Sending destination wedding invitations and local reception invitations
Hi,
I have found this website so helpful - so first thank you. I have tried to search my question - but I find it a little overwhelming and am not finding my particular answer.
We will be married on 01/11/2008 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. We are NOT having a bridal party. We welcome everyone to the wedding that can afford both the money and the time to come. We will not be covering anyones expenses. I will be preparing beach totes full of goodies for anyone that goes and the resort the wedding is at is all-inclusive and there will be a private get together after the ceremony for an hour or so. As much as we'd love all of our friends and family to be with us, we understand this is our choice and whoever comes, comes.
So essentially everyone who is invited to the reception (on 01/26/2008) back in Wisconsin is more than welcome to attend the wedding ceremony. (My guess is that of the 150 people invited to the reception, only 20 to 30 will come to the ceremony.)
So, I'd like to inform everyone about the wedding - so if they want to come - they can!
Is it proper to send "save the date" cards now that would mention the date of the ceremony & location, date of the reception & location as well as the wedding website and then about 6 to 8 weeks prior to the reception send invitations?
If that is the proper procedure - should the invitations invite people to the wedding specifically and include the reception information on a seperate card in the envelope?
Or is there a better plan????
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Re: [ijm81] Sending destination wedding invitations and local reception invitations
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Dear ijm,
If you are inviting wedding guests, it may be best to do something more than the totes for them. But, this isn't absolutely necessary, it is just polite.
...I wasn't sure what you meant with the reference of the private get together after the ceremony. If this means a short reception, then you are fine.
You mentioned that your ceremony will be held at an all inclusive resort. If they charge a fee for guests to attend your wedding if they are not staying at the resort, you are obligated to pay the fee. Please find out about this before finalizing your plans.
Now on to the invitations...
Usually, we would send two different save the dates and invitations for the two separate events. But, your are so closely scheduled. So, you could mention both events on the same save the date. In fact, all of your plans here are right on. Bravo.
Until recently it was not appropriate to mention a wedding website on the save the dates because we also list our registries on the website. But, as long as you bury the list on the third page (or so), you should be fine.
Sending destination wedding invitations and local reception invitations
