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Invite names

LDubHawksFanLDubHawksFan member
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Ok, so I thought we had a good start on our invites when I got to thinking...right now we have my dad and mom (divorced) and FI's parents on the invite, but my grandma has contributed too.  Do we need to add her name to the invite?  That will be 4 lines of people inviting people to come.

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  • LeiselEBLeiselEB member
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    Are all of those people actually considered as hosting the wedding? Contributing doesn't necessarily = hosting. If you feel that your grandmother is another host to the wedding, she should get another line on the invitation. 4 lines really is okay if that's an accurate portrayal of who is hosting. If not, she can be left off and just given an extra special thank you card and a gift to show your appreciation. 

    Otherwise, you can use "together with their families...".
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  • LDubHawksFanLDubHawksFan member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_invite-names?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:570ca4de-4689-4e13-807a-caf2cdf1d3d3Post:7314752f-7878-4507-8385-95387cceec5f">Re: Invite names</a>:
    [QUOTE]Are all of those people actually considered as hosting the wedding? Contributing doesn't necessarily = hosting. If you feel that your grandmother is another host to the wedding, she should get another line on the invitation. 4 lines really is okay if that's an accurate portrayal of who is hosting. If not, she can be left off and just given an extra special thank you card and a gift to show your appreciation.  Otherwise, you can use "together with their families...".
    Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]
    I guess I'm not sure if any of them are hosting at this point!  ha  Maybe I don't understand what hosting means, but really none have been that involved in the planning, but that is partially because we are planning a CA wedding & the 3 family members of mine are in IA.  His parents are helping some with the planning.  I think that is why I liked the idea of including both sets of parents on the invite, and my FI would prefer that over "together with their families."  I just don't know, maybe I'll talk to my grandma about it more.  Thanks

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  • LeiselEBLeiselEB member
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    If you were to think of the wedding as just a party, who would be "throwing the party"? That's kind of how I think of who is hosting. 

    You could do without listing any hosts at all:

    The pleasure of your company is requested
    at the marriage of
    Bride Full Name
    and
    Groom Full Name
    Date
    Time
    Venue
    City, State

    Or

    The pleasure of your company is requested as
    Bride Full Name
    and
    Groom Full Name
    are united in marriage
    Date, etc.

    Each of those options list no one as the host, which basically implies that the bride and room are hosting, but it doesn't necessarily eliminate other family members as hosts. 
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