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Avoid reception card

carolannp05carolannp05
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I want to avoid having too many enclosures because I don't like the idea of so many separate papers in my invitations.  Our ceremony and reception are in different locations and there will be a bit of a delay. 

I'm cosidering doing a folded inviation, greeting card style.  On the front outside will be our names and our parents names as hosts.  On the inside left would be the ceremony information, and on the inside right would be the reception information.  Everything would have times and locations. 

Also, more details would appear on the wedding programs, along with local suggestions for filling the hour between ceremony and reception. 

Is this okay, or do I need a reception card?  I'm not sure if it's a matter of ettiquette or just trying to make things clear to guests.
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Re: Avoid reception card

  • LeiselEBLeiselEB member
    2500 Comments Second Anniversary 5 Love Its
    I've never seen an invitation that way, and it will be hard to word it using traditional wording. The standard wording goes like this:

    Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents
    request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter
    Bride
    to
    Groom
    date
    time
    place

    You could add this to bottom of that standard wording and not need a folded card:
    Reception to follow
    at time
    place

    However, I recommend using a reception card, especially when there are many ways to keep inserts all together - belly band, ribbon, pocketfold. Or just stick everything in an envelope - that's the traditional way, and there's nothing wrong with having inserts.

    Also, if I were a guest going to a wedding with a gap, I'd want to have a plan in place prior to getting to the ceremony. I think that including information only on the programs isn't the best idea. I'd list your wedding website on an insert in the invitations, and include suggestions there so people can plan ahead. Or try to host something during the gap - we have a "Catholic gap" and my parents are allowing family and friends to come to their home during that time for snacks and sodas. Nothing fancy, but our guests will be hosted during that gap. 
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  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
    2500 Comments 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    You do not need a reception card (be prepared for disagreement from some quarters on this).  Including R.S.V. P. on the lower left corner of the invitation is fine.  Guests reply in writing (preferred, but some will send email or call).  Response cards are relatively new in the industry (25 years or so).

    We did not have response cards and our reply rate was identical to most I've seen on these boards (in other words, you'll still need to pick up the phone to call a couple of stragglers).

    Good luck!
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