Proper Wedding Invitation Wording for widowed mother
August 25th, 2006 by debbysibert
Correct Wedding Invitation Etiquette for widowed mother
My mother is a widow who has not remarried. She prefers the use of
her first name. Can her name read, “Mrs. Karen Marie Sampson on my wedding invitations?”
A widow who has not remarried to be proper should use her deceased
husband’s name, preceded by “Mrs.” (A divorced woman should use “Mrs.”
followed by her first, maiden, and married names.) If your mother would
really rather use her first name she should omit her title in which
case all other titles should be omitted to be consistent. This will
make the invitation more informal. (The titles are one of the element
that make the invitation formal.)
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