Question from Jan:
My daughter is getting married in Oct. Her dad died 11 years ago and I remarried a few years ago. She is getting married on her dad’s birthday. She was very close to her dad, but she is very close to my new husband. My question is do I include my new husbands name on the invitation (I kept my late husband’s last name because my kids were so young) and do I use my late husbands name? And would it be proper to mention that the wedding is on my late husbands birthday? It’s complicated.
Answer from Bridal Expert Angela:
Is your new husband contributing to the cost of the wedding? If yes, then he should be on the invitation. Those who are paying for (hosting) the wedding are put on the invitation. If this is the case, then it would be appropriate to have a memorial candle or memorial reading at the wedding ceremony by someone in the family honouring your late husband.
To get your options in invitation wording, speak to the printer of your invitations. They have all the correct wording and will give you your choices based on the specific details of your situation.
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