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Reception card help!

mlharbismlharbis
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in Florida-Central Florida
I am finally getting around to ordering my invitations.  I decided on the invite wording (the traditional formal my parents hosting invite wording) but need help with the reception card.  The cocktail hour is at 6 and the reception starts at 7.  Does the card just say:
Reception
six o'clock in the evening
Winter Park Farmer's Market
200 West New England Avenue
Winter Park, Florida

or should we include the difference between the cocktail hour and the reception and how would we do that?
Cocktail hour
six o'clock in the evening
Reception seven o'clock in the evening
Winter Park Farmer's Market
200 West New England Avenue
Winter Park, Florida

That kind of seems like a lot to put on the reception card but I'm not sure if the guests need to know that they don't have to get there at six to get food kind of a thing.  TIA!
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Re: Reception card help!

  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    I had an idea, do you like:
    Cocktail hour at six o'clock in the evening
    formal reception to follow
    Winter Park Farmer's Market
    200 West New England Avenue
    Winter Park, Florida
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  • msladyfacemsladyface
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    edited December 2011
    I'm doing the "formal reception to follow" and am doing exactly what you're doing timeline-wise. :)
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  • andee1353andee1353 member
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    edited December 2011
    MLH-never mind my post. Chat later.
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  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    Are you just having on your reception card: F
    ormal reception to follow
    location
    or are you saying:
    cocktail hour at six o'clock in the evening
    formal reception to follow
    location?
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  • MOBinFL2008MOBinFL2008
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    edited December 2011

    My daughter had a cocktail hour followed by dinner, etc.  Her reception card merely said:

    DINNER AND DANCING
    TIME
    PLACE

    That's all you really need and this is what is usually done.

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  • umcollegegrlumcollegegrl
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    edited December 2011
    I don't think you really need to specify that you are having a cocktail hour followed by a reception (I think if you were just having a cocktail hour and no dinner then you would need to make that clear).  I had a cocktail hour followed by reception, but on my invitation I just put "Reception Immediately Following" since mine were all at the same venue.  In your case, I would just

    Reception
    Time
    Place

    or do as MOB suggested
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  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for all your help!
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