Wording for invitation - already married by judge now having church wedding
My husband and I were married in June 08 by a judge. We are now planning our Big wedding in a church on January 09 and having a reception. My parents are paying and his father is deceased. How do we write the invitations?
Mr. & Mrs. First Last Requests the honour of your presence as their Daughter Bride First Middle & Groom First Middle son of Mrs. First Last (mother of groom) Renew their marriage vows OR invite you to share in the celebration of their marriage date time church name church town reception to follow place time
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What you're planning is a blessing of the marriage (if this is a catholic church it is called a convalidation), which is not a wedding. You are not a bride nor your husband a groom. You will list your names as Mr. and Mrs. MarriedCouple or Joan and John married couple. We have another post where I listed a few choices for wording for a convalidation invitation. This should get you on the right track. Please search for other posts on this matter. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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I agree. This really is something you and your husband host. Parents don't pay and host a vow renewal or a blessing of your marriage. And unfortunately, it really isn't something that is looked upon favorably if it is just a renewal. There isn't much to renew. You just married. If it is a blessing of your vows, it should be a small family affair.
Renewals are best held on benchmark anniversaries. After all, this is an anniversary event, not a wedding.
Since you were married just a few months ago, a wedding reception would be best. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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