help!!! we have the same last name!!!

elysabethgaona · May 2012

How can I word our invitations and newspaper announcement without people thinking were related???

aragx6 · May 2012

I think the Knot ate your post. You should try again.

meganb1977 · May 2012

I think the newspaper announcement would reference both sets of parents (i.e. Jane Marie Smith, daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Smith...and John Michael Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith...) Surely your guests know you well enough to know that you're not related, but if you're worried about it you can reference both sets of parents on the invitation as well.

Spunky414 · May 2012

I wouldn't worry about the invitations since your friends and family should already know. For the newspaper announcement could you reference where you each are from (if you are from different areas)? Even if you have different parents listed you could still be cousins, which would make more sense since cousins can marry in some states but not siblings. Try asking the newspaper, maybe they've handled this issue before.

kmmssg · May 2012

I knew a couple many years ago that had the same name when they got engaged and were not related. It was Holycross. I can understand Smith, Jones, Johnson, etc - but what are the chances of 2 people named Holycross marrying each other!