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Help! Invitation wording with a blended family where everyone is chipping in...

posted 3 years ago in Beehive

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KiatKat7799 10/18/08

Help fellow bees! I can't figure out my invitation wording.

Here is the situation. Bride's parents are paying 3/5 of the wedding. Groom's mother and step-father are paying 1/5, bride and groom are paying 1/5, and the Groom's father is paying for the rehearsal dinner. How should we word the invitation? The bride's parents definitely want their name mentioned on the invitation. I think it would also be fair to add the Groom's step-father since he is contributing. Would that leave out the Groom's father? Here is what I've come up with so far, but it might be a little wordy:

Bride
and Groom
together with their parents,Bride’s parentsGroom’s mother and step-fatherGroom’s fatherinvite you to share in their joy
when they exchange their marriage vows
and begin their new life together on (date)
(year)
at (time)
LocationAddress Reception immediately following

I look forward to hearing from you!

3 years ago

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KateMW 8.30.03 Birmingham

Ok, I can't read what you wrote because of all the font stuff, but I would just put

Together with Their Families

Bride Last Name

and

Groom Last Name

invite you to celebrate their marriage...

It will be waaaaay too confusing to do the other I think.

3 years ago

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ynichole 4-25-09 NJ

I agree, I would simply use

Together with their familes

3 years ago

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Alliecat1018 10/18/2008

I have a similar issue where my parents are divorced (and dad is remarried) and my FH's parents are divorced (and mom is remarried) and all 4 parents (along with their spouses) contributed the same amount of money. My FH and I are very fortunate that our parents are paying and want to acknowledge them on the invitation. I am to the point where it is my invitation and if I want to acknowledge our parents, I don't care if the guests think the invitation is too wordy. That's my approach though. I say word the invitation the way you want to. :)

3 years ago

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KiatKat7799 10/18/08

Thanks for your comments. It definitely helps. That was weird how all kinds of font stuff was translated when I copied and pasted what I came up with. I'll try it again in case anyone else wants to comment. Thanks!

Bride

and

Groom

together with their parents,

Bride's parents

Groom's mother and step-father

Groom's father

invite you to share in their joy

when they exchange marriage vows

and begin their new life together

on (date)

(time)

(year)

(location)

(address)

Reception immediately following

3 years ago

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KateMW 8.30.03 Birmingham

I can read it this time, but I still think I'd go with

Bride

and

Groom

together with their families...

I would think that your families would be happy with whatever and aren't insisting on being named just to show that they're chipping in or am I wrong? I think it flows better without all the names and will detract from the simple look of an invitation with all the names on it. But, do what feels right to you.

3 years ago

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KiatKat7799 10/18/08

Thanks, KateMW. That's just what I needed to hear.

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3 years ago

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ju1244 11/1/08 New York City

It is too wordy, Bride, Groom, together with their families....OR Bride, Groom together with their families and dear friends....otherwise you might just as well add the accounting of who is paying for what. There is a limit and anything else looks pretty tacky, an invitation is to INVITE, it is not a financial statement!

3 years ago