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acired2010acired2010
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I know I have plenty of time, but I am trying to get a head start on my organization.The wedding is being paid for by both parents as well as my FI and I.  We will be married in my hometown and reception will be there as well.   Do I start it with my parents requesting the honor of the marriage of me to my fiance, who is the son of ____?I want to make sure I do it right.  My parents will probably end up paying more than his family but what is the rules for invitations?TIA
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Re: invitation wording

  • aldavisaldavis member
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    edited December 2011
    My fiance and I are paying for the majority of our wedding ourselves but both sets of parents are putting in about 1/3 (combined) of the total costs. This is the wording we are going to use on our invitations: _____ _____ _____ & _____ _____ _____ along with their parents request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of their union saturday the fifteenth of may, two thousand and ten at two thirty in the afternoon boma 583 east broad street columbus ohio reception to follow
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  • melissa82melissa82 member
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    edited December 2011
    It's really up to you...some people do it as you stated, others put all the names on top (Mr. & Mrs. Bride's Parents/and Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Parents request the honor...), and others start with "Together with their parents" and not listing specific names at all.
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  • second time aroundsecond time around
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    edited December 2011
    Etiqutte dictates that whom ever is paying for the wedding is listed first because they are "throwing the party". However, alot of people list the brides parents first because that is tradition, and if you don't,  it may embarss the brides family by showing that although tradition is that they pay, they have not. If you list your names first, it doesn't really indicate who paid, and is the safest. Per Emily Post.
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  • ChiMoniqueChiMonique member
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    edited December 2011
    "Technically" the person/people paying are the "hosts" and therefore, their names go at the beginning since they are inviting everyone. However, you can do it however you want. My parents paid every dime for our wedding and we still included DH's parents names (just like you suggest with my parents at top and his parents after his name as "so of...") because including/honoring them was way more important than money. I think that's the best way to do it.
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