Wedding Invitations & Paper

Out of town wedding, how to address an at home reception/wedding celebration?

Hello,

We are getting married in Vegas and are having a reception there, but are also wanting to have a celebration once we get back home with the people who couldn't attend our out of town wedding.


I'm wondering what is the best way to go about addressing our at home celebration. I'm about to order invites and was wondering if I should enclose that information on an additional information card along with the invites that we are sending out for the actual wedding, or what is the best way to do this?


Thanks in advance!

Re: Out of town wedding, how to address an at home reception/wedding celebration?

  • CMGragainCMGragain member
    First Anniversary First Comment First Answer 5 Love Its
    edited February 2016
    Please add X-post to your title when you post the same question on multiple boards.
    Your wedding invitations are for your Vegas wedding and reception.  The celebration party in Virginia is not a part of your wedding at all.  It is a completely separate event.  It is NOT your wedding reception.
    Because this party is not a part of your wedding, you can ask as many people as you wish, including people who were not invited to your wedding.  No wedding dress, no attendants, no wedding reception traditions.  Serving cake is fine, but no cutting and feeding ceremony, no bouquet tossing, etc.
    You can use any invitation you want to your celebration party.  They do not need to match your wedding invitations.  You can use fill-in invitations from the drug store, or you can have some printed at a budget friendly place such as Vistaprint.
    This would be formal wording for your celebration party:

    The pleasure of your company is requested
    to celebrate the recent marriage of
    Bride's Maiden Name
    and
    Groom's Full Name
    Date
    Time
    Venue
    Address
    City, State




    It makes it very clear that you are already married, and that this is a party.  You don't want people to get confused about this.  It is not polite to give information about the wedding to which people were not invited, especially on an invitation.  It is fine to show people your wedding photos and talk about your honeymoon at the party, though.


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  • CMGragainCMGragain member
    First Anniversary First Comment First Answer 5 Love Its
    edited February 2016
    Would you like to post your wedding invitation wording here for us to edit?  We will be happy to help you.
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