation?  That doesn't really make any sense.  I think he absolutely belongs on the programs, but the bride's escort isn't necessarily the host of the party, and the hosts of the party are the ones whose names are on the invitation.

Samantha Hill

yeah that is what I was thinking too. I didnt want to hurt her feelings... She seems so determined to put his name on it.  She didnt want to do a program. Maybe I can talk her into a program so she can add her sons name on it. Thanks!

Beachy730

Totally agree with PP.  The escort of the bride doesn't go on the invite unless he is hosting and/or paying for the event.  That would honestly confuse the heck out of me if I saw that name on the invite and then found out it was her son.  I would think her son was paying for her wedding or something. 

His name either goes on the programs, or they can announce him at the reception or something.  I definitely don't think it belongs on the invitation though. 

TNMurray

My mom is getting married and the invitation is worded so that it is as if the kids are the host of the wedding We just took an example listed as if parents were hosting and changed it to the kids. I really liked the fact that she wanted to do it that way and we are so close that the people receiving the invite would so get it. You can google and find plenty of poems and invitation alternatives

quotequeen

Personally, I think listing children as the hosts of the wedding looks.... well, ridiculous.

squirrly

An adult child could, theoretically, host a wedding for his/her parent.  An underage one can not.  They legally can not consent or even be the witness to your marriage.  They can't sign contracts with vendors or make decisions the day of for vendors. 

A child's name doesn't belong on the invitation at all.  It DOES belong in the program.  Either under "Children of the Bride" or "escorted by her son, James".

mrs.mims

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_wording-son-walking-mom-down-aisle?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:c664f4aa-6e53-4aa4-b5d0-97e5f044d60cPost:4e868cbc-c448-40ff-bf87-e275140c36b5">Re: Help on wording! son walking mom down the aisle</a>:
[QUOTE]An adult child could, theoretically, host a wedding for his/her parent.  An underage one can not.  They legally can not consent or even be the witness to your marriage.  They can't sign contracts with vendors or make decisions the day of for vendors.  A child's name doesn't belong on the invitation at all.  It DOES belong in the program.  Either under "Children of the Bride" or "escorted by her son, James".
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

this exactly. i almost made the grave mistake of placing my 3 year old daughter's name as the host of our wedding and decided it was not pappropriate or classy. I kept it traditional, but definately put it in the program.
Just show the bride all the different types of wording and gently let her know that the only names in the invite are hers, her husbands and <em>their</em> parents, if at all.