Wedding Invitation Wordings For Divorced or Remarried Parents

Wording a wedding invitation isn’t always standard. In some cases, parents of the bride or groom might be divorced, separated or remarried. Whatever their relationship may be, they are still ultimately your parents to give you away at your wedding and should be accorded that due respect in your wedding invitation card.

So should you word your wedding invitation to reflect your parents’ marital status? How can you word your wedding invitation correctly if you do? Read on below for tips on managing wedding invitations for divorced, separated or remarried parents.

Wedding Invitation Wording When Parents Are Divorced or Separated

Wording wedding invitations can be a little tricky if either parents are divorced or separated. It is rare for a divorced couple to be happy with a standard invitation wording which puts the couple together as Mr & Mrs. If the divorced parents are hosting the wedding, their names should come first but split to reflect each parent’s own or maiden name:

Mr Christopher Smith and Mrs Audrey Wells
warmly invite you
to the marriage of their son,
James Andrew Smith
to Julia Marie Neels
daughter of Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels

If both parents are jointly hosting, a wedding invitation sample may be:

Mr Christopher Smith and Mrs Audrey Wells
together with Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels
warmly invite you
to the union of their children,
James Andrew Smith to
Julia Marie Neels

Wedding Invitation Wording When One Parent Is Remarried

If one parent has remarried, it is only polite to include their partner’s name in your wedding invitation. However, if they are not married, it is entirely up to the children’s discretion on whether the unmarried partner’s name should be included. If one parent has remarried and is hosting the wedding, the wedding invitation will reflect three separate names:

Mr & Mrs Christopher Smith
and Mrs Audrey Wells
warmly invite you
to the marriage of their son,
James Andrew Smith
to Julia Marie Neels
daughter of Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels

Or if the mother has been the sole caregiver during the divorce:

Mrs Audrey Wells
together with Mr & Mrs Christopher Smith
warmly invite you
to the marriage of their son,
James Andrew Smith
to Julia Marie Neels
daughter of Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels

Wedding Invitation Wording When Both Parents Are Remarried

If both parents have remarried, it can get a little crowded as both parents and step-parents should be included in your wedding invitation:

Mr & Mrs Christopher Smith
and Mr & Mrs Patrick Milton
warmly invite you
to the marriage of their son,
James Andrew Smith
to Julia Marie Neels
daughter of Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels

Or if both sets of remarried parents are co-hosting the wedding with the bride or groom’s parents:

Mr & Mrs Christopher Smith
and Mr & Mrs Patrick Milton
together with Mr & Mrs Andrew Neels
warmly invite you
to the marriage of their children,
James Andrew Smith and Julia Marie Neels 

Wording a wedding invitation correctly can be a little tricky and sensitive in tricky family situations but spare some time and thought into wording them to honour and respect your parents properly. You will be glad you did!

With Love,
Elle

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