Need Help Wording my invites...My fiance and I are paying for the wedding

aboglin84

My fiance and I are paying for our wedding with our own savings (and with a couple thousand $'s from his parents). We are having some issues figuring out how we should word the invitations because my parents are divorced and my Dad won't be attending the wedding and they wont be contributing to the wedding however, my side of the family can't be left out, but I don't want to word the invitations as if they are paying.  Im soooo confused!!  HELP!!!!!

mlg78

Together with their parents

bride
and
groom

request the honor of your presence/pleasure of your company (depending on the situation)...blah blah blah

Jen4948

"Paying" and "hosting" are not the same thing. 

Paying = making financial contributions
Hosting = acting as "point persons" = issuing invitations, greeting guests, seeing that guests' needs are provided for

The invitation wording is not supposed to reflect who's paying, because the financial arrangements are none of the guests' business.  Issue them as being from the hosts-whoever is going to fulfill the hosting functions.

southernbelle0915

If your FI's side is ok with it, I would would put yourself as hosts:

The pleasure of your company/honour of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
aboglin84
and aboglin84's FI
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and fourteen
at half past four in the afternoon

HisGirlFriday13

PPs are correct; "pleasure of your company" is the wording for any wedding not physically in a church. "Honour of your presence" is the wording for any wedding physically in a church.

lauren987654321

"Bride name"

daughter of blah and blah

&

Grooms name

Son of blah and blah

Request the honor of your presence for their marraige at......

 

Just make sure yours and the grooms names are larger!

AmandaKess

Jen4948 said:

"Paying" and "hosting" are not the same thing. 

Paying = making financial contributions
Hosting = acting as "point persons" = issuing invitations, greeting guests, seeing that guests' needs are provided for

The invitation wording is not supposed to reflect who's paying, because the financial arrangements are none of the guests' business.  Issue them as being from the hosts-whoever is going to fulfill the hosting functions.

^This. Just put whomever you feel comfortable listing as a "host." If it's not going to cause drama I like the idea of listing you and FI as hosts and listing your parents afterwards. That was everyone is on the invite and there is no confusion. When I was putting my invites together I found this guide helpful: http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/wedding-invitation-wording.htm. I know i was really stressing over the specific wording, but in the end you just have to choose what is going to work for you.