My fiance and I are getting married in July down south. Our immediate family is going (parents, sister, cousin + kids). Some of our friends have indicated they are coming too, which is great. We were wondering about what do we do about the other 160 people we would have invited to a wedding if we got married in town i.e. friends of my parents, distant relatives, the aunt and uncle who nobody likes, etc. Chances are none of these people will come, but I guess you never know. Our hope was to have a small, intimate wedding, with only close family and friends, and to be honest, I don't really want to play host for so many people. We are planning an informal event upon our return which I would love to see everyone at. We are treating our wedding as a nice family vacation too and having other people there would really change the whole dynamics!
Do we send out invitations anyway? Do we send out invitations to the wedding, and included in that, a separate invitation to our in town reception?
Of course you may have the wedding you want and not invite anyone you really do not want to include. This is the beauty of the destination wedding. For those whom you wish only to invite to the reception at home, send invitations to your reception only. These should be mailed out about six weeks before your reception so you will have ample time for RSVPs, and your planning.
Destination Wedding - Proper Etiquette
