Would you invite your ex to your wedding?

@gtdonna (1738)
January 30, 2009 8:11am CST
So your ex is the mother/father of your kid(s) and you are remarrying an want your kids to attend your wedding. What is the correct proctocol? Do the kids alone get an invitation or do you invite the ex along as well? I am anxious to know!
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@mzplased (255)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I think it is however YOU feel it should be. If you and your fiance' feel comfortable about having them there on your special day then I say invite them. If you won't, then I would hold off in inviting them. I myself would feel akward in having my ex there on my wedding day of all days. Not that we dont get along, we do, but on that special day I just didnt want him there.
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@gtdonna (1738)
14 Apr 09
Well said! It indeed cna get a bit uncomfortable and who knows maybe someone could even start comparing the first wedding with the second
• United States
30 Jan 09
I don't know about protocal. But If your on good terms with your ex then go ahead and invite them. your ex can be giving the job of making sure the kids don't get out of hand. As kids tend to do on occasion. If your not friends or on good terms with them, I'd just invite the kids. But whatever you decide discuss it with your fiance, don't just be like 'oh by the way my ex is coming to the wedding'
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@gtdonna (1738)
14 Apr 09
Yep! But some peopel do just that, wait until the last minute then tell their new spouse to be that they have invited the ex to the wedding...madness
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I think it would depend on the relationship that was still there. My best friends parents divorced when she was young. Her parents stayed friendly for the kids and now when you see them together it is amazing how well they speak with each other. I think if you are on good terms with your ex that it would be nice to invite them if they would not be uncomfortable watching you marry someone else. If the kids don't mind either way then it would be easier to not invite them though.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
30 Jan 09
If you and your ex are on friendly terms there is nothing wrong with including him/her. I'm uncomfortable with the idea of sending wedding invitations to children because they have limited life experience and their perceptions of events can be skewed by others. If it were me, and I was not the custodial parent, I would find a way to include the children in the wedding party, even if it's only symbolic. This would lessen the chance of making them feel left out or uncertain about their place in their father's/mother's life. As members of the wedding party, the children are able to feel that they are a part of the event and, as such, would not need an invitation.
@gtdonna (1738)
14 Apr 09
Thank you for your response and I do agree with this answer.