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On my wedding invitations I have to put my father and stepmothers name, but they dont have the same last name!

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How do I put thier names? Mr. Dad and Mrs. Stepmom? My fiances parents will be Mr. and Mrs. Fiance. Not to mention my mother kept my fathers last name. So it all reads out, Mrs. Dad (next line) Mr. Dad and Mrs. Stepmom (next line) Mr. and Mrs. Fiance. Is that the proper way?

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  1. have your mom as MS if she's not married.

    and go with how truefirst worded it


  2. I think what you said is perfect if they insist on having all their names.

    Otherwise you could say

    Together with their parents

    Bridie Ann Bride

    and

    Groomie Max Groom

    Usually I see it with the first names also so I would say

    Mrs. Lisa Dad

    Mr. Charles Dad and Mrs. Carrie Stepmom

    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fiance

  3. I'm doing mine like this (my parents are divorced, mom remarried and my stepfather has died):

    Mr. Paul Jones and Mrs. Susan Miller request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter blah blah blah...

  4. Okay,

    I don't know if this will help, but what I did was:

                                                 Jane Doe

                                                      and

                                                  Billy Bob,

                                      along with their parents

                                      would like to invited you....

    There was more to it then that, but I was in the same boat as you and could figure who to put first and how to get everyone on the invitation without offending anyone.

    I would have had my Fiance's parents, my Mom and Step-Dad, my Dad and Step-Mom.  Way too much.  I just explained that I didn't want to offend anyone and that this was the best compromise I could find.

  5. Just list both their full names.

    "Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Sara Jones"

  6. i agree with julie

  7. Or...you could throw all that out and just say "Together with our parents..."

  8. sorry but that is not at all proper its Mr.and Mrs. dad and blendedmom (nicer way to say stepmom. and step dad) mr. and mrs. fiance

  9. julie is right

  10. Maybe have your Mom as 'Ms' rather than 'Mrs'.

    It all seems ok to me. Good luck with your marriage!

  11. I think it might sound a lot better if you put his parents first on the invitation - maybe saying something like this:

    Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson

    and

    Mr. James Smith along with his wife Mrs. Mary Jones and Ms. Ann Smith

    invite you to share in the joy

    of the marriage uniting their

    children

    Ashley Marie

    and

    Patrick Everett

    on

    Saturday, the eighth of April

    at eleven o'clock in the morning

    San Bay Yacht Club

    42 Burgundy Drive

    Los Angeles, California  

    Or you could say something like this (even though she doesn't have the same last name people will understand)

    The Smith family (or maybe you could say The Smith-Jones Family)

    and the Johnson family

    invite you to share in the joy of

    the marriage uniting

    their children

    Rachel Ann

    and

    Thomas Christopher

    on Saturday, the seventh of July

    two thousand and twelve

    at eleven o'clock in

    the morning

    Green Grove, Marcy Park

    Lakeview Road

    Santa Barbara, California

    Or:

    In the celebration of love....

    Ms. Ann Smith and Mr. James Smith along with his wife Mrs. Mary Jones

    invite you to share in the joy

    of the marriage uniting their

    daughter

    Ann Margaret

    to

    Cliff B. Wilson

    son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson

    on Saturday, the fourth of July

    at one o'clock in the afternoon

    St. Joseph's Church

    122 East Willow Park

    Cumberland, Maryland

  12. First Your Dad and your stepmom (Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson and

    Then next line Your Mother (Mrs. Nancy Johnson)

    request the honor of your presence at the marriage of

    their daughter

    Mary Louise

    to

    Mr. James Christopher Jensen

    son of

    Mr and Mrs. Robert  C. Jensen

    on

    Saturday the 20th of July 2008

    etc. etc. etc.

    This is wedding etiquette and will not insult anyone...Everyone will be mentioned and they will be happy.

  13. I think you would say Mr. *first name* *last name* and Mrs. *first name* *last name*. Either that or Mr. *last name* and Mrs. *last name*. I think the first one is more proper, though.

  14. Don't use the Mr. and Mrs. titles.  Just put their names:

    John Doe and Jane Doe, Bob Person and Cathy Person

                                                 and

                   Mark Someone and Alice Someone

    Cordially invite you to the wedding............

  15. Yes, exactly - Mr. Dad and Mrs. Stepmom should each be listed with their own last names

    Here are two ways you might include all the parents:

    "Mrs. Jane Smith,

    Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Anne Jones

    invite you to celebrate the marriage of their daughter

    Sally Marie Smith

    to Robert Alan Clark

    son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark"

    or

    "Mrs. Jane Smith,

    Mr. John Smith & Mrs. Anne Jones,

    and Mr. & Mrs. Richard Clark

    invite you to witness the marriage of their children

    Sally Smith and Robert Clark"

  16. just put the names they have.  those that know you will know who they are.  it is complicated, but I think it will work.

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