how to word invites? what you doing ?

Hey ladies

Well I 'd love to say am making them was going too but with all the other lists of this DIY wedding I was happy when mum's friend offered. I love them gingham heart gorgeousness with little Daisy on the top as I love Daisies and peeps say they so me.

Anyways so am not sure how to word them and who's name to put on. Am sure my mum secretky wants hers and know it;s traditionall but I was worried people would think my parents have just paid for it all . Which they are not am sure they'd love to but they cab't aford it and we don't expect it . We are paying for most of wedding except for £1000 venue hire , which his parents have offered and we struggling so much we can't turn down.


So I suggested ok both parents names eg the 'Morgan and Thomas ' family invite _____but my mum sia dthat's just stupid and I said but If I put just your name will his parents be offended as they knwo my parents can't pay. My mum making flower girl dresses tho and the cake. So I don't knwo what to do my mum then said don't put our names , we're not contributing but then I felt awful . Spoke to his dad he said he didn't mind who's name on invite and said just put their name ..not sure he is bothered.


I just don't want people thinking we having it all paid for as we really going without alot at moment and doing alot of things cheaper and rasing money everyway we can,

Maybe I care to much about what people think . What would you put on ...for who invites the guests?

and also how do you word it ..any examples would be great


Thanks :\)

hi
we are pretending to host the wedding so we dont have to invite people we dont want to come - so we are putting our names first.

Google wedding invite wording and you will find something cheesy on there, that is what I have done - mine is the cheesiest ever goes something like this

"As you our family and friends have shared in our blah, blah, blah invite...... to see us exchange our rings blah, blah blah.
It is extra cheesy actually
Good luck

i dont think you should put either parents names on the invites. my invite lady asked me the name of the parents to put it on there but i told her none because like you i worry what people think etc. i think thats fair aswel because there your not offending anyone. + i would say its quite old fasioned to put there names on it.. but thats just me! also i wanted to send my mum an invite for her to keep and i didnt show her before hand because i wanted her to think wow there pretty, it just felt sad to send her one inviting herself!!

[Modified by: Mrs.Phillips2B on March 12, 2010 06:34 PM]

We've worded the invites from my parents. They have contributed just half of the wedding costs and it's more than we wanted to take (and we're aiming to give them as much back as possible in the future).

It didn't occur to me to write the invitations any other way. That said we've taken the lead with everything and just shown them what we've decided on to the get their approval. We're quite an old fashioned family though so it worked for us.

Do what feels right for you x

We've put...

Together with their parents

Name Name Name
and
Name Name Name

Would like to invite
Name

To share in their love and happiness as they exchange vows of marriage and begin their new life together

at

VENUE NAME

on

DATE OF WEDDING
2:00pm

Love that Mrs hall .

I don't klnwo guess it's me who has problem with mum's name going on as they aren't paying and don't want people to think they are. My parenst did help my sister but now they losing thier home over money debt so really don't expect it . Nice they helping making cake and dreses . they live long way away and think my mum annoyed that she feels not part of it as she was hoping to be here more but can't get to me.
Maybe I shoudl just grin and bare it but i did want it to just say ..we invite. And also awkwardness of inlwas givging £1000 towards venue.

maybe it's me that attracts the extra stress lol

so thinking of putting parenst as they are all helping even tho we paying most

what do you think of this ...sim to mrs hall


And together with their parents
invite

__................................................................__

 to celebrate as they exchange vows
and start their new life as husband and wife

on Friday 30th July
at___________________



and to their reception afterwards

We wanted something different too and because of family circumstances (my parents are divorced and re-married and didn't want to put anyone's nose out of joint!) we decided on this:

Love fills a lifetime
and a lifetime begins this hour
When the two of us,
Alyson & Ian,
begin a new life together
Come celebrate with us
as we exchange marriage vows
on Sunday, 10th October 2010
at _____________________
and at a reception to celebrate
afterwards to be held at
______________________

We are putting
my name & grooms name
together with their families invite

I know my Dad would love the invite to come from him but my Mum died and I don't want the invite to come from my step-mum in that way. Plus my Dad helping with reception, OH mum helping with Church but we still paying over half so thought it covered all

i love that idea alye xxx

Hiya

We have a similar problem money wise in that my dad is paying the majority, my mum is also contributing (they are divorceed) so we have decided not to put the invites from anyone to save arguements! So we are having:

Guest 1 Name and Guest 2 Name
the honour of your presence is requested as

Bride Name
and
Groom Name
join in marriage

At two o’clock
on date
at
Venue

Followed by reception and dancing until 1am

Hope that helps
x

We put "Together with their families (groom) & (bride) joyfully invite.................................... to share in their wedding day on 22 May 2010"

All our parents are contributing, but they're also all divorced and almost all remarried/long term relationships so it would have been a total nightmare trying to get everyone on there! They're all happy with what we put though

I should have also said we wanted to include the guests names to be very clear on who we are inviting (we are not inviting children). x

We are having:

"Bride full name
and
Groom full name

Together with their parents
Mr and Mrs B (bride's surname)
and
Mr and Mrs S (groom's surname)
Have pleasure in inviting
___________________
to celebrate their marriage
at...
on....
at..."

Both of our parents are paying the same amount towards our wedding, so my mom said it wouldn't be fair to put it just from my parents.

xxx

Thanks Becca, I liked it as it was a bit different. It's very difficult to keep everyone happy and it really does start with the invitations doesn't it!!