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redcaper · May 7, 2007, 09:24 PM

Me and my fiancé are getting married next year. My parents are still alive, but both his have already passed away. How do I write out my invitation? Do I leave out his parents names? I really don't want to do that, but I don't know what else to do! PLEASE HELP :confused: :confused: :confused:

MissAdvice · May 7, 2007, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by redcaper

Me and my fiance are getting married next year. My parents are still alive, but both his have already passed away. How do I write out my invitation? Do I leave out his parents names? I really don't want to do that, but I don't know what else to do! PLEASE HELP :confused: :confused: :confused:

No you do not leave them out, you say the belated Mr and Mrs

redcaper · May 7, 2007, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by MissAdvice

No you do not leave them out, you say the belated Mr and Mrs

So I would say "Mr and Mrs Duval along with the belated Mr and Mrs Jergin request your presence at their kids wedding (obvious the last part said differently)?? I don't think that sounds good!

gypsy456 · May 8, 2007, 03:58 PM

No... that would sound very odd...

One does not mention "belated"

Unfortunately it would be just your parents on the invitation.

NowWhat · May 8, 2007, 04:18 PM

You could put mr. and mrs. brides parents, request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, bride's name to grooms name, son of the late mr. and mrs. grooms parents. And then the details of when and where.

CakeLady · May 8, 2007, 04:26 PM

Personal preference dictates here. If you'd like to include the deceased parents' names, you could also use:

"In loving memoriam of Mr. and Mrs. Jergin, Mr. and Mrs. Duval request the honor of your presence at the wedding of their daughter, Miss RedCaper, to Mr. Whatever Duval, on the whatever day of whatever month in whatever church at whatever time..."

If you do not wish to use the proper names of his parents, you can use:

"In loving memory of his parents, Mr. Duval and Miss Red Caper request the honor of your presence at their wedding on the whatever day of whatever month in whatever church at whatever time..."

Hope this helps,
-CakeLady-

Emland · May 8, 2007, 05:46 PM

My parents were in the middle of a divorce and my husband's parents were both on spouses 3 & 4 and we were paying for the wedding ourselves so this is what we came up with.

Happily we two,
My full maiden name
And
His full name
Have chosen the first day
Of our life together
As Saturday, June seventh
Nineteen hundred and eighty-six

You are invited to share in our joy
As we exchange marriage vows
At three o'clock in the afternoon
Church name
City, state

Emland · May 8, 2007, 06:47 PM

Sorry I misunderstood! I found this on a wedding etiquette forum. In this case the bride's father had passed away, but the poster makes a good point.

Deceased Parent

>>The way you have worded this invitation implies both parents are hosting the event. Since you dad unfortunately cannot be hosting or issuing the invitation please consider rewording.

The special wording for this type of invitation overrides the issue of who is hosting the wedding (as per Emily Post's Etiquette) so:
We invite you to share with us
A celebration of love
When
Donna Marie

Daughter of Mrs. Bride's Mother and the late Mr. Bride's Father

And
Ronald Mark White

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Name

Are joined in marriage
On Saturday, the eleventh of June
Two-thousand and five
At four-thirty in the afternoon
Sapphire Beach Resort and Marina
Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands