Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

Allaura
Devoted April 2021

Invitation Wording

Allaura, on July 26, 2019 at 4:14 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9
So I’m curious how everyone worded their invitations and what the proper etiquette is. My parents are paying for most of the wedding and my fiancé’s parents (so far) have done nothing. I’m actually pretty sure they didn’t even tell us congratulations. Anyways. I don’t want them to get offended by the wording on our invitations but they aren’t doing anything besides showing up.

9 Comments

Latest activity by karen, on July 27, 2019 at 8:17 AM
  • Courtney
    Master December 2019
    Courtney ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    We're paying for most of the wedding, and to avoid the issue of having the parents listed out we put this on our invitations:

    Invitation Wording 1


    • Reply
  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
    Cristy ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I see "Together with their Parents" a lot of times, and I think that kind of skirts that problem. This way, you're not naming anyone specific, but it implies that the parents are inviting guests to celebrate the marriage of their children.

    • Reply
  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I like this wording"
    "Mr. And Mrs. Your Parents
    Invite you to celebrate the marriage of
    Your Name
    &
    FHs Name
    Son of FHs parents"

    Wordy? Yes. But it include all the names if that's important to everyone.
    • Reply
  • Teresa
    Devoted September 2020
    Teresa ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    We are paying for most of it & only my family is helping but we are going to do this since both of our families will be there:

    Together with their families

    Jesse Gomez
    and
    Teresa Bradshaw

    Invite you to celebrate their union
    • Reply
  • Katie
    Super November 2019
    Katie ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    We are paying 100% for ours and so the top says "Please join us for the wedding celebration of" and then in the middle it is my first and last name and his first and last name then the venue address followed by "dinner, dancing, and drinks to follow"
    • Reply
  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
    Mrs. S ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    We are paying for most of it, but our parents have given a little. We wrote together with their families, Full Name and Full Name request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of their marriage
    • Reply
  • Rachel
    Dedicated September 2019
    Rachel ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    My parents, his parents and the two of us are all contributing to the wedding financially (not equally though). I worded our invitations with "Together with their parents."
    • Reply
  • Lily
    Dedicated December 2019
    Lily ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    My parents gave us a huge portion of the money for our wedding and when I asked them if they would like their names on the invitation, they said forget the traditional stuff and put both their names and FH's parents names on the invitation because they saw it as everyone showing emotional support for us, not recognition for who gave money. In your case, since your FH's parents didn't even say congratulations, I'd put Mr. And Mrs. Your Parents invite you to the marriage of their daughter Your Name to FH Name... It's definitely more traditional for the bride's parents to be giving away the bride so it shouldn't cause any greviences with FH's parents. The safest route is to go with previous posters and say Together with our families... If your parents don't mind that wording.
    • Reply
  • karen
    Master October 2017
    karen ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I disagree with together with our families, it seems like not appreciative of what OPs parents are doing

    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×

Related articles

WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Learn more

Groups

WeddingWire article topics