Q: My fiance and I are about to order our wedding invitations and I want to use the traditional verse where the bride’s parents issue the invitation. However, he wants to add his parents’ names on the invitation even though they are not paying for the wedding. What should we do?

A: Your parents can still issue the invitation but you can recognize his parents by adding a line underneath the groom’s name that states “son of Mr. and Mrs. John Doe”. This is not uncommon as many couples now “recognize” the groom’s parents in this manner.