Including parents on invitations....

Original post by cdh2672

Dec 13, 2011 01:54 PM

My FH and I are paying for most of the wedding, however, we are getting a little help from parents. The right thing to do is include them in the start of the invitation? ie: 'Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Jones request the honor of your presence....' -OR- 'Together with their parents, then list the parent's names, then list our names....'

MY FH thinks we have to list their names... which I can understand. What are you doing??

cdh2672 Posted: Dec 14, 2011 11:00 PM

Re: Including parents on invitations....

Posted by leesah85

Posted by cdh2672

Posted by leesah85

i listed the names even though my ILs didnt contribute at all just for respect purposes

BECAUSE YOU HAVE SHARED IN THEIR LIVES
WITH YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE,

Lisa Marie
&
Jason Charles

TOGETHER WITH THEIR PARENTS,
MR. AND MRS. JAMES V
AND
MR. AND MRS. DENNIS A

INVITE YOU TO SHARE
THE BEGINNING OF THEIR NEW LIFE TOGETHER
AS THEY EXCHANGE MARRIAGE VOWS

FRIDAY, THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA R.C. CHURCH
EAST NORTHPORT, NEW YORK

Ohhhh I really like this, I may steal it

steal away!

my invitation vendor didn't like it because she said it was silly to have our first/middle names but not last names and people 'wouldn't know whose wedding it was' - obviously people knew just fyi