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After viewing these general rules of etiquette, select your favorite invitation wording to be adapted to meet your needs.
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If the bride and groom issue their own invitations, the conventional form is:
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If the bride's father and mother are issuing the invitations, the conventional form is:
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If the bride's parents are divorced, the parent with
whom she lives usually issues the invitations.
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If the father issues the invitations, he uses the conventional form.
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If the groom's family issues the invitations:
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If the bride's father or mother is deceased and the surviving parent issues the invitations:
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If the bride's parents are deceased and the invitation is issued by an older, unmarried sister or brother:
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If the bride's parents are deceased and the invitation is issued by an older, married sister or brother:
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If the bride's father or mother is deceased and the surviving parent has remarried, the remarried mother would use her present husband's name, but the remarried father would use the conventional form:
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If the bride's parents are deceased, other relatives such as grandparents, aunts or uncles may also issue the invitations. They would use the same format as on left with the proper relationship changes. |
If the invitations are recalled because the wedding has been cancelled, the wording should fit the proper relationship changes.
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