How should I word wedding invitations when multiple people are paying?

Question

I'm getting married in 5 months, and I need assistance with wording the invitations. My mom, step-father, father, fiance's mom and the 2 of us are paying for the wedding. How can I include everyone and make it look nice without it looking like it is rambling on?

So far these are all great answers! Hard to choose a best!
The reason I mentioned putting in everyones names was because of the web references I've seen so far - etiquette states to put in the names of the people who are hosting it.
Thanks to all =)

Answer 1

You don't. You can just put your name & your fiance's name request the honour of your prescence on ....
No need to list all the contributors.

Answer 2

There's a lot of ways you can change the specific wording but here's a basic format:

mr. and mrs. step-dad and mom last name
and
mr. dad
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
your name
to
fiance's name
son of ms. mom-in-law-to-be
saturday, the fourth of May
at three o'clock
some church
town, state

reception to follow
place
maybe directions (i prefer an insert for reception info)

if that's still too much you can say
together with their parents
your name
and fiance's name
invite you to join in/request your presence/ask you to witness/ etc.
blah blah blah...

there's plenty on the internet to help as well (i included some sites), but i hope i did a little!
congrats!

Answer 3

place a chunk of paper in the invitation with inn and value maximum inn provides you with a discount while you're having a marriage or choose various rooms you do no longer could desire to pay for their inn

Answer 4

Hi and congratulations!

That would be TOO MANY names. There are many brides/grooms, like you, with mixed families. The best wording is something like this:

Together with their parents
Kimberly Joan Johnson
and
Kevin Tyler Smith
request the honor of your presence
as they exchange wedding vows
and begin their new life together
on
Saturday, the XXXXX of XXXX
Two thousand and eight
at
[time]
[venue]
[address]
[city, state]

Or....whatever wording you like for the body....but I would definitely do "Together with our parents"....

Good luck!

Answer 5

No-one is really bothered who is paying.

It is for you two to celebrate your own wedding so it is YOU who chooses who is invited.

Just because their are multiple people paying doesn't mean that they can tell you who you invite to your wedding so you should just say you and your fiance's name invite to celebrate your wedding.

Answer 6

You do NOT have to have the names of those contributing on the invitation.

Just put

"The parents of
Bride
and
Groom
yadda yadda"

Answer 7

It doesn't matter who is paying for the wedding, the parents' names are on the invitation of both the bride and groom, simply because it states who you are the son and daughter of.
Jane Linda,
daughter of Fred Smith and Susan (stepfather's first name) White
and
Michael Lewis,
son of Lucy Doe (and the late Alan Doe, if he's deceased, or the dad's full name if they're divorced)

Answer 8

Thanks for asking this. I needed help with it too! Except my Grandparents, my Mom and my fiance's parents are helping us pay. I think I am just going to do Cassandra and Chris invite you to be present in the celebration of their marriage... and blah blah blah

Answer 9

At the wedding acknowledge all of those who helped provide this wedding but on the invitation just include your name and your fiancé's name. CONGRATS!

Answer 10

we put "along with their parents" other friends of mine used "The families of..."
Talk it over with them all individually and see how they feel about it. you probably don't want it to be to wordy or confusing. The invite is a sneak peak into all of the hard work you have put into your special day, so make sure you are happy with it.