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The Father's Girlfriend

General Wedding Etiquette

The Father's Girlfriend

<font color="#ffffff">From the big decisions to the little details, discuss wedding day basics here.</font>

My sister is getting married March 20th next year and we are trying to figure out the proper wording for her fiance's family... So here's the situation, the groom's mother, father & his girlfriend

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General Wedding Etiquette

The Father's Girlfriend

<font color="#ffffff">From the big decisions to the little details, discuss wedding day basics here.</font>

My sister is getting married March 20th next year and we are trying to figure out the proper wording for her fiance's family... So here's the situation, the groom's mother, father & his girlfriend

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The Father's Girlfriend

posted at 10/28/2009 9:59 PM CDT on weddingchannel.com

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My sister is getting married March 20th next year and we are trying to figure out the proper wording for her fiance's family... So here's the situation, the groom's mother, father & his girlfriend need to be listed on the invitation. Although the father isn't currently married or planning on getting married anytime soon, his girlfriend is like a mother to the groom (he's known her practically all his life and he refers to her as his mom).

How should we list them all on the invitation and what would be the proper title to give the girlfriend in the program without offending his mom or is "mom"?

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Re: The Father's Girlfriend

posted at 10/29/2009 6:35 AM CDT on weddingchannel.com

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Groom
Son of Mrs. Grooms's Mother, Mr. Groom's Father, Ms. Girlfriend.

According to what I see online.

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posted at 10/29/2009 6:40 AM CDT on weddingchannel.com

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Is it necessary to list it all in the invitation?

You don't *have* to.

However if you do want to indicate who the groom's parents are, the above wording is correct - just make sure that his mother wants to be Mrs. She may prefer a different title.

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posted at 10/29/2009 8:46 AM CDT on weddingchannel.com

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I had a weird family dynamic with my DH's side.

Try this:

Fiance, son of Mom and Dad, with the blessing of Girlfriend.

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posted at 10/30/2009 11:10 AM CDT on weddingchannel.com

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The couple and their families?

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posted at 11/1/2009 10:44 PM CST on weddingchannel.com

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A few alternatives:

Together with their families, Ms Sarah H Mitchell and Mr John D Smith request the honor of your presence at their wedding Saturday September 18, 2010 at St Peters Cathedral 110 W Main St Gramercy, NY

Ms Sarah H Mitchell has agreed to be forevermore the wife of Mr John D Smith. Please join us for our happily ever after! The wedding will be held at Cinderella's Castle in the park located at 26th and Sycamore Great Oaks, ME

The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Katherine L. Boche and Brian M. Stevens on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 11 o'clock in the morning The Rockaway Dinner Club Long Beach Road Jamestown, New York 11677
Cocktails, Dinner and Dancing immediately following at the Rockaway Room

Island boy meets city girl: To find out how the story ends please join us Katrina Williams & Nathan Roda together with our parents Mrs. Sara King, Mr. Brad Williams and Mrs. Angie Micheals, and Mr. & Mrs. George Roda as we smile, laugh, cry, eat, and laugh some more Saturday, the fourth of October two thousand fourteen at half past three o'clock in the afternoon Victorian Gardens Los Angeles, California

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posted at 11/2/2009 8:37 AM CST on weddingchannel.com

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Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Kimberly Ann
to
Mr. Paul David Williams
son of
Mrs. Stephanie Williams
and
Mr. Brian Williams and Ms. Gina Girlfriend

(I edited above, I had it backwards earlier...)

Check with mom to see what she wants to use. The above is the correct name usage for a divorced women, but she may have taken back her maiden name, prefer Ms. etc.

This is the only way to include Gina Girlfriend's name, and some may balk at using the term "their" daughter, but there is no other appropriate way to word it. Hallmark makes "like a daughter" cards, but we're not there yet with invitations!

Family units are whatever they are, so we have to recognize it and accept it. I'm glad that the groom and Gina Girlfriend are so close that he wants to include her and presumably his mom is cool with it too.

Best wishes!

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posted at 11/6/2009 1:05 PM CST on weddingchannel.com

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You also mentioned a program - To avoid using the term 'Mom' or making up a new one, simply list the parents under: parents.

Parents of the Bride:
Mr. and Mrs. Parents

Parents of the Groom:
Mrs. BirthMother
Mr. BirthFather and Ms. Girlfriend

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posted at 11/12/2009 10:12 AM CST on weddingchannel.com

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I wouldn't personally list everyone on the invitation - it'll just look crowded and jumbled. Stick with "together with their families" or "the families of Bride and Groom request the pleasure of your company at the wedding of their children."

As for the programs, instead of using the word "parents" use the word "families"

i.e.:

Our Families
Mr. & Mrs. Bride's Parents
Mrs. Groom's Mom
Mr. Groom's Dad and Ms. Girlfriend

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