Wedding invatation wording for a dessert reception...?

Question

I'm having my wedding and reception at a really nice church. I have having the wedding at 1PM and the reception at 2PM. At the reception I will be serving desserts (cakes, pies, pastries, candy, etc.), coffee, tea, punch, etc... I'm not sure how to word the invatation.. Here is what I have so far..

You are cordially invited to celebrate
the wedding of
_________________
and
_________________
On Saturday, the ninth of September
Two thousand and six
At one o’clock in the afternoon
_________________ Presbyterian Church
street address______
city & state _______


the reception is at the hall at the church (which is nice and has enough room for everyone comfortably)... but what I need to do is make sure people don't expect a full meal, understand it's in the church, etc... and I'd like it to sound nice... the wording that is.

Help anyone..???? Any suggestions?

Actually, we aren't serving alcohol of any type. We don't endorse drinking and his step-father is an alcoholic.. no one in my family drinks at all.. and there will be a decent amount of 20 year olds (underage..) We don't even want it for the toast..

and it's also very formal.. It's in a large gothic cathedral that looks like a castle. They usually rent out the church hall for $1,000... but we have an in so it's almost free. We could of went the 4 course meal catered route but we honestly don't like it... and decided a month in Italy was money better spent than a quick meal that would probably be forgotten in less than a week.

And to the rest of you, thank you for the ideas.. we've taken them in mind and we're printing the invites today or tomorrow.

Answer 1

"Please join us immediately following the ceremony in the Church Hall for dessert and refreshments."

Best wishes!

Answer 2

What you need is reception cards. Traditionally they are little larger than a business card, and are enclosed in the wedding invitation. Since the location is the same as that of ceremony, the cards can simply read

"To be followed by

a dessert reception"

Old fashioned soul that I am, I'd love to see you call it a tea, rather than a dessert reception, but it might be impractical -- few people seem to know what a tea is anymore.

Excuse me, since you didn't ask, but did you know that is a great honor to be asked to pour, to help serve tea or coffee or cake for your hostess so that she can better attend to her guests? (If you read Jane Austin or Wm M Thackery, you certainly DID know!) This is an honor just slightly less than being asked to be a bridesmaid or groomsman. Ask at least two people to fill each position so that everyone gets a chance to dance and mingle.

Congratulations, and best wishes for many, many years of happiness.

Answer 3

For starters, quit listening to your mom. not in elementary terms is she partly incorrect, she's manipulative if she says she'll evade a brunch reception. that's all fairly elementary, as a results of fact your menu might desire to be suited to the time of day. . in case you have a midafternoon wedding ceremony reception and serve cakes in elementary terms, there is unquestionably not something cheesy approximately this. in case you have a brunch, you may particularly shop it dessert heavy, yet you will possibly upload a minimum of a few issues that make it greater "brunchy", like possibly some quiche and a few veggie platters. the place your mom may well be partly ideal is dinner receptions. it is not alright to serve dessert in elementary terms, and warning people on the invite is even worse. you may desire to serve dinner or some sort of equivalent. Given all the cakes you pronounced, I doubt it would be that somewhat greater costly, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it particularly is impolite to ask people out for a nighttime and not grant the nutrients they assume. It seems such as you're throwing a occasion you won't be ready to handle to pay for.

Answer 4

In the lower left corner of the invite, write "Dessert Reception To Follow" and that's it.

And please, be sure to supply champagne/bubbly of some sort for the guests to drink. Not just for the toast, but for the entire post-wedding.

This sounds like a very informal wedding, so I think that what you have written so far sounds fine. : )

Answer 5

Dessert reception to follow immediately.

Then list the attached hall of the church. Simple as that!

Answer 6

How about:

Dessert recception immediately following in Church Hall.

Or if you wanted something cute:

Cookies, pies and cake, oh my!
Dessert reception to follow ceremony.

Answer 7

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Good luck!