Invitation wording for divorced and remarried groom's parents - ideas?

Re: Invitation wording for divorced and remarried groom's parents - ideas?

• cschuma2 member

  

  June 2010

  Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents
  Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Step Dad's Name
  Mr. Groom's Dad
  request the pleasure of your company
  at the marriage of their children
  Bride
  and
  Groom

  

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• brianjessicafinos member

  

  June 2010

  You could always have
  Together with their parents.
    your name
  and
    FI name
  .....

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• aerinpegadrak member

  

  June 2010

  DH and I both have divorced parents and three of the four remarried, so we just did "together with their parents".  It worked out for the best, since my dad and stepmom separated shortly after invitations went out...

  This is a neglected planning bio.
  This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
  
  
  Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284

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• cschuma2 member

  

  June 2010

  The OP said that her parents want their name on the invitation though.  Even though "together with their parents" would make thing much more simple, this may not be an option.

  

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• Karen's MOH member

  

  June 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_invitation-wording-divorced-remarried-grooms-parents-ideas?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:c3eaa099-f4dd-4d18-a74e-2fcf1d4864f9Post:d6b25992-38e3-47a5-97c6-f0c20c10c775">Re: Invitation wording for divorced and remarried groom's parents - ideas?</a>:
  [QUOTE]Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Step Dad's Name Mr. Groom's Dad request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their children Bride and Groom
  Posted by cschuma2[/QUOTE]
  
  Either this or
  Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents 
  request the pleasure of your company
  at the marriage of their daugher
  Bride
  and
  Groom
  son of
  Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Step Dad's Name
  Mr. Groom's Dad

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• cschuma2 member

  

  June 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_invitation-wording-divorced-remarried-grooms-parents-ideas?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:c3eaa099-f4dd-4d18-a74e-2fcf1d4864f9Post:2697f209-5afe-4c61-9d3c-efc665b54cfe">Re: Invitation wording for divorced and remarried groom's parents - ideas?</a>:
  [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Invitation wording for divorced and remarried groom's parents - ideas? : Either this or Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents  request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daugher Bride and Groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Step Dad's Name Mr. Groom's Dad
  Posted by Karen's MOH[/QUOTE]
  
  
  Generally, whoever is "requesting the pleasure of your company" are the hosts.  If the groom's family is also hosting, their names belong at the top of the invitation also.

  

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• Kristin789 member

  

  June 2010

  KarensMOH is right.  The bride's parents host, and if you need to put the groom's parents' names on the invitation, those names follow the groom's name.
  
  There is a complete difference in HOSTING and PAYING.  Sure, the groom's mom and step dad are PAYING 20% and the groom's father might pay some too.  But that's not HOSTING.

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