Destination wedding / At home celebration invitation wording help
I need some assistance with the invitation wording for a destination wedding.
We are getting married in Juneau next June on a cruise ship. We sent out an email inviting those we wanted to attend along with our travel agent info. They have already booked. We are planning a celebration BBQ of our wedding when we return.
What I would like to do is this: Send a luggage tag favor and a personal letter to each of those who are attending and have a personalized program waiting in their stateroom with maybe a bottle of champagne. I would like to mail out a wedding announcement to everyone at the wedding and those back home from Juneau.
How should I word this? I would like this announcement to also have pockets that includes a 'reception card' to invite everyone to our party about a month later, another card would be for directions and then another for accommodations.I also want to include our wedding website and also the fact that our party will be a casual affair. (My parents are paying for the wedding and his parents the party when we return how can we incorporate their names?).
Is it OK to bundle everything together like this? I just think it would be nice to announce our recent nuptials and then invite everyone to our party at the same time. Suggestions are welcome.
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Oct 29, 2007, 11:45 AM
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Re: [jkiely] Destination wedding / At home celebration invitation wording help
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Dear Jkiely,
I think you have some of these terms confused. An announcement only goes to those not attending either the wedding or/and reception. Your guests do not receive these. Your wedding website cannot be mentioned in your invitations or announcements, as it usually includes gift registry information.
You sent an invitation too early, but this is an informal event. So, it isn't too much of an issue. Since you have already invited your guests, there isn't a need for a formal invitation. This means that there isn't anything to print to include your parent's names, except the program and the reception invitation.
The reception invitation should reflect the informality of your event. So, it could be worded very informally and personal. Usually, these don't include parent's names.
The traditional invitation looks like this:
The pleasure of your company
is requested at the
wedding reception of
You with your married name if married when these are sent
Destination wedding / At home celebration invitation wording help
