The wedding will be very big and we don't want uninvited intruders to attend the cermony. We are planning to have security guards at the gate to let in invited guests only.
2007-03-12 19:17:53 · 26 answers · asked by Michael H 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
What you usually do is enclose an admission card.
If you don't want to do that, have printed at the bottom of the invitation, "Please bring this invitation with you for admittance'.
And/ or you could have a guest list at the door for those that do forget their invite.
2007-03-12 19:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by weddrev 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I design and sell wedding invitations professionally and have NEVER had a client put anything like this on their wedding invitations, or include an "admissions card" as someone suggested above. I would not recommend doing anything like that, since I don't think requesting that guests bring the invitation for "security purposes" would really put them in a very celebratory mood.
Also, are you having a sit-down dinner with assigned seating? If so, won't the gate-crashers be obvious once dinner starts?
2007-03-17 00:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by bella333 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arrange for security to have "mug shots" (photos) and to demand display of ID from of all your guests who returned and accepted their invites/RSVPs.
Make the ID approval process a 100 point system where guests have to bring a 3 or 4 forms of ID with them to verify their identity.
Put some dogs and SWAT teams on stand by ready to pounce in the event of gate crashers.
You never know when Vince Vaughan and Owen Wilson will turn up, lol.
Charge a fee for each class of champagne/booze drunk by guests at the wedding so as not to erode father in law's spending on the wedding.
Look at installing biometric reading/scanning devices at the venue/location of your wedding.
2007-03-13 16:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, 2 guys may show up and befriend all your guests while claiming to be relatives. The only reason they are doing this is because they are trying to sleep with women. Be careful about inviting them to the cape for the weekend afterwards, they may fall in love with the bride's sisters. Don't worry though, at the end everything will work out and 1 "crasher" will marry and the other will get the girl he loves.
Could be a very funny experience though.
2007-03-13 11:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by AntDU 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that with anywhere over 100 guests, you're not going to get a favorable number of people actually remembering to bring their invitations. It'll probably be easier for all involved to have a guest list. Maybe even pre-type the guests' names and have them sign by their names as your "guest book." If you don't have a space in the book, you don't get in.
Or to speed up the process, you can send back (after you get their RSVPs) little cards to each person saying "NameOfVenue, Please welcome Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Doe (or Mr. John Doe and guest, or Mr. John Doe and x guests, etc) to the YourName wedding." Make a little personal note (index cards sized) that just states something along the lines of "We appreciate you sending your RSVP, and we look forward to having you share our special day with us. Remember to bring the enclosed card, to help the staff at the _VenueName_ get everyone accomodated properly."
That'll get people through the line quickly, hand your card to one guard, while the other guard has the guest list on a clipboard for stragglers. The wording I suggested above makes it sound more like "we're keeping it simple for the staff' than "we don't want any weirdos."
Good luck. =)
2007-03-13 04:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by calliope320 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont think its rude to ask guests to bring along the card, but if your really worried why don't you put the directions of your cermony on the invitation card, then they will bring it anyway OR put different numbers on the cards and tell them to bring the card because the number will be in a competition, or their number will be their seat number
2007-03-13 03:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gee your wedding doesn't sound like it will be much fun - what with security at the door. Are you sure you don't want to check them for I.D too. Will you ask them upon leaving to frisk all your guests in case they stole some of your gifts.
Honestly you are being far too paranoid. Why would someone uninvited come to your wedding. Get over yourself already!
Sounds like it is going to be a much to up tight affair for anyone to enjoy themselves.
2007-03-15 04:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brad and Angelina,
I'm so glad you two finally decided to tie the knot. Your wedding will be even bigger than Tom and Katie's! I'm sure lots of fans and paparazzi will want to get in. You should hire buses to take all your guests to the secret destination, so there will be no security breach. - Seriously, just give your thugs a guest list to check off at the gate.
2007-03-13 11:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Tiss 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My fiance and I are doing a movie themed wedding and for a guest book we are having each couple bring the "movie ticket" that we included with the invitations filled out. the "movie ticket" that we use is just a piece of card stock shaped like an old fashion ticket, with a space for a pic, their names and then a place to leave a message. You can do something similar to keep us wanted guests there. Say you are having a beach wedding then try something like creating a beach towel and asking that everyone "please bring your beach towel with you". It can be as simple as using a pocka dotted paper and cutting it in the shape of a beach towel and printing on it something like... Please bring this towel with you to our beach wedding... then leave a space where they can put their names. You could even then collect the cards and have a drawing for say a beach package (maybe with 2 beach towels, sunscreen, and a bucket and shovel (it may cost you like $20 to make)) this is a way to get guests excited and remember to bring their invite cards with them.
Hope this helps and gives you ideas of what you could do and shows you that you can make it kinda fun to have to bring an invite card with them.
2007-03-13 08:02:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the invitations haven't been made and sent out, request for them to say invitation required at door, and if you already have them made, then write it by hand where it has the reception information before you pass them out, i know alot of people end up attending your wedding even if there not invited when you don't request the invitation to be shown at the door. I hope i was able to help in some way.
Good Luck!!! Congrats!!!
2007-03-13 04:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Nessa 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋