My little sister is divorced with two young children. Should I call her my Maid-of-Honor or Matron-of-Honor? I know Matron means "married", but I'm not sure about divorced (especially with kids). Sources, please, if you can.
2007-11-04 11:18:45 · 19 answers · asked by ktswim 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Maid-of-honor. Even if someone is divorced they are still considered a maid-of-honor because she is not married presently, if she were married then it would be matron.
2007-11-04 11:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by PUREfect Your Skin 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I used Maid of Honor with my cousin. She's in the same situation, divorced with children. Nobody noticed or questioned why we didn't use Matron instead. Many people don't know there is even a difference between the two. I say go with what you like.
2007-11-04 11:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by mysteryperson 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
how about asking her what she would like? Isn't the whole point of a maid/matron of honor to be exactly that? they are in a place of honor and i dont think it should matter. Just ask your sister if she would prefer to be called the maid or matron.
2007-11-04 14:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by Michy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She's considered a Matron of Honor as she has been married however, if either of you are not comfortable with this title, you can revert back to Maid of Honor. There's nothing written in stone on entitlement!
Good luck and congratulations!
2007-11-04 12:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by cgspitfire 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
still matron.. maid implies virgin - technically you are right, Matron wouldn't fit either, but back in the day these terms were coined divorces were pretty much non-existant... but maid fits even less than matron does. In UK Matron just means mature woman
2007-11-04 11:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by llcentlous 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I don't know what the proper etiquette is, but I would say Matron. In other countries that don't have an equivalent of Ms, divorced women are still referred to as Mrs. Some cultures, if you have kids you are a Mrs. regardless of marital status.
2007-11-04 11:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Actually, I did not even realize that there really was a difference. It kind of goes along with the bride's white gown. I have had a lot of people I know get married who already have kids, and you tend to overhear people making comments about her white dress but she obviously is not a virgin. I would not make too much of a big deal about what to call her. Just say she is in your wedding party.
2007-11-04 11:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by truely_loved 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maid - single, divorced, widowed
Matron - currently married
2007-11-05 03:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maid because she isn't married. Mature, yes, but divorced.
2007-11-04 22:27:55 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Wow....so many suggestions.
Here is mine:
I think she should be MAID of honor. It doesn't matter if she has kids or not! She is NOT married, so that makes her a maid of honor as far as I see it.
2007-11-04 11:41:57 · answer #10 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋