Who are your invitations from?

Some people say that it all depends on who is paying etc (Traditionally) We are wording it from my parents, being the hosts. But just as i thought it would be nice for them. You can write it from you, you and your H2B as the hosts. It really depends on what you like and want to do, i don't think there is a right and wrong way.

Hiya! Traditionally it's the brides parents because it was tradition for the brides parents to pay for the whole thing! I think if they do then its nice that the invites are from them as they are hosting the event, but everyone to their own. We have just worded ours, after much dithering! Both sets of parents have helped considerably and we have also saved quite a bit. Therefore, we wanted them mentioned somewhere, so started off the invite by saying "together with our parents....our names....requests the pleasure of the company of....". That way everyone is on there. If you google it, many sites have lots of different examples. X

Mine were from mum and dad even though I did it all lol. It is tradition and im trying to keep as much tradition as possible. x

Ours are from all of us! Me, OH, his parents and mine - as we are all paying for the wedding. It'll be worded 'Together with their families, me and OH invite you bla bla bla'

I think its traditionally the brides parents hosting as they traditionally paid for the wedding.

HTH

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Mine are from my parents, they are paying for it and I quite like the "Mr & Mrs R .... invite .... celebrate the wedding of their daughter.....!"

The only thing I was marginally sad about was that all the RSVPs will be going to their house instead of mine so I miss out on seeing them arrive! ☹️

Mine are from my parents, they are paying for it and I quite like the "Mr & Mrs R .... invite .... celebrate the wedding of their daughter.....!"

The only thing I was marginally sad about was that all the RSVPs will be going to their house instead of mine so I miss out on seeing them arrive! ☹️

Hi

we are going to have the traditional wording even though me and OH are paying, i think there is just something about keeping to that old tradition, unless you talk to your mum about why she thinks it is important.

Everyone is different, what does your OH feel?

Am undecided as yet,

My parents are divorceed and i was brought up by my mum and step mum but still in touch with my real mum also so don't really know what to do.

Dont really want to word it from Mr & Mrs B as this would mean my dad and step mum and therefore my mum wouldnt get a mention, and as me and OH are paying for the wedding ourselves i think we will go down the route of wording it, "together with their parents".

I haven't asked him yet... He'll probably look like this ? and then say "whatever you like".

I don't really object to it, I just wondered if guests would think it wierd, but if it is still pretty traditional that's good for me. It will make me sad though, as it will be like saying goodbye to my surname, as it will be one of the last times it will appear on anything official.

Our invites are from us as we are paying for the wedding ourselves ?

I have no idea, my mum and dad are divorced and I havent seen my dad in year but think it would sound odd with just my mums name.

I dont have a clue, am gonna have to ponder it and read different ways of wording it

yes, I would say that it is one tradition that still stands, especially if the bride has never been married before, or still lives with her parents. The paying thing is still a consideration and in fact that's where the tradition comes from for the invites to come from the girl's parents: because traditionally the father of the bride pays for most of it!

In my case, ours are coming from us both even though my OH's dad is paying for the reception. It's my second marriage (OH's first) so it didn't quite feel right to have the invites coming from my Mum.

Mine are divorced too but at my first wedding the invites came from my mum only and no one batted an eyelid in fact everyone expected it!

We said "Miss blah blah and Mr blah blah, together with their parents, request the pleasure of the company of..."

Our parents have, between them, contributed most of the cost of the wedding. If we had paid for it ourselves, we would have left off the "together with their parents".

Ours say 'together with their parents, Samsam surname and hisname his-surname are delighted to invite ..... to celebrate their marriage'

I can't even guarantee that my Dad is coming to my wedding, and he and my Mum have been divorced for 15years so I think it would be inappropriate. We have spoken and decided that we will put:

The family of Bride and the family of Groom request etc etc.

I think it's down to personal circumstance - if your parents aren't organising everything, it seems a bit odd to have them down as hosts.

As we are hosting the wedding - and we live in a different country, we've put down the invites as being from us.

My parents are divorced, and I knew OHs family would take the hump at not being mentioned (despite a contirbution from my parents and nothing from his) so we addressed them from me and OH.

We sent our from our (5) cats....but they we are quirky lol

My parents helped out with money, OH did not if that makes a difference.

Ours read:

Together with their familes, CB and Mr CB*, would be delighted if X and X would join them...

*Christian name followed by surname

We're paying for our wedding but both sets of parents and my siblings are helping out in various ways.

Ours our from ourselves. It doesnt sit right (bearing in mind there are two brides) with me having the "parents hosting" thing but thats only me ? Do whatever you feel confortable with.

I think it should be whatever makes you most comfortable and some peoples family circumstances do make the tradiditonal wording difficult. We have gone with the traditional wording on ours for no other reason than it is traditional and my parents have really put a lot into helping us with every aspect of the wedding so I thought it would be nice, my mum sorted out my invitations for me but she did draft up 2 lots of working one the traditional one and one just saying we (me and OH) invite you....... and said to chose which we wanted

Our invitations are from us - we're funding it and my parents have done nothing to help with the planning of the wedding.

Agree with everyone - depends who is paying and also depends if its a traditional church wedding or civil ceremony.

A traditional church wedding is seen as one family joining another so your parents "giving you away" (so to speak) to a new husband.

Ours is a civil ceremony so invites are from me and OH. Plus we're paying for it ourselves. Plus I like the idea of my parents and in-laws receiving an invitation to our marriage from us as a couple rather than them asking people to come on our behalf. Its our wedding not my parents.

We're paying for and organising everything ourselves, however I would like to acknowledge our parents in some way - they did bring us up after all! - so might go down the 'Together with their parents'...route.