Invitation Wording opinion

july06bride Posted: May 12, 2005 09:42 AM

Invitation Wording opinion

If your parents are paying for the wedding...reception, brides attire, hair..etc
and grooms family is paying for certain vendors, the band , video, photographer,florist

Would you put :
Together with their parents...

or use

SON OF
Mr. *** and Mrs. ****
???

Thanks

G&J Posted: May 12, 2005 11:14 AM

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I think you could say 'together with their parents' or

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
XXXXXX
to
XXXXXX
etc.

SomethingBlu Posted: May 12, 2005 11:17 AM

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It depends what your parents prefer...most of them want their names on the invite when paying for the whole thing.

FutureMrs Posted: May 12, 2005 11:57 AM

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We used Mr & Mrs so and so request blah blah their daughter Michele to Jason son of Mr. & Mrs. so and so. Both sets of parents loved this.

micmar Posted: May 12, 2005 11:59 AM

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Posted by FutureMrs

We used Mr & Mrs so and so request blah blah their daughter Michele to Jason son of Mr. & Mrs. so and so. Both sets of parents loved this.

I did the same & I'm a 'One- L'd ' Michele as well!!!

wood2be Posted: May 12, 2005 12:02 PM

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My Mother wanted DH's parents name on the invite even though she was paying most of the wedding.

catherine Posted: May 12, 2005 12:24 PM

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If both parents are contributing I think that both names should be on the invite.

J&S Posted: May 12, 2005 01:23 PM

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IMO I think it's nice to have both sets of parents' actual names on the invite. So I'd go with Daughter of, son of...

july06bride Posted: May 12, 2005 05:38 PM

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both names will be on invite, i just didnt know what was considered appropriate, since reception is paid by brides parents and grooms, the other vendors

CandiceM Posted: May 12, 2005 05:52 PM

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I say ask your parents how they feel about it first. You don't want them to feel slighted since they are paying for the majority of it. However, 'son of' is a proper way of acknowledging thier contribution