Grooms parents name on wedding invitation ?

My parents are paying for the wedding-church, hall, flowers the whole thing in general. my fiancé’s parents are gifting us a large amount of money and also paying for rehearsal dinner and contributing to the photographer and flowers and decor...

It is embedded in my mother and fathers head that ONLY the brides parents should be on the invitation, is this true? I am Greek Orthodox if it makes any difference

I am dreading saying anything about it to my FMIL and his sister... I feel like this is going to be a family feud. His sister has been married twice so I can’t compare to hers.

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Je

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Maybe say "together with their families"

Ca

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I’ve seen groom and brides parents on invitations. His parents are just as important as yours.

Ky

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First of all. It’s your wedding so it’s your decision. Second of all, that is one of her stupidest things I’ve ever heard. OF COURSE your husbands parents names go on the invitation if your parents names do. That’s ridiculous and incredibly disrespectful of them to say otherwise.

Ky

Kyle • Mar 23, 2019
Just don’t put any parents names on the invites.

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As • Mar 23, 2019
You’d be surprised how many I have seen with just the brides parents, I rather not go with the flow of all the weddings I’ve been to...

Ki

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I put “together with their families” because my parents had the same issue. I didn’t want their names if his parents couldn’t be on their too. Or you could do the two sets of names together: “John and Jane Smith and Steven and Sarah Miller Invite you...”

It is your wedding, though you do have to compromise if someone else is paying. As long as both sets of parents are paying something, both should be on invitation.

Ni

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Hmm. I’ve seen grooms’ parents’ names on wedding invitations before. It shouldn’t be a big deal to your parents honestly

A

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We didnt include either of our parents’ names on the invitation. We did say something like, “together with our families.”

Ka

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If it’s this much of an issue, pay for the wedding yourself. Smaller wedding you can afford and explain why.

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As • Mar 26, 2019
@🖤J.🖤' ' The 90k is coming from my parents

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🖤J.🖤 • Mar 24, 2019
@Ashley' ' 😳 That’s insanity. I’m sorry but...$90,000 😟 Definitely put both families.

As

As • Mar 23, 2019
This weddings at like 90k everything is in contracts deposits already down on everything... there is no backing down or making any threats at this point lol

Em

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Wait why would any parents names be on the invitation...?

I'm confused; I've never seen this. I've only seen invites with the couple's names and all the basic where/when info.

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As • Mar 26, 2019
@A' ' Thank you lol

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A • Mar 23, 2019
Old school wedding invites had who was hosting or “paying” for the wedding. Like, mr and mrs smith invite you to the wedding of their daughter to mr john miller.

As

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My parents made my sister only have theirs, so I don’t see me winning this argument because she also fought with them about this... technically not my choice because I am not paying for them... but I feel really bad treating them like chop liver

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