direction cards...

Re: direction cards...

• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  April 2017

  Your main invitation wording will tell guests where the ceremony is and, at the end, it'll usually just say "Reception to follow".
  
  Since your reception is in a different location and you think people will need directions, include that information on an info insert. It's just a separate card in the envelope. You can put any pertinent information on it. For ours, our ceremony was in a unique spot and we needed a map to show people. Our reception was in a separate location. So on on our formal invitation, we just said "XYZ Venue Name" (for the ceremony) and "Reception to follow". Then on the info insert, we had a ceremony map and additional information on the reception location.

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• missfrodo member

  

  April 2017

  
  

  Knottiec655e1df86dd71b3 said:

  
  

  hi everyone, 
  
  just a quick question about direction cards. We are having the ceremony and reception in two different location and, I am unsure if you give directions to the reception or to the ceremony on these cards.
  
  Thanks
  
  

  
  

  
  If you want to use the cards, I'd put both.  We had the address on our invitation I think, and we expected people to use google maps or whatever to get there.  I don't think direction cards are necessary with the internet, as long as you have the addresses on your invite.

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• banana468 member

  

  April 2017

  I don't think the cards are necessary unless you live in an area like Boston with roundabouts that can make any GPS crazy OR you're in the woods and a GPS may not know where it is. 

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  April 2017

  
  

  southernbelle0915 said:

  
  

  Your main invitation wording will tell guests where the ceremony is and, at the end, it'll usually just say "Reception to follow".
  
  Since your reception is in a different location and you think people will need directions, include that information on an info insert. It's just a separate card in the envelope. You can put any pertinent information on it. For ours, our ceremony was in a unique spot and we needed a map to show people. Our reception was in a separate location. So on on our formal invitation, we just said "XYZ Venue Name" (for the ceremony) and "Reception to follow". Then on the info insert, we had a ceremony map and additional information on the reception location.

  
  

  
  I thought "reception to follow" was for a reception at the same location as the ceremony.  And if you're having a reception at a separate location, you have a separate card for the reception.  So, your invitation has the time and location of your Ceremony.  You have a separate card listing the location (and time, though it should be as soon as the first person arrives) of the reception.  If either of these places has a weird address or is hard to navigate, you can put directions on another card or (if it's the reception) on the back of the reception card.  Like if something is at the campgrounds the card can say something about following the signs for "The Lodge" then turning left at the Orange sign with a moose on it.

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• ILoveBeachMusic member

  

  April 2017

  I agree with @adk19. If they aren't at the same location a reception card is used. DD put directions on their website and we didn't include any directions in the invitation itself; however, she got married in a big city where gps/google maps would work.

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• CMGragain member

  

  April 2017

  I have never heard of "direction cards".
  
  Your wedding invitation invites guests to your ceremony, and the address is on the invitation.  Zip codes are never on wedding invitations.
  You will need a reception card included with your invitation.  Here is the wording:
  
  

  Reception

  
  Time o'clock

  
  Venue Name

  123 Main Street

  Anytown, Iowa

  
  R.s.v.p.

  
  You may also include pre-printed R.s.v.p. cards, with pre-addressed return envelopes and postage stamps, but this is not strictly required.  Most people do this nowadays.
  
  
  

  

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