Invitations to destination wedding and separate reception.
I’m getting married in Vegas (Destination wedding) and I’m having the reception close to my hometown. I have just started planning and confirmed some family and friends as guests to the wedding and now it’s time to start making my invitations. I’m creating my own invitations and I’m at a loss for words. I want to invite everyone to the reception and hold it soon after we return from Vegas, but I also want to invite people to the wedding if they want to go. It looks like I won’t have a limit on number of guests in Vegas, so I don’t want to exclude anyone from Vegas that wants to go, but I also don’t want to make people feel like they have to go to the wedding to show up at the reception. I’ve read etiquette on when to send invitations and when to send reception invitations after a destination wedding, but is there any way to send a destination wedding invitation/announcement with an invitation to the reception?
I I invite guests to the Vegas wedding does that mean I should have a reception IN Vegas also? I have a very limited budget and my fiancé and I are paying for the entire thing out of our own pockets, so I don’t want to spend a lot of money on having two receptions. I need to have a reception at home because I know a lot of friends won’t be able to make it to Vegas due to cost, but I also have friends and family that want to go to my wedding.
I’m at a complete loss.
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Re: Invitations to destination wedding and separate reception.
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Dear GingerKid,
Rules for the hometown wedding apply for destination weddings as well. All wedding guests are invited to the reception and announcements are sent after the wedding to those who need to know about the wedding and who are not invited to either the wedding or reception. Invitations only "invite".
Send invitations to those you want to attend the wedding. Since you are hosting both of these events so close in time to each other, you can send both wedding and reception invitations in the same envelope. But, these should be two different invitations.
You would be expected to provide your wedding guests with something for traveling. This something can be anything, such as a welcome cocktail, basket of goodies, or a meal. So, plan well to protect your wallet and still appear a good host.
Invitations to destination wedding and separate reception.
