Stressed over invitation wording...HELP!

flobear100 · February 2012

I am so stressed out about the "proper" wording for these invitations! I keep being told that it's going to be "perfect" but that is just even more stress!

Here's my story, and any and all help is appreciated.

We are having a reception only, and it will be heavily passed hor'dorves, cocktail party with music (dancing) and cake. This is an adult only event (which I understand not to list that on the invitations, it's on the website and I will address the envelopes properly).

We want to include our parents names on the invitation to honor them as well as us since we are paying for most of this.

I was thinking of just saying something like this, but I can't tell if it's right!

"Bride name & Groom name

Together with our parent

Brides parents names & Grooms parents names

Invite you to a celebration of our union

on

Friday, date of our reception at time of our reception

at

location name of our reception

Cocktail party with heavily passed hors'douves and cake will be served""

UGH! Why is this so hard? HELP!

hz80408 · February 2012

Who is being invited to your ceremony and is it the same day?

Your capitolization is a bit off. You shuoldn't list "and" between your parents names. Nor, do you need to use "at" or "on" describing the time and place. If you're already going to be married at this point and prefer your names to be listed first; I would use:

Groomfirst and Yourfirst NewLastname
together with their parerents
Brides parents names
Grooms parents names

request the pleasure of your company
to celebrate the union of their marriage
Friday, date
time
location of reception

hors'douves and cake will be served""

meganb1977 · February 2012

I think you're on the right track, but I might simplify and just use "together with their parents," no need to name them if they're not hosting and it can be cumbersome. I also don't think you need to be quite as descriptive about the reception, if it's at a non-meal time that should clue guests in that it won't be a sit down dinner.

flobear100 · February 2012

We are getting married earlier in the day at a small ceremony and then the reception will be afterwards.

It is at a meal time (6pm) but the passed hor'dourves are very filling (we have a total of 9 different two bite foods plus some dips...no one should leave feeling hungry)

Thank you both for the thoughts

flobear100 · February 2012

CMGr - financially one set of parents is helping a bit more than the other, and we are paying for most of the event. To avoid the competition, we were going to honor both parents on the invitation.

I have read a number of your posts and while I appreciate your help on this, I feel that you come across telling people that there is only one way to do things, your way. I have read many sites that discuss "honoring" the parents on the invitation, and even though both sets are not providing the same financial backing, both sets are helping with many of the details of the wedding, thus, I am "honoring them" on the invitation as they are helping with the wedding. If the proper verbiage is "hosting" I don't like that word.

flobear100 · February 2012

CMGr, I did want to point out that I stated, "We want to include our parents names on the invitation to honor them as well as us since we are paying for most of this." Most, not all

Please understand I appreciate that you are trying to help, I just take your input to be telling me the only proper way to do things, and I do not feel that is the case.

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