I'm Getting Married And Want To Know How To Write An Invitation With My Father's Name On It Since He Has Passed On,can You Help Me?

Have you considered placing the name as you would normally, but preceding it with a phrase like "my/her late father, ... " For example:

Along with the gracious and best wishes for our happiness of
the late (His Name Here),
and together with (Name of Your Son Here),
(Names of Bride-and-Groom-tobe here) request your presence at their wedding as they are joined in holy matrimony... etc....."

i don't know- just a thought. By the way, how wonderful that you are including your father in your special day. I am sure he will be with you. Best wishes and good luck.

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The important thing to keep in mind when including a deceased parent or parents on any invitation is that in general, it should not appear that the departed loved one is activately doing something. For example, in the following wording:

Ms. Jane Smith
and the late Mr. John Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Marie Claire
to
Alvin Theodore
son of Mr. And Mrs. Dale Clement
on Saturday, the eighth of September...

it rather sounds as if the late father were inviting people to the wedding, which presents certain metaphysical difficulties. It would be better to include the parent in a descriptive way....for example:

Ms. Jane Smith
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter,
Marie Claire
daughter of the late Mr. John Smith
to
Alvin Theodore
son of Mr. And Mrs. Dale Clement
on Saturday, the eighth of September...

Since Marie will always be her father's daughter, this wording provides a respectful and proper way to honor her deceased parent.

Might I also suggest that a wonderful place to make reference to a departed loved one is on the wedding program. These booklets, describing the order of service and listing the participants, provide a lasting remembrance of your special day and are more likely to be kept than invitations. If you would like more information on wedding programs, please visit www.weddingcentre-wi.com

The wedding program is also the appropriate place to mention that your son will be giving you away...typically he would be described as the "Bride's Escort" and identified further as the "Son of the Bride". If you would also like to include your son's name on the invitation, you might consider adding a line to the effect of "with the blessings of her son, [name here]". I would be happy to suggest a specific wording, but I would need to know more details. For example, who is hosting the wedding? Is it the couple themselves, or is the bride's mother considered the host? Are the groom's parents involved? Feel free to write to weddingcentre@weddingcentre-wi.com if you would like my help.

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You do like you normally would except .you say MRS.Jane and the Late John Smith. That is how i would do mine.

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