My boyfriend and I are in a serious relationship and have been for nearly four years, and would like to get married in a couple years once we have completed college and have stable jobs. I am Catholic and am expected to get married within the Church. He is not, and his parents are divorced with his mother remarried. His father and mother have a good relationship. However, we want to keep the integrity and tradition of marriage within our wedding, especially from my family members. We are concerned about how to handle this within the ceremony, reception, and invitations. Our thoughts are these:
For the invitations have his parents line say " Mrs. X and Mr. Y, and Mr. X the parents and step-father of (son).."
Have his step-father not be apart of the parents walking down the aisle and just have him sitting in the front row, with the biological father walking his ex-wife down the aisle. We would also have his mom sit in between her current husband and ex-husband.
For the reception, his father would again escort his mother in, with his step-father walking directly behind them.
My grandmothers are uncomfortable with his step-father being included in any part of the wedding. They were both married to my grandfathers for years before they both passed on, and are very devout Catholics. My parents have also been married for years Do you have any advice on how to handle this situation?