My bf and I are discussing having a small intimate wedding and a large reception, how would we word this on an invitation? Would we sent out 2 different sets of invitations? One set to the people we want to come to the wedding and one set to the people we want to come to the reception?
HELP
2007-03-30 08:08:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Yes, you would send out two different invitations, the first one to your close circle saying
" Jane Doe, John Smith, and their parents cordially invite you to join them as they exchange their vows (or something like this) at XX Church, Address, at 1 pm" Then at the bottom, you'd write "Reception to Follow- 7pm XX Restaurant, address"
For the second round of people, you would send out just one invitation inviting people to "share in the celebration of your marriage at a wedding reception" with the place, address, and time.
On wedding websites there are all sorts of recommendations on how to word invitations- hope this helps!
2007-03-30 08:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by jessamess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I would do the traditional wedding invitation and enclose a separate self addressed stamped envelope with card with information on the wedding and reception reply card which they will return.
If wedding ceremony is at a different location I would still use the reply card.
I am assuming that the intimate wedding will be at the reception hall? If that is the case here is what I would say:
If you want your both parents to announce it then put that on the invitation otherwise I would start the invitation like this:
Mary Jane Jones and John Michael Johnson
Today I will marry my friend and I pledge to you my abiding love
We proudly announce our wedding ceremony on the Third of July Two Thousand and Seven at 3:30 in the afternoon
at The Fox Hollow Inn
3784 Foster Place
Plainview, New York
Reception to Follow
Cocktail Hour at 5:00 PM
Dinner Immediately Following
at 6:30 PM
Then a Separate Card
Wedding Ceremony - Will attend.........Will Not Attend...........
Reception - Will Attend.................Will Not Attend...............
2007-04-02 12:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by cardgirl2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send an invitation for the intimate wedding, but put the reception in the newspaper. State time and place and put all friends and family invited to attend.
2007-03-30 09:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by wkuchick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you would. For the people that are coming to the wedding and recpetion do a normal invite and for the people just coming to the reception you can word it like this:
Jane Doe
and
John Smith
invite you to share with them
in celebrating their recent
exchange of wedding vows
at
such and such.
Hope this helps
2007-03-30 10:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, do two different invitations. One will invite people to the wedding and reception with an RSVP card, and the other one will say "Blah and Blah cordially invite you to join in their wedding reception on foo foo foo date."
They'll be almost the same, just one will leave out the actual ceremony part.
2007-03-30 08:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm...unless your wedding is in some extremly far away locale, everyone that you want at the reception should be invited to the wedding.
if there are people with whom you want to celebrate your marriage, they should be at your wedding.
but, if this is what you are set on...2 sets of invites are necessary.
p.s. if you are discussing a wedding in this much detail...shouldn't your special guy be called your "fiance" not your "bf"?
2007-03-30 14:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by jennyvee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess 2 different, but really...why wouldnt you have everyone attend the entire wedding. if I were going to a wedding then I would expect to be seeing the entire wedding, not just the reception. kind of strange. never heard of this type of thing before.
2007-03-30 11:05:27 · answer #7 · answered by Jenn ♥Cadence Jade's mum♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tough one. Will you also accept gifts from all guests, but only invite selected guests to the reception? That happened to someone in my family and it was really hurtful to know that they were good enough to bring a gift but not good enough to be invited to the reception. Please think hard about this before you proceed. Congrats and God bless.
2007-03-30 08:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by Czech Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want anyone who is not invited to the ceremony to feel left out so I think your idea about two sets of invitations is the only way to do it.
2007-03-30 08:16:40 · answer #9 · answered by Samantha C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you don't do this. You invite the same people to the reception that are going to the ceremony. People go to your ceremony to see you get married, then the reason they go to the reception is to celebrate the vows they witnessed earlier in church.
So, a change of plans is in order.
2007-03-30 10:21:39 · answer #10 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋