Comments on: Reception-only wedding invitations http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:51:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rachael http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-52508 Rachael Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:10:09 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-52508 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?? 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 http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-51280 Sharon Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:48:14 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-51280 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. 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 http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-51086 BethB Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:41:52 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-51086 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. 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.

]]> By: punkachick http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-48545 punkachick Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:02:22 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-48545 My fiance and I are also doing that. The chapel we booked only holds 170 and the reception venue 200 (he is Mexican and I'm Irish so we have HUGE families, yes we are the stereotypes haha). We budgeted for 200 but that's still cutting out a lot of friends. So we got a venue that allows us to use it all day until 11:30 PM. We know that the majority of the family and family friends will head out early. This leaves room for all our friends to come out and party. So we are also trying to figure out the wording on those after Party, party invitations. btw i would be terrified to post anything on the Knot or those type of sites... wow those women are CRITICAL !! It's nice that you don't get judged here for being who you are =) My fiance and I are also doing that. The chapel we booked only holds 170 and the reception venue 200 (he is Mexican and I'm Irish so we have HUGE families, yes we are the stereotypes haha). We budgeted for 200 but that's still cutting out a lot of friends. So we got a venue that allows us to use it all day until 11:30 PM. We know that the majority of the family and family friends will head out early. This leaves room for all our friends to come out and party. So we are also trying to figure out the wording on those after Party, party invitations. btw i would be terrified to post anything on the Knot or those type of sites… wow those women are CRITICAL !! It's nice that you don't get judged here for being who you are =)

]]> By: Rebecca http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-48221 Rebecca Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:52:01 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-48221 I have a similar issue. We have limited seating for both the ceremony location and the reception location for the dinner. We are sending out invites to certain close family and friends to the ceremony and entire reception including dinner. We are also sending out invititations for those who we would like to come and celebrate with us for the dance portion of the reception. Everything is on one day, but in two different locations. Does anyone have any ideas on how to word the "dance only" reception invites? I know that this isn't the proper etiquette, but we don't have any other options. Thanks for any suggestions! I have a similar issue. We have limited seating for both the ceremony location and the reception location for the dinner. We are sending out invites to certain close family and friends to the ceremony and entire reception including dinner. We are also sending out invititations for those who we would like to come and celebrate with us for the dance portion of the reception. Everything is on one day, but in two different locations. Does anyone have any ideas on how to word the "dance only" reception invites? I know that this isn't the proper etiquette, but we don't have any other options. Thanks for any suggestions!

]]> By: Justcka http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-48024 Justcka Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:54:10 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-48024 This is exactly what I am doing. I want to keep the ceremony and reception intimate being only our families and closest friends but I want to have a huge party when dinner is done. I was thinking of doing a coctail party type invite also. I posted this idea on the Knot and got a lot of not so positive feedback so I am glad I am not the only one thinking this way. As long as guests know that a gift is not expected, I don't see a problem with it! This is exactly what I am doing. I want to keep the ceremony and reception intimate being only our families and closest friends but I want to have a huge party when dinner is done. I was thinking of doing a coctail party type invite also. I posted this idea on the Knot and got a lot of not so positive feedback so I am glad I am not the only one thinking this way. As long as guests know that a gift is not expected, I don't see a problem with it!

]]> By: Lina http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-47418 Lina Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:35:29 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-47418 I'm having trouble phrasing what is going to be a combination of a wedding announcement and a separate reception. I'm trying to be creative and not use stock phrases, but it's all coming out sounding like stock. So far, I've got: Together with our parents ME and HIM Are ecstatic to announce that we were married in a private ceremony Monday, the third of August, two thousand and nine At the San Francisco City Hall Please join us for a celebration On Saturday, the third of October two thousand and nine At four o’clock in the afternoon The *** Museum Address, Massachusetts For more information, please visit [our wedsite] Please suggest any non-rhyming alternatives! Thanks! I'm having trouble phrasing what is going to be a combination of a wedding announcement and a separate reception. I'm trying to be creative and not use stock phrases, but it's all coming out sounding like stock. So far, I've got:

Together with our parents

ME and HIM

Are ecstatic to announce that we were married in a private ceremony

Monday, the third of August, two thousand and nine

At the San Francisco City Hall

Please join us for a celebration

On Saturday, the third of October two thousand and nine

At four o’clock in the afternoon

The *** Museum

Address, Massachusetts

For more information, please visit [our wedsite]

Please suggest any non-rhyming alternatives!

Thanks!

]]> By: rockgurl http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-46876 rockgurl Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:13:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-46876 I have a similar invitation dilemma - My fiance and I are getting married this fall. The location of the ceremony/reception is in this broad valley that with a couple of lodges that are traditionally used for guests that have hiked or horseback ridden in for an overnight stay in hostel-like accommodations. Our guests (~90) will hike into (short, <1 mile hike) the valley for the ceremony/reception. Unfortunately, the lodge only has sleeping quarters for 48 people. We plan to ask only our closest friends/family to stay in the lodges and everyone else will hike out after the reception before dark. We have a few hotels in the area that we plan to recommend for these guests, but we simply are not able to invite them to stay in the valley. How do we let the folks that we would like to stay in the cabins with us know that they are invited to do so? We also need to add details, like fresh bedding is provided, breakfast is provided, etc.? Everyone is invited to ceremony and reception, it's just that only a selected few will get to stay in the overnight cabins. I have a similar invitation dilemma – My fiance and I are getting married this fall. The location of the ceremony/reception is in this broad valley that with a couple of lodges that are traditionally used for guests that have hiked or horseback ridden in for an overnight stay in hostel-like accommodations. Our guests (~90) will hike into (short, <1 mile hike) the valley for the ceremony/reception. Unfortunately, the lodge only has sleeping quarters for 48 people. We plan to ask only our closest friends/family to stay in the lodges and everyone else will hike out after the reception before dark. We have a few hotels in the area that we plan to recommend for these guests, but we simply are not able to invite them to stay in the valley. How do we let the folks that we would like to stay in the cabins with us know that they are invited to do so? We also need to add details, like fresh bedding is provided, breakfast is provided, etc.? Everyone is invited to ceremony and reception, it's just that only a selected few will get to stay in the overnight cabins.

]]> By: Kate http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-46852 Kate Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:22:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-46852 I've been lucky with this. In Utah, it is common to have 'reception only' invitations due to the many LDS couples that get married in the temple which is restricted to members that qualify. It did bring up the issue of extended family thinking we're getting married in the temple and they get disappointed to find we're having a small, canyon wedding. We don't mind though. :) I've been lucky with this. In Utah, it is common to have 'reception only' invitations due to the many LDS couples that get married in the temple which is restricted to members that qualify.

It did bring up the issue of extended family thinking we're getting married in the temple and they get disappointed to find we're having a small, canyon wedding. We don't mind though. :)

]]> By: Samantha http://offbeatbride.com/2008/10/reception-only-wedding-invitations/comment-page-1#comment-45716 Samantha Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:23:25 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=1333#comment-45716 I need some help. My fiance and I are not sure what to do. We have a guest list of about 260 people and my mom and my fiances parents are both on a tight budget. They offered to pay for some of the wedding but with the guest list we have I don't see us having the wedding we want. So I thought about having a small wedding in NYC for only really close family and friends with a nice dinner to follow. But I'm not sure about what to do for the reception later for all our friends and distant relatives. Do we do it like a normal wedding reception or can we just have a bbq or large party without all the fancy expectaitons that usually cost a lot? And how do I keep from offending people who were not invited to the ceremony. My fiance has many close friends and family friends that may not be happy if they are not at the ceremony. I need some help. My fiance and I are not sure what to do. We have a guest list of about 260 people and my mom and my fiances parents are both on a tight budget. They offered to pay for some of the wedding but with the guest list we have I don't see us having the wedding we want. So I thought about having a small wedding in NYC for only really close family and friends with a nice dinner to follow. But I'm not sure about what to do for the reception later for all our friends and distant relatives. Do we do it like a normal wedding reception or can we just have a bbq or large party without all the fancy expectaitons that usually cost a lot? And how do I keep from offending people who were not invited to the ceremony. My fiance has many close friends and family friends that may not be happy if they are not at the ceremony.

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