Wedding invitation etiquette regaring academic title?
July 15, 2008
Hi Guys just wanted to know your opinion. I
Is it common (or necessary) to include academic title such as MBA, Prof, PHD, MA, etc of parents in wedding invitation?
Or should all just be plain Mr. and Mrs. without any academic title?
Any reply will be appreciated. 
No- MBA, PhD etc. should only be put on official documents. It's not necessary for a wedding invitation.
Some people may like to be called Dr. ______ but I don't think most people would care. If you're worried, ask them what they prefer to be called before you send the invites. I wouldn't add the letters (e.g. MBA, PhD, MA, etc.) after their names though. I have a doctorate and wouldn't care if someone referred to be as Dr. ____ but I def would find it weird if someone acknowledged my qualifications on a wedding invitation.
What is proper wedding invitation etiquette? I am a maid of honor but my boyfriend of two years is not invited
July 13, 2008
I am my youngest aunt's maid of honor. We are fairly close, more so than the other family members. She has just emailed me indicating that my boyfriend of two years, whom I also live with, is not invited due to "wedding invitation restrictions." The location at which she has reserved her wedding is limited to about 120 people. She, via email, said she's very depressed about it and would understand if I backed out, granted with fair time warning.
I less want to go to the wedding, but also want to as it is a great honor. At the same time, I would rather have my boyfriend there. There is no reason other than that that he is not invited, he has been to family dinners and they (from what impression I can gather) like him.
Any advice?? How do I tell my boyfriend??
From the email, she seemed really down about it, and also indicated that it MIGHT be possible to add him provided that one of my grandparents' guests did not come. My grandparents probably invited some people my aunt didn't want to–but they are stodgy old Vietnamese people. 
Thank you!!! I hadn't realized that he would be sitting at a different table as well. He probably won't be able to come anyway since he may work nights and will be unable to take vacation time.
Thanks all again! ~I really like this new feature of Yahoo's. Happy holidays.
Any wedding guest over the age of 18 and in a relationship should have thier significant other included. It's very poor taste to not do so, especially since you are IN the wedding AND live together! This may be the man you one day marry, but even if you don't, it's still majorly tacky to exclude him. Not to push the issue with your aunt, but she needs to let you know if he is or is not on the list ASAP. One, because her answer may affect your decision to participate in the wedding, and two, she needs to know if she is going to replace you as a bridemaid or if she is going to be a gracious bride and invite him. By the way, I had a similar situation happen to me. I wasn't in the wedding, but had been dating my bf for 4 years at the time. He had met most of the family, and still wasn't invited. It wasn't like I was a teenage either, I was 26 at the time. Anyway, we are getting married in July, and he still feels bad that he wasn't included in the family. What can I say? Some people are born in barns and have no manners. Hope it all works out for you!
