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Invite Wording Help!

IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
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Ok, I know from the e-board and the invites board how I'm supposed to word this generally, but now I'm freaking out that something isn't right with my invites.... (font, spacing, capitalization, etc is all being corrected on the design site). I'm having a hard time with the "and" between our names for the Catholic ceremony. Is this fine as is? Or does this say FI and I are both the daughter of my parents. Hehe which I don't want to convey...Tongue out

Ms. Patricia Smith
Mr. Paul Smith and Ms. Elizabeth Jones
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Irishcurls
and
FI
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Brown
Friday the sixteenth of September
two thousand and eleven
at five o'clock

Saint Patrick - Saint Anthony Catholic Church
100 Church Street - Town State

Celebration to follow
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Re: Invite Wording Help!

  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Oh ETA: I'm NOT pleased about the J. Scott thing.....but if I don't word it like that, I'd have to take his parents' names off, per his parents. I'm not sure what is worse.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    10000 Comments Fourth Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    That is basically how we worded ours except we did not list our parents b/c they did not host. We simply said:

    The honor of your presence is requested at the marriage of
    Me Middle MaidenLast and Husband Middle Last
    Date, place and time

    Church
    City State and Zip

    Reception to follow
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  • Calypso1977Calypso1977 member
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    edited December 2011
    i would add the bolded part to recognize the sacrament.
    if you are having mass i then also add the italicized part
    traditionally, grooms parents names never went on the invitation.  they were more appropriately placed on wedding annoucements.  unless they are contributing financially, you really dont have to include their names.
    id also change "celebration" to "reception".  technically this goes on a separate reception card, but we put ours at the bottom of the invite as i didnt want to spend the money on separate cards.

    Ms. Patricia Smith
    Mr. Paul Smith and Ms. Elizabeth Jones
    request the honor of your presence
    at the marriage of their daughter
    Irishcurls
    and
    FI
    son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Brown
    in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass
    Friday the sixteenth of September
    two thousand and eleven
    at five o'clock

    Saint Patrick - Saint Anthony Catholic Church
    100 Church Street - Town State
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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Yeah, I didn't want his parents' names on there, just because there are so many to begin with....but he said if it fits, he think it's a nice gesture. Eh. I'm going to wait for the proofs and make a decision on them I think. Thanks for the help ladies! Just didn't want to mail something that said we were siblings or something! :)
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  • Meg1036Meg1036
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    A note on the parent's names: I don't think the J. Scott looks that weird.  I have definitely seen it done before, as I know others who go by their middle names.

    And FWIW, I would leave his parents on, if it matters to them.  That's a fight that's just not worth having.
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