Wedding Invitation Wording Right Continued
If the bride's parents are hosting, it is customary to leave off the bride's last name. If the groom's parents are involved, the bride's last name should be included.
If one set of parents is hosting your wedding, then their names should be at the top.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jones
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Mary
to
James John Jones
If both sets of parents are jointly hosting, you should list both on separate lines, with the bride's parents first.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jones &
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robert Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Mary Ann Smith
to
James John Jones
When one couple is hosting, but you'd like to honor non-hosting parents by including them on the invitation (a respectful gesture and a very wise political move), you simply make a point of noting their relationship to the bride or groom under that person's name.
Mr. and Mrs.Mark Robert Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Ann
to
James John Jones
son of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jones
If the couple is planning to host the wedding, the invitation begins with the request line.
The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Miss Mary Ann Smith
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robert Smith
and
Mr. James John Jones
son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jones
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