Phrasing for Parents listed with Bride and Groom names

I’m not sure what you’re asking for. Our parents were just listed as “Parents of the Bride: (names)” and “Parents of the Grooms: (names)” on the program.

View Quoted Comment The invitation, for example, say (parents names) are inviting you to the wedding of their son and daughter (our names).

There are a few ways to do it:

Mr. and Mrs. Bride's parents invite you to the wedding of their daughter

Bride First and Last

to

Groom First and Last

son of Mr and Mrs Grooms parents.

^^^this one is usually when Bride's parents are hosting.

Then/

Mr. and Mrs. Bride's parents

and

Mr and Mrs Groom parents

invite you to the wedding of their children

Bride First and Last

and

Groom First and Last

or/

Together with their families,

Bride First and Last

and

Groom First and Last

invite you to their wedding....

Wedding program or wedding invitation? I’m not sure what you mean when you say the parents are “introducing” the couple. Do you mean issuing invitations as hosts or co-hosts?

View Quoted Comment Oh, invitations are different than programs! The traditional wording is:
Bride’s Parents cordially invite you to the wedding of their daughter Bride to Groom, son of Groom’s Parents.

That’s traditional, assuming Bride’s parents are the hosts. If it’s joint with Groom’s parents and/or you, I’d try:You are cordially invited to the wedding of Bride, daughter of Bride’s Parents, and Groom, son of Groom’s Parents.

If we're talking about invitations (not programs), you can decide based on whether you'd like more traditional or more contemporary wording. Jacks and Andrea gave some good options.

For our invitations we're just going to say "The Smith and Smyth families request the honor of your presence at the wedding of Groom and Bride." My fiance comes from another culture where both families are supposed to 'extend' the invitation or else it's interpreted as one side not approving of the wedding, so that's why we have both last names at the beginning.

View Quoted Comment For the program when the parents are introducing the couple as co-hosts

View Quoted Comment “Together with their parents, Bride and Groom invite you…”

View Quoted Comment This is for the wedding program

View Quoted Comment Sorry, that’s right. I gave the program phrasing earlier.

Programs aren’t necessary, but if you are committed to having them they are not the place to indicate who is doing the hosting. Most people just list and identify those participating in the processional by name and either the role in the wedding or relationship. For the father and his long time SO it could be, Mr. John Smith and Ms. Jane Doe, father of bride and partner.


Unfortunately, while late parents can be cherished, remembered and valued, they can’t properly host a wedding or introduce a couple. I’m personally not a fan of weddings as being the time or place for memorial statements or displays, but if you must, a separate line such as we honor those no longer with us is more appropriate.