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How To Word Wedding Invitations When Both Sets Of Parents Are Hosting

When both sets of parents are hosting the wedding, wording the wedding invitations can be difficult. VideoJug is here to help you navigate these aspects of tradition, etiquette and formality to make your wedding invitations perfect. Enlarge

How To Word Wedding Invitations When Both Sets Of Parents Are Hosting

When both sets of parents are hosting the wedding, wording the wedding invitations can be difficult. VideoJug is here to help you navigate these aspects of tradition, etiquette and formality to make your wedding invitations perfect.

Step 1: You Will Need

  • The full names of the parents being included on the invitation
  • The date and time of your wedding ceremony
  • The bride and groom's full names

Step 2: Who's Hosting?

Everything in the wording of a wedding invitation starts with who is hosting the wedding. The host is the person or persons who are paying for the wedding. It's the host who officially invites the wedding guests.

Step 3: Word The Invitation

Happily, this is a group affair, and both the bride's and groom's parents are hosting the big day. So if Cheryl Walker is marrying Tim Jones, the invitation would look like this: "Mr. and Mrs. James Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Jones request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their children Cheryl Rae Walker and Mr. Timothy Earle Jones ...."
Keep in mind, this is traditional etiquette. There are no wedding police. Some couples alter the wording to suit their preferences.

Step 4: Off to the Printer

Once you have finished the proper wording for your invitation, all that's left is sending that specific wording to your stationer via e-mail, snail mail, or telephone. From there, the invitations go to the printer.