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Invitation Wording???

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My father passed away a few years ago and has a very special place in my heart. My mother has not remarried and is paying for our wedding. I hadn't thought much about it but I am not at all excited about the wording 'the late father of the bride'.....

I am wondering if this is wording is acceptable:

Your presence is requested at the marriage of

Me
daughter of Bob and Sue Smith

and

Fiance
son of Pa and Ma Johnson


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    sdose13sdose13 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think it is. He will always be your dad. :)
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    medusia00medusia00 member
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with PP, I like it the way you have it. Are you planning on saying something in the program, maybe as a way of honoring him as well?
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    ks107021ks107021
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    edited December 2011
    Do you need to say the "late" Bob or something?  I will have to look, but I am sure not everyone will know your father has passed so I think there is a way of stating that on the invitation. 

    This is what the Knot says, but can't say that I agree...

    Parents who have passed away are not included by name on invitations. Even though this may seem cold, there's a logical explanation: The invite is issued by the hosts of the party. But you can and should remember your dad on your wedding day. Have his favorite poem read at the ceremony, play his favorite song, light a candle for him, say a few words about how you wish he were there, or write a tribute for your program. Any of these (or a combination) is a wonderful gesture.

    I found this which I like better...

    One parent is deceased, remaining parent hosting,
    Version 1

    Emma Marie
    daughter of
    Stuart Foster and the late Meredith Foster
    and
    Walter Christopher Hough
    son of Theodore and Harriet Hough
    request the honor of your presence
    at their marriage
    Saturday, the eighteenth of June
    Two thousand and four
    at six o’clock
    Greenacres Country Club
    Somerset, New Jersey

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    ks107021ks107021
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    edited December 2011
    Another option you may like better since your father means so much...

    One parent is deceased, remaining parent hosting,
    Version 2

    Emma Marie
    daughter of
    Stuart Foster and Meredith Foster, in blessed memory
    and
    Walter Christopher Hough
    son of Theodore and Harriet Hough
    request the honor of your presence
    at their marriage
    Saturday, the eighteenth of June
    Two thousand and four
    at six o’clock
    Greenacres Country Club
    Somerset, New Jersey

    Anniversary
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    medusia00medusia00 member
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    edited December 2011
    If you choose to do one, I like the 2nd one that KS107021 posted.
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