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Weddings - Wedding Invitation wording re:bride's divorced parents and dollars
Question QUESTION: When the bride's parents are divorced and the wedding costs more than the mother makes in a year and can contribute only so much, does that mean the father and new wife, who are contributing 23's of the cost, are the only ones on the invitation as hosts of the wedding???
ANSWER: The mother is contributing something and therefore should be on the invitation. You need to speak to the father and mother to discuss who they think should be on the invitations.
Good luck!
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QUESTION: The father thinks he should be the only one on the invitation as he is contributing 66 percent toward the wedding costs, the bride and groom are contributing 33 percent and the mother 1 percent. So given the father feels strongly about it, what would the appropriate way for the bride to handle this?? What is the appropriate wording on an invitation given this information?
Thank you . . .
Answer The appropriate information is to have whoever is hosting the wedding to be the names on the invitation, but this is not really about what the etiquette is this is more about working out between yourselves a happy compromise.
Have you asked the mother what she wants on the invite? If she is happy to not be on the invite then the father's name could be the sole host but that is sad - they are both the parent's of the bride equally.
Would hate to be in your shoes if you are the one trying to sort it out.
You could always have an invite that just states you are invited to the wedding of Barry and June. No mention of hosts names at all.
