Hi! I just got engaged this past Saturday but we have been talking about it for a while now. One of my main worrys is how to word the invitation. My parents are divorced (neither are remarried), his father has passed away and his mother is still alive but not remarried. My fiance has been married before and has 2 teenage children but this is my first (and hopefully only) marriage. The cost of the wedding is most likely going to be split between us and my father. How do I word such a complicated invitation?
Actually, yours is about the norm these days. But, it doesn't make it any easier when it comes to wedding invitations.
Traditionally your mother's name would be the first name on the invitation. However, she isn't hosting your wedding. Hummm.... I'm afraid that it would be best to talk to your father about how important it is for you to mention her name first. It just wouldn't be right if you didn't, unless you were raised by your father and rarely see your mother.
It would look like this: Your mother's name Your father's name request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter you to him etc.
Another alternative would be for you to issue your own invitations. You would want to get your father's input on this since he is co-hosting your wedding. If you do, this would be how it would look: The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of your name to his name etc.
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