Invite wording

nprovost88 · March 2013

My fiance and I are getting married this August and we just made this decision last week. We decided to keep the amount of people invited to the ceremony and dinner afterwards extremely small (10-20 people) and they are all very close family and friends.

My question is...are invitations necessary if everyone is reachable by phone or e-mail? If they are necessary, how would the wording go for a small and intimate wedding, so I don't give anyone the wrong impression or make anyone upset that I didn't invite other people (extended family)??

Nicole

AddieCake · March 2013

Yes, you should send invitations. They don't need any special wording or to indicate the size of your wedding; just word them as normal.

JoanE2012 · March 2013

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_invite-wording-67?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:960202b1-f2a3-47fd-8ccb-a239bbb7d3f4Post:6b45255f-a13d-4a79-a2c4-c2633a6a03ea">Invite wording</a>:
[QUOTE]My fiance and I are getting married this August and we just made this decision last week. We decided to keep the amount of people invited to the ceremony and dinner afterwards extremely small (10-20 people) and they are all very close family and friends. My question is...are invitations necessary if everyone is reachable by phone or e-mail? If they are necessary, how would the wording go for a small and intimate wedding, so I don't give anyone the wrong impression or make anyone upset that I didn't invite other people (extended family)?? Nicole
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</div><div>This is going to be one of the most important events of your life. Send invitations. It will be a nice keepsake for you to have as well.

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saro2109 · March 2013

Honestly I think that if you and your FI are that comfortable with everyone and it's going to be as low-profile as you made it sound, then no invites will be needed. That being said, I still think it'd be nice to send them out.

Jen4948 · March 2013

I'd send paper invitations. People have a tendency not to take emailed invitations or word-of-mouth invitations as seriously as paper invitations. Regardless of how "comfortable" you are with them or low-key your wedding will be, you don't want the invited guests thinking that this is an occasion they can blow off or come late to.