Godparents for wedding

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I thought Godparents had more to do with the birth of children? Unless you are stating you want your Godparents in the wedding?

I've never heard of this for a wedding...can you explain what their role would be?

Are you talking about the madrinas and padrinos Latin American tradition? FH and I opted not for our US wedding celebration. ETA: If OP is asking about the tradition I'm thinking of (my reference is in Guatemala) friends of the family offer to be the sponsor of a specific aspect of the wedding. I.e. The mother's best friend might buy the bridal dress and another couple pays for the food (or multiple couples) and this serves as their wedding gift to the couple.

My godparents attended my wedding, if that's what you're asking.

I have heard of this! I'm latina so perhaps that's a culture thing? I had godparents (padrino and madrina) on my first marriage I don't know how to explain it though It's mostly people you love as your second parents and you honor them in the wedding, I gave them the title in the invitation, and gave them gifts during the reception, and they made a gorgeous toast But they didn't pay for anything on my wedding. And they weren't my birth godparents.

Are you referring to padrinos or sponsors for your wedding?

My godparents we're apart of our wedding! They've been god parents since birth and became my godparents during my baptism. They are very close to us so we asked them to be greeters and readers for our wedding so they had s special role

I didn't have them but I know its a Latin American tradition. Some friends of mine just got asked to do this for another friends wedding. That couple sent them a gift basket with a cute card asking them to be their madrinas and padrinos.

It's definitely a cultural thing. FH is Filipino so we'll have Principal Sponsors (similar to Godparents) and Secondary Sponsors (for the coins, candle, veil and cord ceremonies).

ETA: As to how to ask, we haven't discussed that yet but I'm thinking "Hi, so and so. Will you be our blah Sponsor?"

FH has his godparents on the invite list, but I don't think we're doing anything special with them.

They're called Sponsors in English. Americans don't really use them.

My godparents and FHs godmother are taking the gifts at our Catholic wedding. We thought it was a nice way to include them. Not sure if that is what you are asking or not though.

If you're having a Catholic wedding, the Latin American rite requires you to have godparents of "oversight" (velacion), and those are the most important ones; you also need godparents of coins (arras) and lazo (lasso/rosary). I think it would suffice to grab coffee with them and ask them to be your godparents and specify what kind. It's better if you let them know you'll be buying/paying for your own coins and lazo so that it doesn't look like you chose them to purchase something for your ceremony.

Your church will probably require that they arebaptized and confirmed Catholics, and they might have to attend one of the preparation courses but I'm not 100% sure about that last part.

ETA: The oversight (velacion) godparents have to be a married couple who are older than you and have been married by the Church, because they're expected to give you guidance. The rosary/lasso/cord ones and the coin ones aren't required to be married.

@E&M: I didn't know it was also a tradition in the Philippines! That's really neat