In a message dated 12/3/2004 7:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, jap@highstream.net writes: A sometimes-used convention has been to place the names of the bride and groom's parents at the top of the right-hand column followed by other close family members in that column. I certainly find this to be true in my family. When my 3rd great-grandmother remarried after the death of her first husband--signing immediately after the bride and groom were the children of the first marriages for both--with my 2nd great-grandmother signing at the age of 12--so, yes, children were included. Joan