Invitation wording

[sarahr]

I am having a private ceremony at our home with the reception to follow. My wedding invitations will be inviting everyone to the reception. Then for the family I want to invite to the ceremony I am going to have a seperate card in the envelope. The problem is I cant figure out how to word the ceremony cards!! The invitation was hard enough!! Help!!;)

[Valmai]

As we are getting married in a differetn country to where we live we will then be having a big reception at home when we get back so we have the same sort of invites. I have seen a few and they go along the lines of

Following their wedding ceremony
the pleasure of your company
is requested at the
wedding reception of
Cheryl Rae Walker
and
Mr. Timothy Earle Jones
Friday, the fourth of May
at three o'clock
Location

all depends how formal etc you want it then doesnt it! have fun xxx

[Jenn060306]

I am having a private ceremony at our home with the reception to follow. My wedding invitations will be inviting everyone to the reception. Then for the family I want to invite to the ceremony I am going to have a seperate card in the envelope. The problem is I cant figure out how to word the ceremony cards!! The invitation was hard enough!! Help!!;)

For the Ceramony invites you could have:
You are invited to attend
the private Wedding Ceramony of
________
&
________
on _________
at the home of ________
at _______ in the morning/afternoon

Then the reception could be:
We invite you to celebrate
the wedding of
________
&
________
at the dinner reception...

Good luck!

[sarahr]

This is how I was going to word it but I dont know if they will realize it is just the reception, not the ceremony.

Request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their marriage
on Saturday the nineteenth day of August
Two-thousand and six
at half past six in the evening
the adult reception will be held at

[sarahr]

This is what I was thinking about putting on the seperate card inviting those ones we want to the ceremony. But do I have to include the day and year if it is already in the reception invitation? Do you know what I mean?

Please join us in a private ceremony
as we exchange our marriage vows
at our home on Saturday,
the nineteenth of August, two thousand and six
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon

[sarahr]

What is the difference between formal and informal wedding invitations? Aren't most weddings formal?

[WhiskeyGirl]

This is how I was going to word it but I dont know if they will realize it is just the reception, not the ceremony.

Request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their marriage
on Saturday the nineteenth day of August
Two-thousand and six
at half past six in the evening
the adult reception will be held at

If I recieved this I would think you were inviting me to the wedding! So I think you should try rewording it to say something along the lines of "we request your presence to help us celebrate our marriage at our reception...etc." Hope that helps!

[Kacie_bride]

That does sound like you are inviting them to the wedding as well. You need to be specific. I have heard of so many misunderstandings regarding who is invited to what, so you have to be specific. And about formality, no some weddings are really informal. Someone on here I think is even requesting people to wear informal attire. Here is an example of how it could be worded for the people just invited to the reception.

Request the honor of your presence at an adult reception celebrating the vows of marriage of Jane Doe and John Doe. It will be held at ____ at ____ in the evening.

What you have for the people invited to the ceremony is fine. Then at the bottom maybe you should put reception to follow at whatever time you are having it at.

[sarahr]

I'm so glad I asked for help..I knew it just didn't sound right! Thanks for the input, it's back to the drawing board for me!

[sarahr]

How does this sound??

Sarah __________
and

Daniel __________

request the honour of your presence

to celebrate their marriage vows

at an adult reception

to be help on____

[sarahr]

This actualy might sound a little better............

Together with their parents
Sarah ------
and
Daniel --------

invite you to share with us

the joy of our marriage

at an adult reception

[LaceyinPgh]

That sounds nice, I might add something like,

At an adult reception celebrating their union.

[sarahr]

ooohhhh....nice touch!! Thanks!

[Kacie_bride]

Sounds very nice Sarah. By the way, I don't know if I said it or not, but welcome to the board. I really like it here. Everyone (except for a few bad apples now and then) is really nice and helpfull here.

[sarahr]

Thank for the welcome...I actually feel very welcomed and it is so nice to get others opinions. Sometimes it feels like your friends and family just do not understand the things that stress you out! :D