Complicated Invitation Wording

ccoffey2 · October 2009

My back up plan is "Together with their Parents", but I really would like to have all of the parental units on the invitation. Situation: My mom is the one that is paying for the majority of the wedding, she is a doctor. She is remarried to a pastor, but did not take his last name. Would it be something like this? Dr. Linda Bride and Rev. John Stepdad request the honor of your presence at the wedding of their daughter Charlotte Bride, daughter of Mr. Charles Bride to Ryan Groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Groom Grr...that is so wordy!!! Any suggestions? Thanks girls!

sucrets4 · October 2009

Um, if you want to list them all then it's going to be that wordy. There's nothing that can change that.

Sooles · October 2009

1) i want your shoes.2) there are just way too many names going on. i would really go with your backup plan. name them all in the program, of course.

shellydiane820 · October 2009

I don't think it sounds that bad. Then again, I suck at invites. So only take what I say if everyone else agrees.

anna.oskar · October 2009

and that is why I went with "together with their parents" it was way too wordy otherwise

jasmineh7777 · October 2009

Totally offtopic- Sooles what ever happened with your dress situation?

Brie2010 · October 2009

The only problem I see with this is that it seems like you're stating that you're the daughter of your mom's new husband, AND your real dad, which you're not. Unless your mom was superfecund, which would only make sense if you have a twin. But that's beside the point.Together with their parents, IMO, is best. And list everyone prominently in the program.

Sooles · October 2009

jasmine - i fixed my dress with a panel of mesh under the bust, with some ribbon and junk... umm it looks better than it sounds. click my name to see a crappy almost-bio with a tiny picture of the finished product.

ccoffey2 · October 2009

Brie, I totally agree with your comment, that's another problem. I don't know how else to have my stepdad on the invitation. I think my mom would really like to have him on there with her though. Looking more like it will be together with their parents....

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · October 2009

Brie - if her stepdad helped raise her, then it might work. I consider my mom's husband to be part of my family, even though he and I have never lived in the same house.If your mom REALLY wants her husband there, I see no way around it. But maybe listing them in the program is better.

jamm2019 · October 2009

I did "Together with their families" it was just to many names since all of our parents were divorced and remarried. The invitation would have been 2 pages.It sounds wordy with daughter in there 2 times.and with your dads name after your's to your grooms name. Do you have to put your dads name in there, or do you just really want it in there.Dr. Linda Bride and Rev. John Stepdad request the honor of your presence at the wedding of her daughter Charlotte Bride to Ryan Groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Groom It hard to figure out were to put your dad.In the end it is your invitation so do what you like...

Kristin789 · October 2009

Here you go: Dr. Linda Bride and Rev. John Stepdad and Mr. Charles Bride request the honor of your presence at the wedding of their daughter Charlotte Jane Bride, to Mr. Ryan Groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Groom I realize that your dad is NOT paying "for the majority of the wedding" and that's why you have banished him to be listed later - and NOT with your mom and her current husband at the top of the invitation. However, he DOES need to be listed up there, because he IS the FOB and as such, he IS one of the hosts of the wedding (hosting is NOT the same as PAYING), and because there is nothing that separated the bride's name from the groom's name on the invitation.

ccoffey2 · October 2009

Kristin, I think that sounds really good. Thank you for your advice! Now to find the invite.

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