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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son moved across the country, met a girl, they moved in together, and are now engaged. They originally wanted to elope, but I told my son that I would be very upset to not get to be present at my child's wedding. So now they are having a destination wedding in Mexico. A dinner for just the two families Thursday night, a welcome dinner for everyone Friday night, wedding Saturday night, brunch Sunday morning. They hired a wedding planner, which I had assumed meant that everything would be done according to the manners we are all used to.

Invitations went out. They say the bride's parents would like you to join them to celebrate as their daughter marries M______ (my son). No mention of myself or my husband. When DH and I brought this up to our son, he said that he asked if we wanted to contribute by paying for either of the dinners or the brunch, and because we're not, then we are not "hosting" the wedding, and her parents and he are paying for everything, which is why they are on the invite. DH is saying he has never been so humiliated before in his life. Our son also said, isn't it enough that we're having a wedding you can attend instead of eloping like we wanted to? So did he have us left off the invite as payback for me asking that they not elope? [/quote]

It would offend me, but it's the correct invitation wording manners according to google searches and wedding websites and such so you can't really say much about it. As a bride trying to pick invitations, I learned that depending on who's contributing to the wedding, it's worded a certain way. I disagree with it because I think it shouldn't be about who's paying what, but it seems that's the general rule. Of course, your son coudl have chosen not to go with that rule.  [/quote]

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