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Invitation wording for private ceremony
So my fh and i are having a very private ceremony with very few guests invited, I know how to word their invites (just like a normal wedding invite), but then how could I word the reception only peoples invites? And also, then how do I do the response cards for the ceremony and reception people? Do something like "blank will/not attend ceremony, blank will/will not attend reception?" Thanks for the help girls!!!
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Re: Invitation wording for private ceremony
The main invitation is to the reception, with the wording "request the honour of your presence at a reception celebrating their marriage" Everyone invited will receive this invitation.
People invited to the ceremony will have a separate card in their invitation - like a reception card, only for the ceremony, with the wording "request the honour of your presence at the Nuptial Mass uniting them in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony" (we're having a Catholic Mass).
The RSVP cards will be for the reception only, since that's what we really need the numbers for. I'm going to assume that if someone is invited to the ceremony, they will be there (especially since it's just parents and siblings that are invited).
I was worried that having the CM card as just an insert would make it less formal & wondered about placement in the envelope... but I have it worked out now!
-CM card says what a traditional wedding invite card would say, placed in env first
-RC card also has formal wording repeated (b/c RC guests only see this), placed in env 2nd
-CM guests get both!
Are any of you saying something about "a private ceremony" on the invite or on the wedding website? So far, we have left ALL CM info off our wedding website.
As for CM rsvp's, we might want to know how many will come b/c we may buy parking tokens/vouchers for those driving to the venue.
We initially thought we'd watch the #s - it's on a Friday afternoon, so many ppl might just come to the RC and not the CM. If there are some CM declines, we would extend the CM invite to a few other reception guests (aka my coworkers, who don't care about protocol & would just be happy to be there).
Then we realized that could be dangerous - CM guests could initially think they can't swing it, so they tell us no.... but then how many of those would show up anyway - "hey, I got off work after all!" And then we wouldn't have enough room. Hmm.
reviews to come, i promise
We slipped a ring on each other's finger
And made a promise for life...
Join us as we celebrate
now that we're husband and wife!
You are invited to attend a
reception to honor the
newly married
Lena and William *****
along with *********
to share their joy at the
creation of their new life
on Saturday, the sixteenth of October Two thousand and ten
at six o’ clock in the evening
*********
Visitors Center
**** County Park Drive
A private wedding will precede the reception
Invitation for the Ceremony
As autumn leaves
turn their brilliant hue
two lovers will join and say I do
************* and ************
along with *********
Invite you to share their joy in the creation
of their new life and new family
on Saturday, the sixteenth of October Two thousand and ten
at three o’ clock in the afternoon
**********Treehouse
****** Castor Road***********
To help us celebrate,
please join us for the Reception
at six o’ clock in the evening
************
Visitors Center
I hope this helps.
LRH and MEW
will be married on
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Please join us
for a reception when we return
Saturday, October 23, 2010
etc.