Is it ok to put this on the invitation?

Re: Is it ok to put this on the invitation?

• itzMS member

  

  September 2013

  tammym1001 said:

  Our reception venue is located on a golf course. The address of our venue is different from the address of the main country club; however, the parking lot for our space is the main parking lot at the country club. It's actually the far end of the parking lot and then it's just like a 20 ft. walk to our venue. Is it ok for me to put the venue name and address on the reception card and then list under that parking is located in the main country club parking lot with that address? If people drive to the address of the actual venue they will have to try to turn around in a very small spot and then head back the other way. Also if someone parks in the one spot that is available there then other people won't be able to turn around. So it would be something like this:

  
  

  Reception to follow at:

  XYZ Country Club other building

  123 4th St.

  
  

  *parking is located at the West end of Country Club Parking Lot located at 123 3rd St.

  
  

  We don't have a website so we couldn't put that information there.

  You really should include a separate Reception Card.

  
   

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• photokitty mod

  

  September 2013

  I would do it on an insert and include a map to show the parking lot in relation to the venue.

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• Maggie0829 member

  

  September 2013 edited September 2013

  Including it with your invite info is fine but I would do put it on a separate info card.

  
  

  ETA:  Also see if you can put up a sign or two at the parking area so guests will know that they are in the right location.

  
  

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• phira member

  

  September 2013

  This is a piece of information that would need to go on an invitation insert (a reception card) OR on a wedding website. Since you don't have a wedding website, go with the reception card in the invitation.

  
  

  I do wonder why you don't have a wedding website. It's not that everyone NEEDS one, just that this is why so many people have them.

  

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  September 2013

  photokitty said:

  I would do it on an insert and include a map to show the parking lot in relation to the venue.

  This. It sounds like an insert would be perfect for your situation.

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• Jen4948 member

  

  September 2013

  Put this on an insert to be included with your invitation.
  
  If you had a website, this should go on there as well.
  

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• AroundTheBlock member

  

  September 2013

  This is perfectly correct. A "Reception Card" is not proper unless you have different guest lists for the reception than for the wedding -- a common practice in most of the twentieth century. You would slip the reception card in with the invitation for the people who were welcome at the reception and leave it out of the envelope for people who were invited to the ceremony only. It has become common nowadays to denigrate the practice of "tiered weddings" so reception cards are pointless. Despite the very proper hundred-plus-year long-standing tradition of including reception information with the ceremony invitation for non-tiered receptions, stationers still encourage brides to order reception cards (which they can then charge for) on the grounds that they are "proper". They are not, and what you are proposing is correct.
  
  On a formal invitation the bottom left and bottom right corners are used for providing extra information that the guest might need. Since the middle of the twentieth century the norm has been to put reply instructions in the lower left, and miscellaneous information in the lower right. The location of the parking lot definately counts as "miscellaneous information" so put it in the lower right, possibly on two lines to make it fit. Use a smaller point font for these information fields.
  
  You might also consider having signage set up in the parking lot and/or the venue entrance, pointing to "<-- Ceremony"  and "Reception-->" to help guests find the right building for the right part of your day.
  

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• tammym1001 member

  

  September 2013

  We are having a reception card and I was going to put it on that, not the actual invitation.

  @maggie0829 - The country club actually has permanent signs in the main parking lot. I was just concerned about them getting to the main parking lot because you have to drive past the street where our venue is to get to it, so if people didn't know to go to the main parking lot then they would never see the signs because they would turn on the road.

  @phira - We don't have a website because I don't know how to make that information private and I have a serious issue with a stalker ex and I don't want him to have all the information about the wedding.

  Thank you for all the suggestions ladies! I'm glad that it's ok to put it on a reception card insert. I think that will make it easier for everyone.

  
  

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• SomethingBeautiful08 member

  

  September 2013

  I would also add that the insert that people are talking about does not need to be fancy and doesn't need to perfectly match the invitation.  Even just printed off on regular paper or black and white on card stock.  Pretty cheap, but the information is available.  If you do put it on the invite, just make sure that it is big enough for people to read... 5 pt font does no one any good.
  

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• phira member

  

  September 2013

  @tammym1001 UM that is a super good reason not to have a wedding website. I'm so sorry you're dealing with that problem That is awful.

  

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• tammym1001 member

  

  September 2013

  @phira - Thanks I've actually been dealing with it for 10 years since I left him. It's almost just like part of my life, but I'd rather not give him any information to help him out. 

  
  

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• LondonLisa member

  

  September 2013

  @tammym1001 OMG that is terrible- no one should have to deal with that! Good job for handling it so well and good call with not giving him any info about the wedding!
  

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