Reception Card Info (DW)

Re: Reception Card Info (DW)

• RYLZ member

  

  March 2012 edited March 2012

  I had 2nd Line info on the website and a deadline for letting us know if alternate transportation was needed for anyone old or physically unable to make the walk.  We didn't mention it on the RSVP card but we had a description of the 2nd Line on the last page of the wedding programs.  I also wanted guests to know there was a definite end time, so the back of the wedding program had the schedule for the remainder of the day (2nd line, cocktails, dinner, dancing).
  
  We had a welcome booklet handed out to each guest as they checked into their hotel and it included the schedule of activities, like the welcome drinks and farewell brunch (those were alos on the website for months before-hand).  I noticed that people didn't travel with invitations and other info they received before the wedding.  They seemed to just assume they would get all the details again (I couldn't believe how many people didn't even think to jot down the time and place of the Rehearsal Dinner even!).  So having the welcome booklets with all the times, details, and locations in hand, was very helpful.

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• NO2012

  

  March 2012

  Thanks-   I have my welcome letter with interiary planned out as well, so I think you are right that having it on website and again in the welcome bag is sufficient.  My MIL really wants to send out separate invites for the welcome party and brunch, but I am trying to steer her away from this.  I think guests will be put out with receiving so many separate invites (showers, wedding, welcome party, and brunch).  That's really why I was contemplating putting it on the reception card as a way to avoid doing it her way.

  

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• RYLZ member

  

  March 2012

  I hear you on the multiple invitations!  That's why I decided on the welcome booklet.  It was getting ridiculous how many invitations we'd be sending out.  The stationery and postage adds up-- as does the work! 

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• bezelpup member

  

  March 2012 edited March 2012

  I'm a little worried that people will try to bypass my second line. If I end up with the ceremony and the reception at the same place I'm worried that people will just not leave. If I have two locations, maybe they will skip the ceremony and second line and just show up for the reception? We will be 100% OOT, so some people might not get the whole SL thing, but it's really important to my FI and the main reason he wanted a DW wedding in NOLA. I'm thinking of putting ceremony at 6 pm, celebration to follow? Then include the maps and schedules on the wedding website. Almost everyone I know has a smartphone and could look up the location if they somehow get separated. And I may say something like reception 7 to 10 so they know it will be over early and we plan to head out to the bars on an informal basis with the party crowd.

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• Queen Jane member

  

  March 2012

  We just put an insert with the wedding website. Although, everything was at the same location so those who didn't want to Second Line could sit out. I did include it in our programs so everyone would have a clue what was going on.

  Married! In New Orleans BIO

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