when do you use senor forero versus el senor forero

Question

wedding invitations, trying to decide wheter to put senor florindo forero y senora elvira saavedra forero
vs. El senor florindo forero y la senora elvira saavedra forero requieren el honor de su presencia

Pleaser remember that correct spelling and capitalization are mandatory on this site, welcome to the forum:) - 00494d19, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 1

HI again, yes, the long form and use "ñ"!!

And yes, with articles

Answer 2

Ok. Thank you for your answers. So to finalize, it sounds like I should put El Senor, y La Senora, and not El Sr. and La Sra. in other words no abbreviations. And the articles are the best way to do it unless speaking? is that right??

Answer 3

It must be El Señor, don't foget the caps in all this.

I agree with Heidita with El Señor.And by the way the formality is worth it, it is you wedding after all. - pacofinkler, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 4

The use of the article here is correct because you are really saying that the invitation is for El Señor... and La Sra..... which are indirect objects if you make this a complete sentence. As long as they are subjects, direct or indirect objects, use the article.

When you are addressing people, you use just the title without the article because the title becomes, in effect, part of the name of the person.

Answer 5

Ok it looks like it's 'el' and 'la' - hope this helps Spanish translations of invitations etc

Answer 6

thanks for the link, but that doesn't tell me if you should say el senor or just put senor...

ah ok I didn't know it was the parents names and was just showing you that many people drop the 'el' and the 'senor' completely - but that's a different story if it's the parents names, I'll come back if I find anything further for you :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 7

well parents paying for it so formally, they should be included.

Answer 8

That seems pretty formal - many invitations just carry the first names of the bride and groom these days: Sample Wedding Invitation wording