Including bride's parents on wedding invitation when they aren't hosting
I am a single mother who will be paying for my son's wedding. The parents of the bride-to-be will not be contributing. The bride-to-be has presented sample wording for the invitations as follows:
"Bride's Parents and Groom's Mother
Request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their children..."
I feel annoyed that she is insisting on this wording when her parents do not wish to contribute. Would it be out of line if I insisted that her parents be recognized as "...daughter of bride's parents' names"?
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Re: [madmomma] Including bride's parents on wedding invitation when they aren't hosting
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Dear Madmomma,
Unfortunately, your contribution is a gift and really doesn't grant you any rights to demand anything. But, if she insists on her parents being listed as hosts, their name should be under yours.
However, I do agree that their name should be listed under hers. Perhaps your son could relay the appropriateness of this to the bride. It would be best if you and her don't engage in a power struggle.
Including bride's parents on wedding invitation when they aren't hosting
