Invitation Wording for Next Day Reception w/ Divorced, Remarried & Divorced Again Parents
My parents are paying for our wedding but can't afford a large ceremony and reception. Instead, we are having a small ceremony (immediate family and wedding party only) and a large (less formal) reception the following day. My question is regarding the wording for the reception invitations.
My parents are divorced. My father is remarried. My mother remarried and then divorced, but kept my father's last name. My father and stepmother, mother and mother's ex-husband (my stepfather) are ALL paying for the wedding and reception.
So, would the wording be...
"Mr. and Mrs. FOB
Ms. MOB (with same last name as FOB)
& Mr. (Stepfather of Bride)
request your presence at a reception honoring the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Groom"?
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Aug 1, 2008, 9:36 PM
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Re: Invitation Wording for Next Day Reception w/ Divorced, Remarried & Divorced Again Parents
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Dear Bethykiti,
Your mother would be listed first, then father and wife, with stepfather listed last. There would be no "and" in between any of the names.
You really don't need to mention "honor". It could simply read "wedding reception of...".
Invitation Wording for Next Day Reception w/ Divorced, Remarried & Divorced Again Parents
