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reception only invites

ajs778ajs778
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Ok ladies so i am trying to write invitations for a reception (we are having a very small ceremony with family only) and i am trying to find a way to word it so that people understand that it is an invite for just the reception. so please let me know what you think of it thus far....and advice and ideas are welcomed :) TIA

Please come celebrate the marriage of
Bride
to 
Groom
With a reception
saturday the twenty-third of october
two o'clock in the afternoon
(and the venue is then listed)


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Re: reception only invites

  • ajs778ajs778
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    oh and also should i include at the bottom that a private ceremony preceded or not???
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  • chuygrl77chuygrl77 member
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    Use something like

    Please join family and friends at a reception celebrating the marriage of so and so

    I know it's bad etiquette to do a reception only invite but i've got wording for everything :)
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  • twilight.rosetwilight.rose member
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    If your ceremony truly is immediate family only, then having a larger reception is okay. This is the essentially the only exception to the "no tiered invitations" rule. If, however, your ceremony includes people outside of your immediate family, sending invitations to only your reception is very rude.

    Saying something like:
    "Your presence is requested at a reception celebrating the marriage of Bride and Groom at Location on Date" would be fine.
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  • mcclurekelleymcclurekelley member
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    We did a reception only invitation and this is what we wrote (keep in mind we were married in May and our reception is at the end of the month).  I found this doing online searches and liked this wording the best as it matched our situation.:

    You are invited to attend
    a reception to celebrate the marriage of

    Bride
    &
    Groom

    who were married in a private ceremony
    on May 22, 2010 in City, State

    Join the couple on September 25, 2010
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    Time
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