To recognize the groom s deceased father wording for the bride s parents should mirror that used for the groom s.
Wedding program wording for deceased parent.
Find wording examples below to help you create your wedding invitations as well as honoring your parent who has passed.
Jane smith step 4.
John doe on the second.
In this example the father of the bride is deceased and the mother of the bride is remarried.
For example place jane mary doe on the first line followed by daughter of mrs.
Deceased parents wedding invitation wording.
Parents of the bride.
For example if the bride s mother has passed away the bride s parents would be listed as mr.
The simplest approach is to list the names of the people you want to memorialize in the wedding ceremony program.
You can list them under the wedding party section in the following way.
Get creative by first putting the couple s name down on the cover.
List your deceased parent as part of the wedding party.
Thank you sections come in different forms but many of them speak about faith and family making them a natural spot for mentioning deceased loved ones.
Underneath their name write something like the late mr.
For a list of names start with in loving memory of or a similar phrase.
Parents of the bride.
This text must be informative and romantic.
If the mother was deceased instead you would list her first above the living father and step mother if he was remarried.
For wedding programs that are more than a page the cover will have wedding programs text.
This honors the deceased without adding an entire page to your program.
Arthur den as a way to recognize your parent who is no longer here.
It must include the who why when and sweet romantic quotes as footnotes.
In this example the father of the bride is deceased and the mother of the bride is remarried.
If the mother was deceased instead you would list her first above the living father and step mother if he was remarried.
You can list them under the wedding party section in the following way.
When you list the parents of the bride or groom include your living parent first.
Wedding program cover wording.