Addressing a Letterpress Invitation for the Grooms Divorced Parents

A common problem for brides today is the proper way to address wedding invitations if the grooms parents are divorced and/or remarried. The question is, would one know how to reword the invitation with three different sets of parents and include all of them?

Generally, the rule is the parents who are paying for the wedding would be the only ones that are listed on the invitation. That is important. For instance, If the brides parents are paying for the wedding, it would be correct etiquette not to include the names of the grooms mother and father divorced or not. However, if she chooses, the bride could word the invitation to include the names of all the parents. Here are a few ideas on how to do this:

The parents of,

Brides name and grooms name

have the honor of announcing,

at the marriage of their children

Two Thousand Ten

at the time of your wedding

St. Johns Church

address

city, state

Mr. and Mrs. brides parents name

Mr. and Mrs. Grooms Mother name and step father name

Mr. and Mrs. Grooms Father name and step mother name

Another way to do this would be to treat it more like a formal invitation like so.

Mr. and Mrs. Brides Parents names

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Brides full name

to

grooms full name

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mothers New Name

Mr. and Mrs. Grooms Father Full Name.

Two Thousand Ten

at the time of your wedding

St. Johns Church

address

city, state

Please remember that a wedding is a time to stress positive relationships and build relationships not harm them any further. It might prove in better taste to be neutral and leave them off entirely. The above is not written in stone and there can be variations of this as well. But I hope this helps get you going in the right direction.

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