Invitation wording

My FH father passed away 13 years ago and we want to include his name of the invite, is this the correct way:

Mr. and Mrs. Gary GXXX

invite you to share in the joy

at the marriage of the daughter

Jodi Melanie

To

Leonard Scott

son of

Mrs. Elaine BXXXX and the late Howard Philip

Saturday, the twenty-second of November

Two thousand and three

At seven o’clock in the evening

Crest Hollow Country Club

Woodbury, New York

or should we say

Mrs. Elaine BXXXX and the late Howard BXXXX

Philip is his middle name

Hi Jodi,

I did a little research on this and it seems that as long as the deceased parent is not the host of the wedding it is ok to include the name as you have shown. I would use his first and last name rather than his middle name.

Good Luck,

Marianne C. Wismer
Picture Yourself Graphics
www.pygraphics.com

Hi Jodi!! I did a quick check in my 'etiquette' guides, here's what they say to do:

Maria Louise Jones
daughter of Margaret Elizabeth Jones and the late Mark Allen Jones
and
John Matthew Smith
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Smith
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage....


I hope this helps!! Send my regards to Leonard!!
--Laura

Hi Jodi
I just went through this writing the wording for my best friend's wedding. There were several different options but her and I both felt this was the best.

Her mom passed away so you cannot write
Mr. and Mrs. ----
request the honour of your presence
because the deceased cannot invite.
Here is how we did it:

Mr. Jack Si___
requests the honour of your pres..at the marr..of
Jacqueline Lee __
daughter of Mr. Si___
and the late Jeannie Si___
to
Anthony ___
son of Mr and Mrs._____
on Saurday......
at ......