Invitation wording - divorced parents!!

I am struggling with how to do the invitations. Both of my parents and remarried AND my fiance's parents are also hosting. Is this acceptable?

Dr. David Mar (my dad)
Mrs. Debra Jones (my mother)
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Murphy (fiance' parents)
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Erica Mar
and
Kevin Murphy
on ..............

Is it weird to have 3 lines of hosts. Could I just combine my parents on one line -

Dr. David Mar & Mrs. Debra Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Murphy
request the honor of your presence...

HELP!!

Here are some examples that may help you out. The 1st one assumes that the mother has remarried and is using her new husband's name, though it could just as well be used if she had reverted to her maiden name, continued to use her former husband's name, or whatever (some people also include the bride's last name in this form, to avoid any possible confusion. Some people also omit the 'and' between the parents' names):
EXAMPLE 1:
Mrs. Jennifer Affleck Lopez
and
Mr. Benjamin Affleck
request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding of their daughter
Julia Goolia
to
Matt Damon,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglas
on......

OR

One or both of the parents might also be hosting the wedding with their current spouse. In that case, the invitation might look like:

EXAMPLE 2:
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Taylor Thomas
and
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Timberlake
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of
Britney Lynne Spears
to
Marshall Mathers,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jackson
on....

*I hope this helps. If you feel it is still too wordy, you could always opt to lose all their names completely and just use:'Together with our parents' or 'Together with our families blessings.'

Good luck, Laura--LA Productions- Port Jeff Station, NY (631)473-0271 or [email protected]

Hi --

In answer to your inquiry --

In light of the fact that your parents are
divorced and remarried, it would not be
an option to include them on the same line --
As far as the example that you provided, proper
etiquette would dictate that the Mother of the Bride's name should really come first--
Although not really traditional but, all the same, quite popular and acceptable in today's climate would be--

'Together with our families'
Bride's Name
and
Groom's Name
invite you to share in our joy
as we are united in Holy Matrimony
or as we exchange Marriage Vows
or request the honour of your presence
or request the pleasure of your company
Saturday, the nineteenth of April
Two thousand and three
at half after five o'clock
St. Paul's R.C. Church
New York, New York

Mr. and Mrs. Brides Mother and Stepdad
Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Dad
Mr. and Mrs Groom's Parents

Best of Luck with all and let me know if you
have any further questions ----

Linda Miller
1-866-BRIDEOO/Linda's Lovelies
(516) 781-3162
www.lindaslovelies.com
[email protected]

Dear EBM7,

Hope this will help you - wedding etiquette indicates that it is perfectly fine to word your invitation as you have originally stated, or using the above examples that were given by my peers- ex.

Mrs Bride's Mom
Mr. Bride's Dad
and
Mr and Mrs Groom's Parents
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
etc.

The choice is up to you and how you wish to word it but they are all perfectly acceptable.

Happy Planning!

Kathy
Follow Your Heart