Question about "Wedding Program" and how to list dad and his wife?

Question

My brother and his wife are putting together a printed "Wedding Program" for their wedding. On the program, one page is titled "Wedding Party", and then has subheadings such as Parents of the Bride, Maid of Honor, Best Man, etc.
My mom passed away 4 years ago. My dad remarried. So, what should the subheading be for my dad and his wife? Parents of the Groom? Something else? And how should my dad and his wife be listed?

Currently, they have written "Parents of the Groom" and underneath have put:
Bob Smith and the late Mary Smith.

Is this correct, or should they take into consideration that my dad has remarried and, if so, how should my dad and his wife be listed? As an example, my dad's name is Bob Smith and his current wife is Anne Jones (name before getting married to my father).

Answer 1

This is really a personal choice, any way that it is done would be acceptable. The new wife would likely appreciate and feel honored to be mentioned. To include everyone I would list it as such:

Parents of the Groom

Mr and Mrs Bob Smith
and the late Mary Smith.

Answer 2

it depends on how close you are to your stepmother. I would recommend

Father of the Groom
Bob Smith and Evelyn Smith

and then at the bottom an
In memory of the groom's mother Mary Smith

I had a friend get married recently and both the bride and groom's mother had passed away years earlier. They both had a moment in the service when they lit candles in honor of their mothers and put pictures of their mothers in the reception hall.

I wouldn't leave the step mother out b/c she is an important part of your lives. But I think it would be wrong to the memory of your mother to credit the stepmom as Parents of the Groom. It's slightly different in divorce cases with both remarriages. but with widowed situations, the assuption is that your mother should be honored in some way

Answer 3

This is a very good question!!

I'm not sure how this would work, but maybe you can put :
Bob Smith (new wife's name) and the late Mary Smith.
* That's how they do in funeral programs when someone gets re- married)*

The sub heading should still remain the same: Parents of the groom. Although his real mother is deceased, she should still be acknowledged. The new wife (step-mother) should also be acknowledged.

Answer 4

Ultimately, it comes down to what the couple wants to do, but you could try something like:

Parents of the Groom
Bob and Anne Smith and the late Mary Smith.

I personally think it is important to include the mothers name, just as an honor to the family, but like I said, do what YOU feel is right!

Answer 5

I had a similar problem with my husband's family. We listed it as:

Jane Doe Mother of the Groom
John Smith Step-father of the Groom

In loving memory
John Doe Father of the groom

And then just continued on. It worked out well and did not leave anyone out.

Answer 6

She is married to him, and where you mom is passed on I don't think it is appropriate for the "late Mary Smith" to be entered on a wedding program....but your best bet would be to put down parents of the groom, as she is your stepmother.
Everyone there attending I'm sure knows who your natural mom is... and it would be the right thing to do etiquettely speaking--The message w/the candles seems nice to be a nice thing to do to remember your mother, saying at this time we'd like to take a minute to remember the grooms mother, the late"your mom's name" as she is w/God so you don't leave your mom out

Answer 7

You could put it as Father and Stepmother of the Groom. Then have your mother's name and say Deceased Mother of the Groom. Have a memory chair with a corsage for her in the front row. It's a nice way to honor her memory.

Answer 8

You would have it like this:

Bob & Anne Smith
Father of the Groom

Mary Smith (deceased)
Mother of the Groom

Answer 9

the only 2 persons that gave the doorstep-mom the potential she had that week have been you and your fiance. you may desire to have stepped up and advised your distributors that the only one that could make judgements the place your adventure replaced into in touch have been you and your fiance. that's no longer your father's fault which you enable his spouse walk throughout you. you're an grownup, no longer Daddy's little lady from now on. in case you're sufficiently previous to get married, then you definately are sufficiently previous to combat your individual battles it relatively is what this replaced into. Forgive your self and commence chatting with your father back. he's an harmless by utilising stander in all of this. Plus, never have a guy to blame for making venue preparations you comprehend he's going to furnish the accountability to his spouse. NO guy plans a marriage no longer even a father.

Answer 10

This depends on your relationship with your stepmom. However if you list it without your stepmom list it as The late Mary Smith next line Bob Smith. If you list it with your new stepmom list it as above and add to Bob Smith & Anne Jones. Again it is up to you.