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Wording help for int'l guests greatly appreciated!

I have to admit, wording it not my strong suit, so I really appreciate any advice offered! My fiance is English and I'm American, and we have decided to hold the wedding in America. We will be inviting all of his extended family to the ceremony and reception in the States, but we will also be holding a reception in the UK at a later date.

We want to include a small card in the invitation that says something along the lines of, "For our friends and family in the UK, we will be holding a casual reception in England at a later date, for those whom traveling is not an option or is inconvenient."

We basically don't want people to feel obligated to fly out here for our wedding, and we don't want them to feel as if they are missing out if they don't. However, we also want them to feel very welcome to come to the States for the wedding too, if it's not too inconvenient for them. Also, we do not have a date set yet for the reception in the UK, so I guess something like "details to follow" should be included, and maybe something on the RSVP form to indicate UK reception attendance?

I don't know. I know it's just a little detail but I really don't know how to make it sound right. Thanks so much in advance for your help!
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Re: Wording help for int'l guests greatly appreciated!

  • It won't let me highlight as usual so...
    CMGr is wise, I'd go with what she said.

    Also, I wouldn't put anything on the rsvp about the England reception. With no date, yes they might be interested but you wouldn't get any sort of accurate responses/numbers. Just leave it as a quick note and leave the choice up to them.

    I'm actually in the reverse of your situation (I'm the English one, but we had wedding in America as you will). My family weren't that happy but, you can't please everyone. We did what we had to do for legal reasons, and the most vocal in my family were the ones who biitch because you sent their birthday text in the evening and not in the morning.
  • I agree with CMGr 100%
  • Thank you all very much! We've decided to use CMGR's suggestion word for word.
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