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not enough room on invite - what is required

crushme8602crushme8602
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What exactly is required on the invitation itself? The invites we are getting allow for 12 lines of text. We wanted to add the 4 line poem below- which would leave us with 8 lines- and not enough room for the rest of the invite. Do we have to spell our 2010? Do we have to put the address on the invite- or can we put it on the reception card. Suggestions welcomed! TIA!

His love is the sunshine that keeps me warm
To me, she's the rainbow after the storm
His love gave me wings, it has set me free
And wherever she is, that's where I want to be

The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Miss Jane Marie Smith
and
Thomas Allan Johnson
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand and eight
at six o’clock in the evening
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

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Re: not enough room on invite - what is required

  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    We had a bit of lyrics that I thought about including on the invitation, but it just looked silly, so they'll go on the program cover.  People tend to skim invitations, so you want only the essential information, as clearly conveyed as possible.

    Also, you always, always spell out numbers on a wedding invitation, even for casual weddings.  2010 is written "two thousand ten."
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  • crushme8602crushme8602
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    Our ceremony is going to be in the chapel - at the same location as our reception. Reception will be in a different building. Also, it is immediately following. That's why I was hoping to just put the address on the Reception card.

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  • meganchubsmeganchubs
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    I really don't think it's necessary to add the year if you're short on space... You're getting married in 5 months, nobody's going to think it's 2011. 
    I would also put the name of the church and the city it's in, but not necessarily the street address.
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  • squirrlysquirrly member
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    Skip the poem.  Put it on the reception card, or the program, but not on the invite.  It makes it cluttered, and it really has nothing to do with inviting people to the wedding.  Anyhow, the necessary stuff from the rest of your text:

    The honor of your presence
    is requested at the marriage of
    Miss Jane Marie Smith
    to
    Thomas Allan Johnson
    Saturday, the sixteenth of July
    at six o’clock in the evening
    Peachtree Presbyterian Church
    Atlanta, Georgia

    the year is not strictly required, and neither is the address IF the guests will know what it is just from the name.  You can't move the address to the reception card, though, because it's part of the ceremony information.
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