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Just Said Yes July 2019

Wedding Programs - Divorced Parents

Erica, on June 19, 2019 at 9:57 PM Posted in Planning 0 8

I was filling in my program for the wedding, and after listing my parents who are still married, I got to my fiancee's parents who are not. And I'm not sure how to list them on the program. I've seen plenty of posts where for example mom is not remarried but dad is and so I've gathered that in that instance you would do mom first then on a second line you would list dad and new wife, but neither of his parents are remarried, though they both have significant others, so would like list "mom s" on one line and "dad s" on the second line? Where would I put the and sign for that? Or would you still just list it as "mom & dad s" since they are not remarried?

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Latest activity by Future Mrs. McCully, on June 20, 2019 at 1:13 PM
  • Yoice
    VIP March 2019
    Yoice ·
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    I guess you’ll have to judge based on how long they being together and how serious the relationship is. I would also probably consult it with fiancé or the parents itself to spare hurting their feelings and then go from there.
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  • Stacey
    Devoted July 2020
    Stacey ·
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    Wow. I’m not real sure of the wedding etiquette on this one. However, I’m not sure I would list their significant other unless they have been together for awhile. I think it would be odd if they were just dating these people for 2 months. If they’ve been together for awhile and they deserve to be added then I would list mom and significant other first. I’m sure you will figure it out.
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  • Sinéad
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2025
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    Hey Erica! I can see why this question is causing you a bit of confusion!

    I think it would be best to ask your SO what they would be most comfortable with. As the pp’s mentioned, if they have been together for a long time, you could include them in your program but if your SO would be more comfortable leaving them out of the program, then leave them out. You will be able to explain your decision of including or leaving out their significant others to your SO’s mom and dad so that they know if that would make you feel more comfortable.

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  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
    Danielle ·
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    My mom and dad are not together, nor are they married to anyone. I still listed them together on one line: John Smith and Jane Doe. For FH's parents that are married, I listed them on one line like: John and Jane Smith.

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  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
    Mrs. S ·
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    This is how mine will look:
    Parents of the Bride
    Mothers Name
    Father & Stepmother
    Stepfather (no longer with my mother but basically raised me)

    Parents of the Groom
    Mothers Name
    Fathers Name

    It takes up so much space but everyone is divorced except my dad and stepmom so I felt it was the most appropriate way.
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    Just Said Yes July 2019
    Erica ·
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    I'm not really questioning the inclusion or exclusion of listing significant others, my fiancees parents got divorced right around the time he was finishing high school so he doesn't have much if any of a relationship with them. I'm just more so wondering if you list his parents on 2 separate lines or if you can still list it as mom s & dad s on one line. Thanks for your input though!
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  • Yoice
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    Oh I’m sorry I misunderstood what you were asking. I think I’ll list them on separate lines then.
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  • Future Mrs. McCully
    Devoted July 2019
    Future Mrs. McCully ·
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    I originally put...

    Parents of the Bride:

    Mother of the Groom:

    Father of the Groom:

    But my FH didn't like that. He was like "why are my parents on separate lines but yours are together?? I was like "uhhh....because your parents aren't together?" LOL. But he said he thought it looked weird and wanted everything to look more neat and even.

    But I changed it so it says...

    Mother of the Bride:

    Father of the Bride:

    Mother of the Groom:

    Father of the Groom:

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