Quirky question

Knottie_22381866

Getting married at a camping retreat that I have attended for the past several years since most of my friends will already be there and it's a gorgeous setting.  Going to have it at night (after dinner before drum circle) so the ceremony will be candle lit with a dessert buffet afterwards.  Question is, how do I send out invites to people that I've known for years from being at this twice a year event?  I rarely see them other times of the year and some come in from out of state to attend.  A friend suggested I send out regular paper invitations but then could I have them RSVP on-line somehow, send back a RSVP card or I even saw one service that does it via text on a phone?  There are usually about 500 people at this event and since I was on staff for the past couple of years I know over half of the attendees.   Help!!!

itzMS

I'm thinking you just have to "invite" everyone. In other words, spread the news via word of mouth.

You'll have to have enough dessert to feed everyone in attendance at the retreat, since there's no feasible way to exclude people in such a public (yet intimate) situation.

I'm thinking it would be appropriate to then mail marriage announcements to any friends/family/colleagues who aren't a part of this retreat.


Just out of curiousity...are you asking/expecting any people who wouldnt otherwise attend the retreat to pay for attendance to witness your marriage? Parents, grandparents, siblings? If so, I'm thinking that you and FI should be paying for them.

Jen4948

It sounds like people will be at your wedding who wouldn't otherwise be if it were being held at another venue.  I don't see any way you can exclude them, so be prepared to entertain them along with all your other guests.

And I agree with itzMS that you'll have to be prepared to cover the costs of anyone attending as your wedding guest who wouldn't otherwise be present at this event.

Knottie_22381866

Great idea about just sending out announcements afterwards, was starting to stress about the whole how do I send invitations to everyone thing.  We're covering the cost for everything so none of the attendees of the retreat are being asked for anything.  Just want my friends and community to be there with me.  Figure the dessert reception would be the best way to go with bite sized treats of all sorts and different candies (it's going to be held over Halloween weekend) along with a cutting cake so we have some bits of tradition in the mix.