Invite and RSVP Wording Questions

BTCarolus · March 2012

I want it to be clear to people that the reception is at a house, and that it's outdoors because it may be quite warm (there will be some air conditioning, and LA cools off really well starting around 5pm, but people need to be comfy going outside in late afternoon). Would it be weird to put

Reception to follow

beginning at four o'clock

in the back yard of

address of house

I feel like the "in the back yard of" might be a bit odd.

Also, we're only serving one meat and one vegetarian entree. My plan is

Please Respond by

August 4th

M___

__Accepts __Declines

__Vegetarian entree(s)

Is that going to confuse non-vegetarians and make them think there's only veg food?

(PS, back from Berlin and Prague, and really trying to decompress. Why are conferences always sooo stressful?)

Britt0412 · March 2012

What about saying:

Outdoor reception to follow

beginning at four o'clock

address of house

Please Respond by

August 4th

M___

__Accepts __Declines
__Beef tenderloin (or whatever the main entree is)

__Vegetarian risotto (or whatever the veg entree is)

msowena · March 2012

I agree with PP about the food part (I would think it was veg food only the way OP wrote it)... but the way PP wrote the beginning part only indicated that it's an outdoor receptiom, I would still ahve no idea it was at a house.

I agree that "in the backyard of" does sound a bit odd, but can't think of a better way to word it. If you can't come up with a better way then you can always mention on your wedding website (if you made one) that it's at so & so's house & mention something about the weather.

My reception in half indoor/half outdoor so I mentioned on my wedding website to bring something warm with them just incase and that ladies should wear outdoor appropriate shoes so their heals won't get stuck in the ground. I just wrote at the bottom of the invite "For addition information please visit our wedding website" and listed the website address. Word of mouth will help too so inform your parents, his parents, and the bridal party and that should help as well. Good luck!

BTCarolus · March 2012

I will add a second line for the meat entree, then.

Yeah, I did do a wedding website, so maybe I can just put it there. I'm just a little worried because the reception site is next door to a very active church with big facilities, so I don't want my oot guests to get confused and start wandering around some other wedding's reception or something.

saraschilling88 · March 2012

I googled "invitation wording outdoor reception" and I looked at a few neat ways to put it.

My favorite was: "Join us for a reception under the stars"

Others included:
Garden reception
Cocktails on the lawn
Reception atop the hill

So maybe you could put something about the reception being on the lawn or under the stars (not sure if you see the night sky stars in LA..) at address of home.

calindi · March 2012

Why don't you do:

So-and-so
invite you to the wedding of
You and FI
at four o'clock in the afternoon
Saturday the first of September two thousand twelve
at
The Smith Home
Address

As far as the food options go, yes I think it's a bit confusing. And some people who aren't vegetarians might not be able to eat the meat dish for whatever reason (my Mom isn't vegetarian, but can't eat red meat). I would suggest putting:

- New York Strip Steak
- Vegetarian Lasagna

That way you're giving people options. Since I imagine the vegetarian dish is probably less expensive than the meat option, it's probably a good thing for you as you'll save money if people choose to eat the vegetarian dish.

msowena · March 2012

I love Calindi's invite wording about the home, I think that sounds much better and still get's your point across!

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