Technical questions on wording

kitty8403

Proofing basic wording before sending out the invite order this weekend and wasn't sure about a few points. Any suggestions? 

The pleasure of your company is requested
At the marriage of Miss Bride Name (do we use/skip titles? Should prepositions remain lowercase?)
To (or should it be "and"? "To" seems more old-fashioned; "and" seems more equal)
Mr. Groom Name
On Saturday, the nth of July, two thousand and fourteen (is the year necessary?)
At time o'clock (do I need to say "p.m." or "in the afternoon," or is this reasonably implied?)
Location address (My venue is pretty but has an ugly name that I don't want to print on the paper invites. It's easier to just give the street address)
City, State 
Reception immediately following (doing drinks/a meal after the ceremony is the norm for FI's circle but not mine. Should I rephrase to something like "dinner and dancing to follow" in order to indicate that the reception is a long one?)

Thank you!

Jen4948

Lowercase the prepositions and use titles.

Go ahead and use the year.  But you don't need to say "p.m." or "in the afternoon."  I think it's pretty understood that weddings don't take place before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. at the earliest and latest.

You can give just the street address for the venue, but ugly or not, it will be easier for your guests to find if you include the venue name as well-especially if there are other businesses at the same address.

"Reception to follow" is appropriate.  It is not necessary to use "dinner and dancing," especially because providing nothing after the ceremony is not appropriate.

Maggie0829

To add, you shouldn't use "and" in the year.  The year is two thousand fourteen, not two thousand and fourteen.

kitty8403

Jen4948 said:

Lowercase the prepositions and use titles.

Go ahead and use the year.  But you don't need to say "p.m." or "in the afternoon."  I think it's pretty understood that weddings don't take place before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. at the earliest and latest.

You can give just the street address for the venue, but ugly or not, it will be easier for your guests to find if you include the venue name as well-especially if there are other businesses at the same address.

"Reception to follow" is appropriate.  It is not necessary to use "dinner and dancing," especially because providing nothing after the ceremony is not appropriate.

I know it's not appropriate to serve nothing. What I meant was, my side does church weddings. They do cake and punch and get out of there in 2 hours. I'm not sure most of them have even been to a wedding where people stayed for dinner, etc. Guess I'm wondering whether I need to clarify, at all, that, you know, a full meal will be happening so they don't make tons of evening plans or schedule flights/return trips for shortly after the ceremony. I'm not doing a menu card because it's not an issue with the food service setup.

kitty8403

Maggie0829 said:

To add, you shouldn't use "and" in the year.  The year is two thousand fourteen, not two thousand and fourteen.

gotcha. that one popped up a lot in the samples I looked at.

[Deleted User]

Even though the name of the venue is ugly, as a guest knowing the name of the place I am looking for will make it easier to find the location then just the address.

Jen4948

kitty8403 said:

Jen4948 said:

Lowercase the prepositions and use titles.

Go ahead and use the year.  But you don't need to say "p.m." or "in the afternoon."  I think it's pretty understood that weddings don't take place before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. at the earliest and latest.

You can give just the street address for the venue, but ugly or not, it will be easier for your guests to find if you include the venue name as well-especially if there are other businesses at the same address.

"Reception to follow" is appropriate.  It is not necessary to use "dinner and dancing," especially because providing nothing after the ceremony is not appropriate.

I know it's not appropriate to serve nothing. What I meant was, my side does church weddings. They do cake and punch and get out of there in 2 hours. I'm not sure most of them have even been to a wedding where people stayed for dinner, etc. Guess I'm wondering whether I need to clarify, at all, that, you know, a full meal will be happening so they don't make tons of evening plans or schedule flights/return trips for shortly after the ceremony. I'm not doing a menu card because it's not an issue with the food service setup.

I'd do this by word of mouth.

CMGragain

The pleasure of your company is requested
at the marriage of
(Miss) Bride's Full Name
and
(Mr.) Groom's Full Name
Saturday, the date of July
two thousand fourteen (optional)
at time o'clock
Venue Name (yes!)
Address
City, State

Reception to follow

Titles are optional.  Year is optional.  You do need the venue name.  Neever describe the refreshments and entertainment at your reception.  The drinks and dancing are all part of it.

MyNameIsNot

I would resolve your issues with a reception card.  Even though it isn't the norm for a reception at the same venue as the ceremony, you could use the card to include the name of the venue and stick on something about dinner.  If you don't want to blatantly say that dinner will be served, you could subtly ask about dietary restrictions.  

kitty8403

CMGragain said:

The pleasure of your company is requested
at the marriage of
(Miss) Bride's Full Name
and
(Mr.) Groom's Full Name
Saturday, the date of July
two thousand fourteen (optional)
at time o'clock
Venue Name (yes!)
Address
City, State

Reception to follow

Titles are optional.  Year is optional.  You do need the venue name.  Neever describe the refreshments and entertainment at your reception.  The drinks and dancing are all part of it.

Thank you.

kitty8403

MyNameIsNot said:

I would resolve your issues with a reception card.  Even though it isn't the norm for a reception at the same venue as the ceremony, you could use the card to include the name of the venue and stick on something about dinner.  If you don't want to blatantly say that dinner will be served, you could subtly ask about dietary restrictions.  

I like this suggestion -- that helps!