Wedding Invitation Wording Parent is Deceased
If a young lady is an orphan, the invitations may be issued in the name of her nearest relatives, her grand parents, her married brother or sister, aunt, uncle, or even of a chaperoning matron friend.
As occasions not infrequently arise when in the event of a remarriage or a first venture into matrimony the bride-elect stands quite alone, that is to say, she has no near relations to stand up for her… and she prefers not to requests the company of her acquaintances with the name of a friend, then her invitations may be expressed in these terms:
The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Dora Joyce Grove
with
Mr. Roger D. Jamieson
on the afternoon of Thursday, the twentieth of April
at four o clock
The First Presbyterian Church
Johnston Avenue
Somertown.
*or*
The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Mrs. Dora Joyce Grove
with
Mr. Roger D. Jamieson
on the afternoon of Thursday, the twentieth of April
at half-past three o clock
at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Royce
22 Church Street
Linda Elizabeth Smith
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Jennifer Anne
To
William John Marks
Saturday, the Seventh of May
Two Thousand and Seven
at two o’clock
Holy Hock Grove Chapel
Any Town, Any State
If the bride is orphaned, the name of a married brother and his wife may be used, a bachelor brother or a married sister and her husband. Failing these, the nearest relative or guardian may be listed.
You may not be listing your parents on the invitations for various reasons. You might be estranged from your parents or a parent is deceased. Not listing any parent names may be the most appropriate way to word your wedding invitations.
You might also want to honor a deceased parent on your wedding invitations.
It is not proper to list deceased parents on invitations… but you can use a wedding program for this purpose.
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