more invite wording help

ok this is what i picked, obviously its a sample so not our names...but my question is, is there any way to put the mothers names along with the fathers for each set of parents, and it not to get too cluttered and fit

Mr. and Mrs. Rick White
and
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Burrough
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Sharon Lynn Nicco
and
Todd Michael Reynolds
as they happily unite
their hearts, their lives and
their cultures through marriage on
Saturday, the twenty-seventh of November
Two thousand and six
at six o'clock in the evening
The Cross Community Church
Honol

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

I think it might get too crowded if you say
Mr Tom Jones
Mrs Sandy Jones
and
Mr Jim White
Mrs Sally White

Usually it is listed as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones unless divorced/seperated.

You can do it but I have seen it where all the names of parents and step-parents were listed and it was very busy!

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

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If you take out the quote you would be ok space wise but I still think it might be too much unless you did

Mr. Tom and Lisa Jones

Just keep in mind (I don't know your families marital situations) but my cousin did it with her parents listed seperately and for weeks we thought they were getting divorced -- they weren't it was just what she picked.

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

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i think the problem is that it's top-heavy with too many names all cluttered together. if you did the 'son of _______' i think it would work better because it wouldnt be

'Mr. Adam Smith and Mrs. Betty Smith
and
Mr. Robbie Heart and Mrs. Julia Goolia

blah blah

Denise Espo

and

Future Hubby

blah blah blah

it's so many names & ands in one spot...

the only thing i would suggest is maybe to do the font really small? then the names have less of an impact?

just the parents names would have 3 ands in a row, which reads kind of funny IMO..

in the end, people (like your family members) are more likely to remember that all of the first names were mentioned than how well it flows, so if this is something very impt to you and them then do it anyway.

I think I am including the mom's names too. Not sure about rules on that but I don't really care - I want them in there. My wording will be the one with my parent's names, then our names, and then 'son of' and his parents names. So I'm planning on writing (not real names)


Mr. and Mrs. George and Eileen Hogan
Blah Blah Blah

son of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Karen McHale


It will definately be more writing but I don't think it'll look bad.
If you think it's important for their names to be on it then I'm sure you can find a layout or font or whatever that'll work

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Posted by anneandchris

I think it might get too crowded if you say
Mr Tom Jones
Mrs Sandy Jones
and
Mr Jim White
Mrs Sally White

Usually it is listed as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones unless divorced/seperated.

You can do it but I have seen it where all the names of parents and step-parents were listed and it was very busy!

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it would look bad if i wrote tom and kathy smith instead of mr and mrs huh HAHAHAH im jk i know

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Posted by anneandchris

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

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If you take out the quote you would be ok space wise but I still think it might be too much unless you did

Mr. Tom and Lisa Jones

Just keep in mind (I don't know your families marital situations) but my cousin did it with her parents listed seperately and for weeks we thought they were getting divorced -- they weren't it was just what she picked.

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I guess bc it doesnt say Mrs.lisa, yeah it would give that impression, definitely don't want to do that.

Yeah i was thinking of:
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Lisa jones

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Posted by bluegreen08

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

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i think the problem is that it's top-heavy with too many names all cluttered together. if you did the 'son of _______' i think it would work better because it wouldnt be

'Mr. Adam Smith and Mrs. Betty Smith
and
Mr. Robbie Heart and Mrs. Julia Goolia

blah blah

Denise Espo

and

Future Hubby

blah blah blah

it's so many names & ands in one spot...

the only thing i would suggest is maybe to do the font really small? then the names have less of an impact?

just the parents names would have 3 ands in a row, which reads kind of funny IMO..

in the end, people (like your family members) are more likely to remember that all of the first names were mentioned than how well it flows, so if this is something very impt to you and them then do it anyway.

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i know both parents would be fine using mr and mrs tom smith but i just personally wanted our moms names in it too.

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Posted by Bongos815

I think I am including the mom's names too. Not sure about rules on that but I don't really care - I want them in there. My wording will be the one with my parent's names, then our names, and then 'son of' and his parents names. So I'm planning on writing (not real names)


Mr. and Mrs. George and Eileen Hogan
Blah Blah Blah

son of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Karen McHale


It will definately be more writing but I don't think it'll look bad.
If you think it's important for their names to be on it then I'm sure you can find a layout or font or whatever that'll work

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thats how i feel so trying to work it somehow haha, hopefully i do

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by anneandchris

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by bluegreen08

the girl who has the beautiful invites w/ silk pockets has both of her parents names... but im pretty sure its just her parents? i'm afraid if you are including 4 parents names and your names it's too much, and takes away from you and your FH too much. i think it's especially overwhelming in your layout though...

i dont know

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i know its exactly what i was thinking too i want our moms names on it so trying to convince myself. What if i take out the quote? still not sure though

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If you take out the quote you would be ok space wise but I still think it might be too much unless you did

Mr. Tom and Lisa Jones

Just keep in mind (I don't know your families marital situations) but my cousin did it with her parents listed seperately and for weeks we thought they were getting divorced -- they weren't it was just what she picked.

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I guess bc it doesnt say Mrs.lisa, yeah it would give that impression, definitely don't want to do that.

Yeah i was thinking of:
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Lisa jones

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This could work. I am a little more traditional so I am sticking with
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith -- to me that includes my mother as that is what her 'married' name is. But she is traditional too so i don't think she would think of it any other way.

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Posted by Bongos815

I think I am including the mom's names too. Not sure about rules on that but I don't really care - I want them in there. My wording will be the one with my parent's names, then our names, and then 'son of' and his parents names. So I'm planning on writing (not real names)


Mr. and Mrs. George and Eileen Hogan
Blah Blah Blah

son of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Karen McHale


It will definately be more writing but I don't think it'll look bad.
If you think it's important for their names to be on it then I'm sure you can find a layout or font or whatever that'll work

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is that how you would do it by writing it exactly like : mr. and mrs. george and eileen hogan

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Posted by anneandchris

You better get to ordering -- you have to get them out soon!

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yeah i expedited them, and i have to fax her the wording in the morning. Since i also am getting hand calligraphy she said she will mail me the cardstock that will be used on the box to send out to the calligrapher now and get the addresses now. My problem with the timeline thing was that i have to send out to the calligrapher after so its good that she suggested this.

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by anneandchris

You better get to ordering -- you have to get them out soon!

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yeah i expedited them, and i have to fax her the wording in the morning. Since i also am getting hand calligraphy she said she will mail me the cardstock that will be used on the box to send out to the calligrapher now and get the addresses now. My problem with the timeline thing was that i have to send out to the calligrapher after so its good that she suggested this.

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Good luck with them -- I am dreading invitations more than anything!

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by anneandchris

You better get to ordering -- you have to get them out soon!

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yeah i expedited them, and i have to fax her the wording in the morning. Since i also am getting hand calligraphy she said she will mail me the cardstock that will be used on the box to send out to the calligrapher now and get the addresses now. My problem with the timeline thing was that i have to send out to the calligrapher after so its good that she suggested this.

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that's a good idea to send those to the calligrapher! should save you a lot of time. We ended up having Encore address our envelopes in the script of our invites because I loved the way it looked in the sample book. Our invites are due to ship Fri or Monday, and then they will come in addressed. I can't wait to see them.

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by Bongos815

I think I am including the mom's names too. Not sure about rules on that but I don't really care - I want them in there. My wording will be the one with my parent's names, then our names, and then 'son of' and his parents names. So I'm planning on writing (not real names)


Mr. and Mrs. George and Eileen Hogan
Blah Blah Blah

son of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Karen McHale


It will definately be more writing but I don't think it'll look bad.
If you think it's important for their names to be on it then I'm sure you can find a layout or font or whatever that'll work

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is that how you would do it by writing it exactly like : mr. and mrs. george and eileen hogan

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She IS mentioned ... she is 'Mrs.' in the 'Mr. and Mrs.'

The ONLY acceptable way to put the woman's name on an invitation is to completely omit the titles.

And then you have taken the level of formality of the invitations down a whole bunch of notches. If you are having a formal affair, and you want people to dress appropriately (and possibly even gift appropriately), then I would suggest going with the formal and traditional wording.

It should be either:
Mr. and Mrs. George Hogan
OR
Eileen and George Hogan

It gives the appearance that they are separated or divorced if you list them separately like this:
Mrs. Eileen Hogan and Mr. George Hogan

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Posted by anneandchris

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by anneandchris

You better get to ordering -- you have to get them out soon!

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yeah i expedited them, and i have to fax her the wording in the morning. Since i also am getting hand calligraphy she said she will mail me the cardstock that will be used on the box to send out to the calligrapher now and get the addresses now. My problem with the timeline thing was that i have to send out to the calligrapher after so its good that she suggested this.

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Good luck with them -- I am dreading invitations more than anything!

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oh they were my nightmare from the beginning with any of the invitations hahaha.

Wait now i am so confused lol, especially since EVERY site only does the husbands name so i cant see examples of this but in case i do this would i write

mr. tom and mrs kathy smith-no that sounds weird lol

or do i put mr. and mrs. tom and kathy smith

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by Bongos815

I think I am including the mom's names too. Not sure about rules on that but I don't really care - I want them in there. My wording will be the one with my parent's names, then our names, and then 'son of' and his parents names. So I'm planning on writing (not real names)


Mr. and Mrs. George and Eileen Hogan
Blah Blah Blah

son of
Mr. and Mrs. John and Karen McHale


It will definately be more writing but I don't think it'll look bad.
If you think it's important for their names to be on it then I'm sure you can find a layout or font or whatever that'll work

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is that how you would do it by writing it exactly like : mr. and mrs. george and eileen hogan

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I havn't ordered invitations yet but so far that is the way I like it best. I like the
mr. and mrs. george and eileen hogan
better than the
mr. george and mrs. eileen hogan

but like I said earlier though I'm really not sure if it's considered 'right'.