Mexican Wedding Invitations and Padrinos: How to Ask and Credit Your Sponsors
Our Sweet Day Team, October 26, 2026
In many Mexican and Hispanic weddings, padrinos and madrinas sponsor parts of the ceremony and the celebration: the lazo, the arras (the thirteen coins), the rings, the bouquet, sometimes the cake or the music. Asking them is an honour, and listing them on the invitation is a way of saying thank you.
Ask Your Padrinos First
Before the invitations go out, ask each sponsor personally. From your event page, choose "Ask sponsors": each person gets their own link with their name and role ("Tía Carmen, will you be our madrina de lazo?") and answers Yes or No. A no is easy to give and kindly received. Every answer shows up in your event's Proposals tab, and each padrino can have their own note and their own reasons why it is them.
Opening Words in Spanish
- "Con la bendición de Dios y de nuestros padres"
- "Tenemos el honor de invitarle a celebrar nuestro matrimonio"
- "Nuestros corazones se unen"
For bilingual families, write the Spanish and the English one after the other.
Listing the Padrinos
Use the Entourage & sponsors section to list them by role:
- Padrinos de velación
- Padrinos de lazo
- Padrinos de arras
- Padrinos de anillos
Spell every name the way they write it, and confirm titles before publishing.
The Mass and the Celebration
Set out the day in the Program section: the misa, the arrival at the reception, the first dance, the vibora de la mar and anything else your family loves.
Dress Code
Write it in the Attire section ("Formal; guayaberas welcome") and add the colours you have in mind.
RSVP Tips
Give each family its own link with the number of adults and children invited. Replies and dietary needs arrive in your guest list, and you can seat everyone with the seating planner.