Invitation Wording when parents are hosting but when to list grooms divorced parents...?

Question

For tradition wording: Mr and Mrs (brides parents) request the honor of your present at the marriage of their daughter (bride name) to (groom name) son of (grooms parents)

This is were I need help. The grooms parents are divorced and we would like to list both parents. Another complication grooms father is remarried.

Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

Mr. and Mrs. (brides parents) request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter (bride name) to (groom name) son of Mr. (groom father) and Ms. (groom mother) or you could say son of Mr. and Mrs. (groom father and step mother) and Ms. (groom mother). I imagine you could even reverse the order and list the mother first but I'm not quite sure on the etiquette of that

Answer 2

Who is paying for the wedding has no bearing on how the invitation is worded. This isn't the symphony orchestra program, where if you gave a million bucks you get in with the first group and if you gave fifty your name is last, in tiny type. LOL Mr. John Smith and Ms. Jane Jones request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Charles William Roberts Please do not put "son of so and so" after Charles's name. the bride's family issues the invitations. If the groom's family is giving the wedding, then both parents' names should appear at the top (at the marriage of their children, etc.)

Answer 3

Well i kind of same the same situation my parents are divorced (not re-married) and his are together so this is what we used with the help of my mom....
Linda M.
and
Manuel E.
Together with their families
Request the honor of your presence
As they are united in marriage
Saturday, the fourth of August
Two thousand and seven
at one thirty in the afternoon
Church
address
address

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

This is actually fairly easy.

Son of
Mr James Smith and Ms Eileen Smith/Jones/Jones-Smith

Or if you want to name hs dad and new step-mom and mother it would be
Son of
Mr and Mrs James Smith and Ms Eileen Smith/Jones/Jones-Smith

Answer 5

allof the above is fine. son of mr. john smith and ms. jane doe (if she uses her maiden name, and even if not i'd go with it). don't list his step-mom b/c technically he's not the "son of" her, unless they remaried when he was very small. to not slight her, mention her in the ceremony program, have her walk down the aisle with her husband, read at the ceremony, etc.

Answer 6

...son of
John Smith (dad)
and
Mary Smith (mom)
(this indicates that they are not married even if they have the same last name)

or

...son of
John Smith (dad)
and
Mary Jones (mom if she remarried or went back to maiden name)

or

...son of
Mary Smith (mom) -- could also be "Mary Jones"
and
John and Julia Smith (dad and stepmom)


or

...son of
John and Julia Smith (dad and stepmom)
and
Mary and Bob Jones (mom and stepdad)

Answer 7

Unless they are paying their name shouldn't even be on the invitation to begin with. Leave it off and you don't have to worry about it. It is not common to include it.

Answer 8

son of Frank (new wife's first name) Smith and Mary Smith.

Answer 9

Put son of mr. soso and mrs. soso

Answer 10

go to the knot.com they show you how to do everything