How do I compose the invitation? I need an answer in 24 hours max. dO i SAY THAT I AM HOSTING THIS LUNCHEON FOR MY FORMER MOTHER IN LAW? sHOULD i JUST SAY HER NAME? hELP! The party is on the 4th of March. The invites have to be PRINTED AND circulated this sUNDAY. i WANT TO REFER TO HER AS MY FORMER MOTHER IN LAW. i HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FROM HER SON FOR A YEAR AFTER A 20 YEAR MARRIAGE. sHE AND i ARE CLOSE. wHATS THE PROPER THING TO DO?
2007-02-19 18:41:57 · 9 answers · asked by maria l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
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2007-02-19 19:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by awana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should go for "I am hosting a luncheon for my dear friend, Jane Doe." People who need to know she is your mother-in-law will know it, and probably let other people know. You aren't doing this because she's your ex-mother-in-law, after all. You are doing it because you love her and she's become a dear friend.
If dear friend is doing it a little too much, just the name should be OK. If you really, really need to let everyone know, include it in your speech at the table -- "This luncheon is in honor of Jane Doe, who was my mother-in-law, but is now my blah-blah-blah." And blah-blah-blah tells all the things she means to you now. A speech at the table is better than printing all over the invitations, "the lady formerly known as my mother-in-law."
It just seems to me that identifying her as your MIL is more about your loss than your current relationship with her. I think it's lovely that you keep in touch with her, though!
2007-02-19 18:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just put her name on the invitation. To say that she is your former mother-in-law is not proper etiquette. It's good that you have a close relationship. Anyone that attends the luncheon would know that you gave it for her. Relax and enjoy the luncheon.
2007-02-19 18:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by princeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why you are holding the luncheon. There's no real need to mention your relationship to her. It can be something like this:
You are cordially invited to join us at a luncheon
in honor of the 65th birthday of
Martha Stone
Saturday, March 17, 2007
123 Fake Street, Springfield
RSVP to
This example is for a birthday but you can fill in whatever occasion you want.
2007-02-19 19:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The invitation should read that you, or you and your husband/family are hosting a luncheon for __________________(name) on March 4 etc. Nothing more or it will be tacky. Everyone will put 2 and 2 together.
Keep it simple.
2007-02-19 18:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just use her name- addressing her as your former mother in law sounds tacky.
2007-02-20 00:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by Alison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well apperently shes your good friend so thats how ild refer to her. please attend in honer of my good friend Laura on her 50th birthday. (example) If you put former mother in law it, It just sounds so uncomfortable and unpersonal.(Thats just my opinnion. I call my ex mol by her first name.
2007-02-19 19:08:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just use her name.
2007-02-20 01:11:21 · answer #8 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just her name. Anything more would be embarrassing, if not insulting.
2007-02-19 21:09:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋