Invitation wording

paper123 · February 2011

How does this flow?

Mr and Mrs Bride's parents
invite you to join
Mr and Mrs Groom's parents
as we celebrate
the wedding of
Bride's name
and
Groom's name

Bride's parents are paying for the wedding but bride wanted both parents names to be prominent.

viewfromheaven05 · February 2011

Typically when the brides family is hosting it goes as follows:

Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents
request your honor (or invite you to join)
as they celebrate the wedding of their daughter
Brides name
to
Groom's name
son of Mr. and Mrs. Groom's parents

date, time, location, etc.

LBRM_NJ · February 2011

If the bride really feels strongly about having both names at the top, even if it goes against convention, I think they way you've written it is really nice!

Smbkool · February 2011

I'm having the same issue, I think this is what I am going to end up with:

Mr. and Mrs. Bride's parents

request the pleasure of your company

at the marriage of their daughter

Brides first and middle

and

grooms first middle last

son of Mr. and Mrs. Groom's parents

tenofcups4me · February 2011

I don't care for it, mostly because I don't understand it. I'm not a stickler for tradition and am perfectly open to unusual invitation phrasing, but this one just doesn't make any sense to me.

I'd go with the "son of" wording in this case since his parents aren't contributing or if you really want both sets of parents at top, just the traditional:
Bride's parents
Groom's parents
request the...