Wedding Invitations

You can do this formally, as you would for a first wedding, by contacting local newspapers, friends, and family and even sending out announcements, or you can be more low-key and simply call those closest to you to share your news.

Consider and be sensitive to the impact that your news may have on your children from previous marriages or on your ex-spouse(s).

Because your second wedding may be significantly different in size or scope than your first, be careful about whom you tell of your news right away. They may assume that they are going to be included in or invited to your ceremony.

Consider announcing your wedding plans at the same time you share your news. For example, if you plan to do a reception only and to include just immediate family (or no one) I your ceremony, it may be good to be up front with your plans when you make you round of calls.

In wording your invitations, there are no rules you must follow. You can be really creative and even handwrite the invitations if that suits your style.

Do not feel obligated to send out a formal, engraved, traditional invitation unless you want to.

Many second weddings are paid for not by the couple’s parents but by the bride and groom. If this is the case for you, there is no need to refer to your parents in the invitation unless you choose to do so.

If this is a second wedding for only one of you, some parents may be involved in funding your event. If so, discuss with them the invitation wording or other parental references in your announcements, wedding program, or ceremony.