I just started working on the wording of our wedding invitations and needed some opinions. Our ceremony is at our Church at 4pm. Ceremony should last about 20-30 minutes. Our reception venue is 2 miles down the road and will open the moment the first guest from the ceremony arrives there or at 5PM (which ever comes first). We will be serving drinks and hor d'oeuvres until 6, dinner 6:30, dancing from 8-midnight. How much detail needs to go on the reception card for this? We did just send out save the dates that had our wedding website listed. On the website I had a section with the times of dinner, drinks, and dancing. My biggest concern is the banquet hall will have two wedding receptions that night (different floors) and the hall said parking is limited in their lot when there are two events. They have an agreement with the church next door and a health clinic to be able to use their lots for additional parking on saturday nights. Here is what I have so far.
Mr. and Mrs. FatherofBride
and
Mr. and Mrs. FatherofGroom
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
request the honor
of your presence
at the marriage of
their children
Bridefirst Middle Last
and
Groomfirst Middle Last
On Saturday, the
thirteenth of December
Two
thousand fourteen
At four o’clock in
the afternoon
at
Name
Lutheran Church
Street Address
Town, Wisconsin
reception to follow
The favor of your response is requested by
November 24th, 2014
M__________________
____________________
___ Will attend
___ Not able to attend
___Number attending
Please join us for
drinks, dinner, and dancing
In honor of the new
Mr. and Mrs. Lastname
Immediately following
the ceremony
Name of Banquet Hall
Street Address
Town, Wisconsin
Parking is
available at Name of Site A, Name of Site B, and Name of Site C
Edited: I can't get rid of the weird formatting after the grooms parent's names. Please ignore it.