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Amanda
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2Nd Marriage invitation verbage

Amanda, on August 5, 2019 at 12:09 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7

So I will be getting married for the second time, this is my FH 1st marriage. I never changed my name from ex's last name as I have 2 kids and it was just easier...

My FH cannot wait for me to change to his name (and likewise) but in the mean time - for invitations and ceremony purposes, I should be using my maiden name, right?? All the docs we've been signing (venue, dj, photo) all have been in my current name, but I can just request them all the change it...

Also, he and I do not have middle names, so just using first names on invites is ok right? or too informal?

7 Comments

Latest activity by Florida Marlins, on August 5, 2019 at 7:30 PM
  • Laura
    Master October 2019
    Laura ·
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    No, you should be using the name you currently use. This is also my second marriage, and i've had my; exes name longer than I had my maiden name.

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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    Use your current name to reduce confusion. If your wedding isn't formal you can just do first names wherever you want.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    No, you wouldn’t typically use your maiden name. Your name is your name and it’s what you should use. None of your guests are going to think “wow I can’t believe she’s using her ex husband’s name,” unless they truly are such negative people. If anything, using anything other than your current name is going to be confusing to your guests. You chose to keep the name, why hide it now?
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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    I would use your current name. People will understand!

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  • Ivy ORP
    VIP October 2019
    Ivy ORP ·
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    No, use your current name. We were both married and kept our married names which our sons also carry. We used our current names since we have had these names for 20+ years.

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
    earias ·
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    This was my 2nd marriage too and I never changed my last name back to my maiden name after the divorce. So my invitation used my then current last name which was my ex's last name. That was how everyone knew me. As for using just your first names, that would be very casual and I would not do it unless you are having a very casual wedding.

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  • Florida Marlins
    Expert October 2017
    Florida Marlins ·
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    Yep, like other posters said: Use your current legal name. That is your name, after all!! (At least for another year!!)

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