How Do You Word A Wedding Invitation When The Groom’s Parents Are Paying For Everything?


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  1. thatguyd says:

    all you have to do is put his name first

  2. ad_o9 says:

    Are the groom’s parents that vain that they need everyone to “understand” that they are footing the bill? If so then put his name 1st-if not then I say lady’s 1st it’s just more “gentlemanly”. Maybe a nice toast to the groom’s parents at the reception to say “Thanks”-only as long as it is done in a way not to hurt/offend the bride’s parents. I always say it’s better to have someone else toot your horn than go around doing it yourself-otherwise you seem self-centered/vain/full of yourself/etc. Hopefully the future in-laws aren’t really that way?! Good luck to you!

  3. sbsms_5 says:

    The exact same way.
    Mr and Mrs John Doe invite you to witness the marriage of their son.
    Mrs Jessica Parker
    daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Parker
    and
    Mr Jonathan Doe
    son of Mr and Mrs John Doe
    are joining their lives together.
    Saturday September 8th
    this location
    You’d just put the Groom’s parents first as they are paying for it but still put the Brides name first. Just make separate sentences instead of Mr and Mrs invite you to celebrate the marriage of their daughter Name, just put they invite you. Bride and Groom are getting married here, now.

  4. phantom_ says:

    Maybe you should not write anything new at all. After all, the celebration is for the couple, not the parents. Put the bride’s parents first, just like tradition.
    The groom’s parents wanted and they payed for the whole thing, that does not mean that everyone should knowledge it and treat himself as the groom’s parents’ guest. It is just mean.

  5. narcissa says:

    doesn’t matter who’s paying for it…mention both sets of parents out of respect for both sides. or don’t include the parents names at all that way no one feels bad or left out- use you guys names
    Together with their parents
    Julia Esabella Sanmeters
    and
    Nicholas Kristoff Demett
    request the honour of your presence
    at their marriage
    on Sunday, the fourth of March
    Two thousand and twelve
    at six o’clock in the evening
    Mount Zion Church
    11890 Leaf Avenue
    Chicago, Illinois
    or
    Mr. and Mrs. Tomas Kling
    and
    Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Langston
    invite you to share in the joy
    of the marriage uniting their
    children
    Ashley Marie
    and
    Patrick Everett
    on
    Saturday, the eighth of April
    at eleven o’clock in the morning
    San Bay Yacht Club
    42 Burgundy Drive
    Los Angeles, California

  6. Dollar Store Queen says:

    When the groom’s parents give the wedding, it’s typically worded:
    Mr. and Mrs. James Smith
    request the honor of your presence
    at the marriage of
    Miss Jane Doe
    to
    their son
    John Smith
    OR you could include both sets of parents and just put the groom’s parents first on the invitation:
    Mr. and Mrs. James Smith
    and
    Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
    request the honor of your presence
    at the marriage of
    Miss Jane Doe
    and
    Mr. John Smith
    Hope that gives you some ideas!

  7. Corey A says:

    I would say
    Mr. and Mrs. Groom’s parents and
    Mr and Mrs. Bride’s parents invite you to the wedding of… groom and bride…
    OR
    Don’t mention parent’s name – it IS your wedding (the two of you) – so it’s irrelevant who pays for it…
    Bride and Groom invite you to celebrate our wedding…

  8. almost there says:

    This site has a lot of options: http://www.mygatsby.com/wordwiz_verse.js…
    I am in a similar situation and what I have found is that even when the groom’s parents are hosting, the bride should always be given the respect of being mentioned first. Check out the answers I got to a similar question I posted on here a couple of days ago: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…

  9. V says:

    Just fyi – there are millions of books and websites that explain these sort of things. I am serious, there are whole chapters about how to address invitations alone. Just go, find a wedding book and you’ll have everything you need at your finger tips.

  10. LL says:

    just word it like the traditional way replacing the bride and groom and just put in the brides parents at the end as a type of consultation that they were involved in the planning but did not pay for everything

  11. mazzy21 says:

    You can write it like this:
    Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
    request the honor of your presence
    in the marriage uniting their son
    Paul Allan Smith
    to
    Jennifer Marie Taylor
    daughter of
    Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Taylor
    Or here are a few other examples you can look at:
    As we shall become one
    to share all the days of our
    lives…
    Mr. and Mrs. Feeney
    request the honor of your
    presence
    at the marriage of their son
    Lucas Brooks
    to
    Patricia Feeney
    on the fifth of December
    two thousand fourteen
    at five o’clock in the evening
    Biltmore Resort
    19 Biltmore Road
    Bellaire, Louisiana
    Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Whitlock
    request the honour of your presence
    at the marriage of their son
    Elliot Whitlock
    to
    Phoebe Luanne
    daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Lee Luanne
    Saturday, the twenty-first of June
    two thousand fourteen
    at one o’clock
    Heart of the Hills Christian Church
    8356 Elmwood Aveune
    Rochester, Michigan
    Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Holiday
    invite you to share in the joy
    of the marriage uniting their son
    Tucker Allen Holiday
    to
    Nicole Person
    on Saturday, the eleventh of October
    two thousand fourteen
    The Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion
    220 North Euclid Avenue
    River Grove, Illinois
    Mr. and Mrs. Carson Decker,
    parents of the groom,
    invite you to share in the joy
    as their son
    Todd Miller
    exchanges vows with
    Sandy McPherson
    on Saturday, October 4, 2014
    at 4:30 p.m.
    Summer Lake Park
    2100 Taylor Road
    Port Richey, Florida 55466

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