Usually, the mother's name appears
first on the invitation, unless the
parents are divorced and the mother
is nowhere to be found. Then, the
father and his wife (if he is remarried)
would issue the invitation, and it
would read "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
request the pleasure of your
company at the marriage of his
daughter . ."
If the parents are amicably di-
vorced, then both names may appear
on two separate lines of the invitation
as "Mrs. Joan Smith and Mr. John
Smith."
If you don't have room
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Family Photos
Making a list of all the people
involved in the wedding, and who will
appear in what photograph, definitely
helps make the day run smoothly,
says Miles Lakin, of Lakin-Squire
Studios in West Bloomfield.
Les Gorback, co-owner of Gorback
Studio of Photography in Franklin
Village, likes to meet with the bride
and groom about two weeks before
the wedding, and make up
information cards on the members of
the bridal party. "We go a little note
crazy, but it's in the best interest of
the party." Mr. Gorback said. "We like
to be thorough and complete."
Mr. Gorback asks the couple if there
are any people in their families who
should not or would not stand
together for a photograph. "We also
find out if it's OK to take a picture of
the bride and groom with divorced
Mom and Dad in the same picture,"
he said. "I tell the bride or groom,
`regardless of their marital status, they
are still your parents.' ".
Brides usually want a picture with
their natural parents to preserve their
own family history, according to Gerri
Mitchell, owner of Mitchell
Photography in Ann Arbor. "If there
is hostility between the parents, the
brides needs to muster up the
courage to say to her parents, 'I want
this picture for me and for your
grandchildren,' " Mrs. Mitchell said.
"The photographer can help the
bride iron out all the details involved
with getting her family together."
On the other hand, Murray
Goldenberg, owner of Goldenberg
Photography in Southfield, rarely
includes a picture of the bride and
groom with the divorced parents,
unless the bride or groom specifically
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