Comments on: Reception-only wedding invitations that won't make your guests feel excluded or left out

By: Terri Beth

Terri Beth — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:19:16 +0000

We are having a small private ceremony but want everyone to come to the reception. How should i do the invites? Should i have save the dates for receception only?

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:17:02 +0000

I was wondering how you handle listing events on the wedding website if not everyone is invited to the ceremony?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:43:09 +0000

I love your outlook. This is a great site. I found you by googling 'wedding reception invitations only'. My fiance and I are getting married in a private (he and I) ceremony in Cancun in March 2010 and then we're throwing a reception in July 2010. Unconventional to be sure. And I thought it would be appropriate to register ourselves somewhere since undoubtedly people will bring gifts, so they may as well be something you want. Your thoughts?

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:28:37 +0000

Did you guys come up with any invitation ideas for your guests that are coming after dinner is finished??? I'm considering this idea– we're having a tented reception at my future in-law's house and have PLENTY of space for every single one of our friends, but I can't afford to feed them all a dinner – I just want to party with them. I need invitation ideas that will let them know I want them to share in the experience – their presence being the best gift of all!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:38:18 +0000

This helps me out so much! Thank you thank you.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:03:40 +0000

Hi everyone, I know I might be a bit late. Here is what we are doing: Flying out to vegas on August 13,2010. getting married in vegas on 8/14/2010, returning on the 16th. only close friends are going to vegas with us to get married. On August 21, 2010 we will be having a large party for family and friends to come and celebrite with us being that they all couldn't make it to vegas with us. I don't like the traditional wedding with the white dress etc and neither does my fiance. So we are doing something a little different.

By: Alexandria

Alexandria — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:46:57 +0000

I need help on wording my invitations! Because i have a huge family, & lots of friends, my guest list is around 375. Since we cant aford to invite everyone to the Dinner, we will be having a ceremony & dinner reception at my parents home for approximately 200 people. From 2-5. Then we will host a Party/ Reception from 6pm-12am for all 375 people, at a very nice venue where we will Have a DJ and serve Hor D'ouvres and punch (and cake) and have a bar available. (not open bar). How do i word the invitations?

By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:10:09 +0000

Me and my fiance are getting married soon. We are LDS but are not getting married in the temple. We both have large families and only want our family and VERY close friends to the actual ceremony and the reception is going to follow the ceremony where everyone will be invited to the reception. We live in a very LDS populated place and I'm not sure how to word our announcments so I dont have to explain to everyone that we arent getting married in the temple and that they are only invited to the reception. We are also the the wedding ourselves, with little help from both out parents. Any suggestions??

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:48:14 +0000

My daughter is getting married in October. She and her fiancee want to have a small private ceremony in the morning with a cake and punch reception in early afternoon for everyone. How do you word the invitation for the invitees for the reception only? They are leaning toward not mentioning the wedding at all. Don't the reception invitees need to know when the wedding took place? We go to church with alot of these people. When she arrives in her dress, they will obviously know they just came from the wedding.

By: BethB

BethB — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:41:52 +0000

After too much time wasted on working our Save the Date cards for a party after an elopement, I settled on a poem too and i loved it!

"Kevin and Beth are going to elope, but you'll be there to welcome us home, we hope…so save the date to party and dine, December 12th, 2009"

It said it all and everyone thought it was cute! We simply got it printed on a Walgreens photo card with a pic of a non-traditional bride and groom.