We are having a small outdoor wedding at our home (only close friends/family and out of towners) , with a large reception (everyone and there dog is on the guest list). I am working on wording the save the date cards. Would "_____ and_____ are getting married on June 21, 2008" be acceptable? Or do I need to do 2 sets with different wording depending on their invite status? I am doing them by hand, so it doesn't matter if I have to do 2 types.
2007-07-04 03:21:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
BTW- It is a rather informal wedding.
2007-07-04 03:33:15 · update #1
If they're on the same date, you don't have a problem.
Please save the date!
We hope you can join us on June 21 to celebrate our marriage.
It's not the invitation.
When you send invitations, the ceremony invitations can be traditional. The party invitations can say pretty much the same as above...
Please join us while we celebrate our marriage on...
You'll get a lot of phone calls. Just stick to your guns.
2007-07-04 03:34:33 · answer #1 · answered by nicolemcg 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know.... How do you plan on wording their actual invitations (we are talking about the people only invited to the reception)?
I would use two different sets of save the date cards. One for the reception only people and some for the wedding people.
Is this really the best way to do your wedding? Can't you just get married outside your reception site? Or at a large park?
Something larger so that everyone can come. I would be insulted if I wasn't invited to share the exchanging of the vows but I was invited to the reception.
2007-07-04 03:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by Katie C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
only send them to those invited to the wedding and spread the word to friends about the reception. also, only invite those coming to the actual wedding to things like an engagement party. if your friends understand why they arent coming to the actual ceremony then its fine to invite them to things like the shower and the bachelorette party, but nothing else. also, you really only need a save the date card if you are having a wedding over a holiday or another busy weekend or having a lot of out of towners that have to maybe take off time from work or if you are having a wedding far away (which you said you are not).
2007-07-04 03:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by flutterflie04 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lydia is correct. You can't do this without offending people. I feel bad telling you this, but what you are doing is very bad etiquette and very tacky as well. What you are telling these people is that they are not important enough to you to be at the wedding. You are telling them they are not considered "close" friends/family. If someone sent me an invite to a reception only, I would decline the invite. Polite friends/family of yours will not tell you that you are being tacky. Scale the whole thing down so everyone can come, or don't invite them at all. They need to be invited to both.
2007-07-04 07:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by Sweet Valley High 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Send an invite for the wedding and a separate one for the reception.
2007-07-04 03:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by mimegamy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're planning something very wrong here. The same people get invited to BOTH. You only invite people to the reception who have been invited to the ceremony! That's the purpose of the reception - to have those people who witnessed your vows at the ceremony, celebrate with you at the reception! Time for you to re-tool things, here...
2007-07-04 06:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Save the Date
of June 21, 2008
to celebrate the marriage uniting
Bride and Groom
Invitation to follow
Check out other ideas under "save the date" at verseit.com.
http://verseit.com/
2007-07-04 04:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by Suz123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just put So and So will be married in a small ceremony and invite you to join us afterward for the reception at ...whatever time and whatever place.
2007-07-04 07:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by Carla B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the invitation be more specific.
For save the date, you do not need to be so specific. Your plans may change.
2007-07-04 05:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by no_frills 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save this date there is to be a wedding between.............................. and we are inviting all our friends to the reception after a limited group( because we lack room in our yard) help us celebrate the wedding service on..........................
at.............................
2007-07-04 03:49:52 · answer #10 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋