(Closed) Wording on the Programs: divorced parents

posted 10 years ago in Etiquette
Post # 1
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14183 posts
Honey Beekeeper
  • Wedding: June 2009

So I got a question. We’re doing our programs currently and where we would list the groom’s parents, I’m not sure what to do! Future Mother-In-Law has the same last name as Future Father-In-Law, but they are not married anymore. In fact, they’ve been divorced for about 25 years. Do we list them as (insert fake names): Jessica McGroom and Johnathan McGroom? Whereas my parents (married) are listed as: Anne and James McBride? I don’t want to be awkward and imply they are married since that won’t go over well. Advice? I was thinking about listing them on separate lines also, whereas my parents would be on one line.

Post # 3
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310 posts
Helper bee
  • Wedding: December 2008

Eeeek! That’s a tough one. We didn’t put our parents names on the invitations at all so I’m definitly not an expert on this. But…

I would put their names on separate lines like this:

You & Financee

Along with their parents, 

Jack & Jane Smith,

Mary Ryan,

and

John Ryan

Invite you to join them ……. yada, yada, yada

 

It shows they are sparate couples even though they have the same last name

Post # 4
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57 posts
Worker bee
  • Wedding: May 2009

I’ve got the same issue – Future Mother-In-Law and Future Father-In-Law are divorced but have the same last name (as does FFIL’s wife).  I was going to list them in the program exactly like you said – with them on their own lines and my folks on one line together.

 

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