Wedding Invitations

I ran across a wedding etiquette FAQ that may hit home for some of you. The wedding etiquette pro responding to these questions had a very good point that I wanted to share.

In this particular situation, it was the step mother writing in. Her step daughter is getting married in a couple months and has invited her biological father (the husband of the questioner) and mother but does not want them to bring their current spouses (the step parents). She does however want her biological dad to walk her down the aisle.

Because her step mother was not invited, her father declined the invitation to not only walk his daughter down the isle but attend period. He will only attend the wedding if his current wife is invited to come with him. Having your father walk you down the isle can be a very big deal for some people, so this could have some huge consequences.

Should he go to the wedding alone or stick to his principles? Should he be the bigger person or should the bride?

While some people would consider it horrible of the dad not to attend his own daughters wedding, it’s equally as horrible for his daughter to exclude his wife. It’s not necessarily a matter of who the biggest person is. Instead the bride should look at her father’s example of demonstrating what it means to be married.

You can see the original article at http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/columnists/advice/chi-0213askamyfeb13,1,3127615.column