Invitation Wording Help! FH parents are divorced but have same last name!

I would not include her for your sanity's sake. My father remarried, and I felt it was best to just leave it as Donald blah blah and Susan blah blah.

Son of Bryan Fitzsimmons and Linda Fitzsimmons

Just realized it's tiny and you can't read! Let try this...

I am in the very same predicament! I think we will just say along with our families to make it simple!

For our invites we didn't include the parents names. My DH parents are divorced also. I think for the sake of not having to think about that we just didn't put that info on at all.

Ugh, there are so many things I have not even thought of yet. How would you word with no parents names? I want to include my step mom because we are close, and she is helping to pay, so I will not leave her out, but my mom also has the same last name... Ohhh the joys of planning!

I think I might list it as

FH Mom

Mr and Mrs FH dad

If you must put his parents names I'd just put son of Mr. Bryan Fitzsimmons

and

Ms. Linda Fitzsimmons

Putting it like that would indicate they are not still married. If you put it like Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Fitzsimmons or Bryan and Linda Fitzsimmons that would indicate they are still together.

To avoid any confusion my step-daughter put

Together with their parents

Jane A. Doe

and

John B. Smith

request the honor of your presence...

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abrams

Request the honor of your presence

At the marriage of their daughter

Jessica Ann Abrams

To

Brian Matthew Cuthbert

Son of Mr. Adam Cuthbert

And Ms. Jane Cuthbet

It seems that FHstepmom is important in both your lives, so I'd include her.

I'd recommend

Son of

Mr. And Mrs. Bryan Fitzsimmons

and Linda Fitzsimmons

But I think he should talk his mom about how she would like to be listed first. Also, that listing his stepmother is not a slight to her, but honoring the assistance she has provided to FH's raising and support she has shown for you two as a couple.

I think people would be confused to see

Mr and Mrs Fitzsimmon

then see Linda Fitzsimmons

I would be like huh?

well that's if that most people are not privy to this last name predicament

and they might wonder if a mistake was made.

To be honest I would just put

Son of Mr. Bryan Fitzsimmons

and Ms. Linda Fitzsimmons

then just inform stepmom ahead of time so that she does not feel slighted.

imo.....

Ms. G- I definitely agree. Let stepmom know ahead of time!

However, I'd be very hurt if I was the stepmom and was very involved with the raising of the child- then had my name left of the wedding invitation. A bit selfish, yes. But it's kind of downgrading her and the role she played in FH's life. Sounds like she has always stood beside him and supported him- and certainly supports this marriage. Give her the honor of being listed as a parent.

If you don't like Mr. and Mrs.- Put their first names.

Anyone who knows the two of you will know that his parents are divorced and hsi stepmom is amazing and has really fulfilled that role.

I agree with how Meghan wrote it. However, I would include a title, Ms. or Mrs. (whichever FH's mom prefers), in front of Linda.

Thanks for all the advice! I'm going to leave this decision up to FH since it's his family. We are both very close with his step mom and thankfully FH mom actually loves the fact that he is so close with her. I think we'll probably include all three, see if it's important to his mom to be listed first and then just be up front with everyone. Yay! So glad this is kind of figured out

Cool meghan....i feel you

Happy for you maui bride...cuz that can be a sticky situation for LIFE

We have the same situation and we decided to NOT include the stepmom and list the parents as A and B Last Name as the two of them are his parents whether or not they are divorced or together.

Since it seems important that your FH's stepmom is included, perhaps you could say something to the effect of:

__________,

the beloved son of Mr. Bryan F. and Ms. Linda F.

and cherished stepson of Mrs. Shannon F.

I agree with Konichiwa. I was in the same boat but now his Dad is divorced again! So now I have to figure out if I include his stupid GF at my wedding