Anyone not having a ceremony?

Re: Anyone not having a ceremony?

• BMcLeodTeam member

  

  January 2012

  This isn't that uncommon, a lot of couples either just go themselves or have a very private/intimate ceremony (a couple close friends/family) and then have a reception/party back home after. Its especially common with Destination Weddings.

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• deusimus member

  

  January 2012

  I am actually curious in seeing the responses to this post, as well. We are debating whether or not we want to have a formal, public ceremony, but maybe just a private one instead. We are planning a more party-like reception anyway. I wonder though, would guests feel cheated if there were no ceremony? Like, without a ceremony, would it feel like less of a wedding? Would guests not take it seriously?

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• toothpastechica member

  

  January 2012

  I dont think its wierd, but i do think you better be dang clear about that on your invites, you are NOT inviting them to your wedding...the wedding is the ceremony, you are inviting them to a party to celebrate your wedding/love/commitment, wahtever you want to say, but a reception is NOT the wedding.

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• LilMissScareAll member

  

  January 2012

  As long as it's truely private, than there is nothing wrong. Like no more than immediate family. Once you startpicking and choosing friends & extended family your going to start stepping on toes and risk offending some people.

  As far as wording the invitation, I've generally seen it along the lines of "Invite you to celebrate the marriage of so&so" 

  
  

  
  
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• JCWhitey

  

  January 2012

  I attended a wedding once where the bride and groom only had 6 guests for the actual ceremony and then about 50 for the reception.  It was all held in the same place within hours of each other, but both the B&G were wanting a very intimate ceremony.  I was really the only one who wasn't immediate family at the ceremony and the only reason I was there is because I was filming it for them!  None of the guests who came to the party later were bothered that they weren't invited to the ceremony!

  
  

  I believe in their invites they worded it like "Bride and Groom will be married at a private ceremony on DATE.  We invite you to celebrate our marriage with us at our reception at PLACE, DATE, TIME".  Don't put the place or time you'll be having the ceremony unless you want random people to show up!

  

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