Hi all just wondering what you should write on your invites or what are people writing on their invites as in do you bride and grooms (names here) would like the pleasure of blah blah or do you put brides parents or grooms parents?? My parents are divorced, and all our paying pretty much equal amounts towards the wedding, around 1000 each but I grew up with my dad from age of 12 so in a really difficult situation here!! We are paying for the majority of it ourselves. What would you do? My dad seemed to be pretty offended when he thought i wasnt putting blah blah requests you at at their daughters marriage (there or there abouts!! lol) but ididnt meanto offend just so hard not to upset people these days!! what do you all think? Thanks!! x
CommentAuthoremz382
Oh and i forgot to add.... for a ceremony not in a church but at the reception venue do you have order of the days and what would they have in them???
CommentAuthorKaya
We just put our invites from us. x We didn't have an order of the day either (our day was all at 1 venue)
Now Mrs Cobb!!!!!! :-D
CommentAuthorJilly17
Oooh thats a hard one! If both sets of parents are contributing the same it may be nice to put both sets of names but if you are paying the majority yourselves you are well within your rights to put yourselves as the weddign hosts.
CommentAuthorKaya
Both our parents and grandparents helped out, and my mum is a single parent.... soo it was just easier to put just us.... I think it's pretty common to put invites from yourself xxx
Yeah its difficult as there would be far too many names if i put all that contributed!! thanks girls, think ill go with our names and tell my dad not to be offended x
CommentAuthorKaz
Can you not speak to them both and have : Mr David Cox and Mrs Anne Smith request the pleasure of your company etc. Obviously I don't know their names, lol and although it would leave out any new spouse they wouldn't feel offended and it also shows that they are proud together! (If you see what I mean in my long-handed way of explaining it!) xx
WARNING:
I say the first thing I think of!
CommentAuthoremz382
yes i see what you mean! my surname is cox so that was very clever guess!!! SPOOKY!! I just one that was 'together with their parents....' that one may be a little more ideal! pleaseing everyone is not an easy task!!
CommentAuthorAtaraxia
One way to maybe include them is to say
Miss X and Mr Y, along with their parents, invite you to the celebration of their marriage etc etc
Got married 27th June and blessed on July 5th 2012
Finally Mrs M :3
Love, love... Here we are.
CommentAuthorKaz
Emz, I cheated and looked at your profile hun! lol
See what they think, if they are contributing, what to them, is quite a lot, they may think it a bit of a slap in the face but on the other hand they may think that it would be fairer! Also you don't say if your H2B's parents are contributing anything, if they aren't the 'along with their parents' would include them! xx
WARNING:
I say the first thing I think of!
CommentAuthoremz382
yes they are contributing also sorry!! Haha i thought you were psychic or something! x
CommentAuthorKaz
lol, I wish!
WARNING:
I say the first thing I think of!
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
Mr and mrs slater request the company of blah blah to celebrate the marriage of their daughter Leanne samantha slater to mr jonathan David mann at pudsey parish church at 11am followed by further celebrations at ramada Jarvis parkway
Evening ones just miss out the church bit
8th September 2012 I married my best friend
1st September 2014 our little family grew by one
Women are made to be loved, not understood. - Oscar Wilde
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
You are Invited to The Wedding Of
Martin Miller & Nicola Speak
On August 31st 2012 The Church of the Immaculate Conception In Strabane @ 2 Pm
To be followed by Evening entertainment and late buffet in The Drummond Hotel In Ballykelly @ 6pm
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
This is what we're using (we're paying for it ourselves so didn't want to put on behalf of our parents etc)
Wedding Invite (all day version)
Dear [blank line/space to write names in] you are warmly invited to attend the wedding of [Groom Name] and [Bride Name] on Sunday 3rd June 2012, 2pm at [church details] and afterwards for a reception party at [reception details]
RSVP by 31st March 2012 We look forward to seeing you there!
although I've since heard that the bride's name goes before the groom's so we might be swapping it around before going to print! You're welcome to use this if you like, we just made it up to fit our less formal style :)
CommentAuthorkimmy
I guess it's personal choice but TBH we are putting from us not our parents and because we are having a civil in 1 venue we are not having OOS if it was a church then maybe yes, but it's up to you!!!!
CommentAuthorMrsC2B
We've worded ours as ... Together with their parents, Caroline and Paul request the pleasure of your company at their wedding ceremony ... blah blah blah ... Both sets of parents have contributed financially but we're doing all the organising. We wanted our invitations to reflect it was a joint family affair. Hope this helps xx
