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Just Said Yes October 2019

Deceased Mother Program Help

Miranda, on July 24, 2019 at 4:02 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

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My mother passed 7 years ago and my father recently remarried, I’d had a plan on how to word the programs until my father and stepmother eloped.

Any help would be wonderful!

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Latest activity by Sinéad, on July 26, 2019 at 9:59 AM

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karen · on July 24, 2019 at 7:10 AM
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If you are doing programs, you have to include your new stepmom (although I think this was crappy of them not to wait to marry). I would put under parents
John and Jane Smith (if she uses his name)
The late Donna Smith
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Miranda · on July 24, 2019 at 7:21 AM
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That’s what I figured, but I wanted to make sure my mother's name didn’t need to going in our “in loving memory of” section. And I, also, think it was crappy of them, but my father wasn’t the greatest parent after my mother passed.
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Lady · on July 24, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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I also think it's fine to just list the parents of the bride:
John Smith & the last Jane Smith
Your stepmom was never your parent and I really think you dont' need to mention her.
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Sinéad · on July 26, 2019 at 9:59 AM
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Hey Miranda!
If you would be more comfortable avoiding the whole situation, you could try not listing any parents names on the program.
Is your father walking you down the aisle? You could not have a separate section to list parents names but you could mention father by saying "escorted by her father, Mr. Name Name".
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