being announced at reception

DianaL616 · April 2012

I'm working on my spreadsheet that our DJ wants us to fill out and I'm drawing a blank on the part where we get introduced at the reception. I just can't remember how it's typically done! Simple things are so complicated these days haha...

classykat22 · April 2012

hrm...I'm no help at all on this since we are being introduced, husband and wife for the first time..Kathy & Gerald...or something like that. I am not taking his last name so I won't be a Mrs.

I think a lot depends on how you want to be referred to day-to-day. Are you going to be Mrs. Joe Smith or just Mrs. Smith? For me, I would want that introduction to set the trend for my every day name, if that makes sense.

DianaL616 · April 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2012-weddings_being-announced-at-reception?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:f0ca0bc1-9255-4120-8042-b40e7f3e99c5Discussion:b9d33b3f-1cfe-4aff-9337-f874a897f221Post:49507664-0bb0-4d50-8e47-3a5d6f53af95">Re: being announced at reception</a>:
[QUOTE]I think a lot depends on how you want to be referred to day-to-day. Are you going to be Mrs. Joe Smith or just Mrs. Smith? For me, I would want that introduction to set the trend for my every day name, if that makes sense.
Posted by classykat22[/QUOTE]

<div>That's a good point...that's why I don't really like Mrs. Joe Smith...I still want my first name to be used or neither of our first names used even though Mrs. Joe Smith is more traditional</div>

kimberlykh · April 2012

I think it is personal preference. I've seen it done all sorts of ways.

We are being announced as Kim and Greg lastname.

No Mr. and Mrs. for us!

whitandrior · April 2012

Even though it's not "proper" I think we're doing Mr & Mrs Him and Her Lastname! I want the Mr. and Mrs. because it's the first time but I also want my name in there.

gsg717 · April 2012

I'm still sorting this one out for myself. I figure we should be announced how people should refer to us on a daily basis. Because I'm hyphenating my last name, I want to be announced with my full, new last name so people know that it's not changing completely. I think we'll be announced as Mr. Him HisLastName & Mrs. Me MyLastName-HisLastName. Kind of long, but it will get the point across.

mandi921vh · April 2012

I am not sure what we are doing...

Ryan and Amanda NewLastName

or

Mr. and Mrs. NewLastName

or

Ryan and Amanda, Mr. and Mrs. NewLastName

caitlinc09 · April 2012

I believe the typical announcement is "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" but my FI doesn't like that because he thinks it sounds like "he owns me" which made me laugh when he told me but it's not a huge deal to me so we are going to do "Mr. and Mrs. Caitlin and Robert Lastname" or maybe just "Caitlin and Robert Lastname"

toothpastechica · April 2012

I detest the second option (Mr. and Mrs. Steffen Last Name) and cringe every time I hear it that way at weddings, as pp said before it kind of has the undertone that you are not important as an individual anymore, that you have become him.....and lost your own identity. I understand why people take thier husbands last names, but last I checked you never gave up being you....or becoming his first name too, so why in the world would you want to be introduced by his name only...seems like a very patriarcal sexist way to refer to a woman....simple as the mrs of someone who no longer needs a first name.

MelisMC · April 2012

We are doing "Mr. and Mrs. Nick and Melissa Last Name"

FutureMrsW9 · April 2012

I think that's totally up to you and whatever your preference is. Most people do Mr. & Mrs. Groom's-First-Name Groom's-Last-Name. My feeling is that my first name is not Jason, so I've asked our DJ to introduce us as Mr. & Mrs. Jason & Katie Last-Name. But, again, it's your personal choice.

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