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Destination Wedding/Reception at home

marksgirl2014marksgirl2014 member
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Hello!

  My fiance and I are getting married in Las Vegas on April 22nd and then having a reception with family and friends on May 10th.  We would like to send out invites and I am not to sure how to word the "reception" invites.  When we send our invites (early February) we won't be married, so I don't think Mr. & Mrs. would work. We want to let people know that we are tying the knot in Vegas, but will celebrate back home a few weeks later as Mr. & Mrs.

Any help is greatly appreciated. 

  Thank you

 
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Re: Destination Wedding/Reception at home

  • doeydodoeydo member
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    It will not be a reception.  You could have a party to celebrate your new marriage, though.
    Anywho, after your wedding you could mail out wedding announcements that invite the guests to your marriage celebration.  Wording examples can be found here:
    http://www.invitationconsultants.com/samplewording.aspx?p_subcategory=206
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  • RhinoM&SRhinoM&S member
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    I have the same problem, the marriage is so close to the reception (we're doing a courthouse w/ only our dads) that we don't have enough space to send out an announcement. This is the wording we're considering using:

    John and Jane joyfully invite you to a reception celebrating their marriage. Please join us for food, drinks and dancing on Saturday, April 12th at 5:00 at LOCATION.
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    edited January 2014
    Call the "at home" party a "celebration," not a "reception."  The word "reception" implies that you are "receiving" guests who actually attended your wedding, which won't be the case.

    But you don't have to use formal wording to invite your guests to it.  It can just say

    Marksgirl2014 and FI invite you to a celebration of their marriage.
    Please join us on Day, Date at Time for the celebration!
    Venue
    Address
    City, State

    or something like that.
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  • RhinoM&SRhinoM&S member
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    Since one of the definitions of reception is: a formal social occasion held to celebrate a particular event, I think you can go with either wording.  If the at home party isn't formal you can even tease something like "What happens in Vegas isn't staying in Vegas!"
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  • marksgirl2014marksgirl2014 member
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    Thanks everyone for the advice.  I worded our invites as:

     Mark and Jill are tying the knot in Vegas.
     Come join them in celebrating their marriage on May 10th...

    I also put location, time, etc....and made it look semi-formal :)

      Thank you again to each and everyone of you!

    I especially like RhinoM&S's comment....What happens in Vegas isn't staying in Vegas
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  • vt&dtvt&dt member
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    marksgirl2014 said:
    Thanks everyone for the advice.  I worded our invites as:

     Mark and Jill are tying the knot in Vegas.
     Come join them in celebrating their marriage on May 10th...

    I also put location, time, etc....and made it look semi-formal :)

      Thank you again to each and everyone of you!

    I especially like RhinoM&S's comment....What happens in Vegas isn't staying in Vegas
    Most of that looks great - however if I didn't know you were married before, it kind of sounds like the wedding is on May 10.

    My friend had a DW and then a party in her hometown after, and the invites included: "John and Jane were married on date, please join them in a celebration of their marriage on date"

    Maybe including something like that could help not confuse guests that may not know your whole plan :)  
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  • ashleyepashleyep member
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    edited January 2014
    Since you're sending them out before your wedding, maybe:

    "Mark and Jill will be married on April 22 in Vegas!
    Please join them in celebrating their marriage on May 10th ..."
    Anniversary
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  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    edited January 2014
    You should send out marriage announcements to everyone the day you are married, just after the ceremony:

    Bride's Full Name
    and
    Groom's Full Name
    announce their marriage
    April 27, 2014
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    NOW you send out invitations to your party.  It is not a wedding reception. You gave that up when you decided to get married without friends and family.  Please don't try to turn your celebration into a pretend wedding reception..  Have a great party to celebrate with your friends and family.  Two weeks is plenty of time to send out invitations to a party.  You can use word of mouth to tell people earlier.

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