Open house reception invites

chellebelle25

Need some help. We are having a destination wedding in April and are planning an open house reception back home for May. We need to get invites out before the wedding takes place and I am confused on whether to list my married name or keep my maiden name on the invites? I am not sure what the etiquette is seeing as how we won't be married when the invites go out but will be when the event takes place?

Help please!

itzMS

CMGr will have the exact etiquette wording, but you need to indicate that you're already going to be married and no ceremony will be taking place.

Something along the lines of

Mr and Mrs Alreadymarried

Request the pleasure of your company
at their reception

Saturday, the eleventh of May
4 o'clock

XYZ Residence
123 Main Street
Anytown, USA


p.s. What is an "open house" reception? Are you serving a meal? If not, the reception should not be held during a meal time.

chellebelle25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_open-house-reception-invites?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:c163b529-17f9-481e-9046-0e2f1177d6e0Post:c36fd159-7118-4237-af1b-66197ce20b12">Re: Open house reception invites</a>:
[QUOTE]CMGr will have the exact etiquette wording, but you need to indicate that you're already going to be married and no ceremony will be taking place. Something along the lines of Mr and Mrs Alreadymarried Request the pleasure of your company at their reception Saturday, the eleventh of May 4 o'clock XYZ Residence 123 Main Street Anytown, USA p.s. What is an "open house" reception? Are you serving a meal? If not, the reception should not be held during a meal time.
Posted by itzMS[/QUOTE]

<div>There will be food served. An Open House reception is held more like a graduation party where people can come and go as they please. Dinner won't be served at any specific time, it will be available at all times, there won't be a first dance, and there is no schedule of events. Just a get together for our friends who can't make it to Las Vegas.</div><div>
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chellebelle25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_open-house-reception-invites?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:c163b529-17f9-481e-9046-0e2f1177d6e0Post:139061e2-d9c1-400d-949d-1e285b65077d">Re: Open house reception invites</a>:
[QUOTE]The party to celebrate your marriage is not a wedding reception, so there is no need to send out invitations 8 weeks before the celebration.  An open house is a very good idea.  You should send wedding announcements out the day of the ceremony. Brides Full Name and Groom's Full Name announce their marriage Date City, State I would send out casual open house invitations later that week.  You don't need formal printed invitations for an open house.  It is casual by it's very nature.  Since you will have already sent out the announcements, people will know that you are married and you can use your new married name. You could also send out casual invitations that say something like "Open House to celebrate the marriage of Bride and Groom, date, time, address. phone number"
Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

<div>Thanks for the help!</div><div>
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