Is it ok to invite guests to wedding ceremony only?
Here's my dilema.
My soon to be mother - in - law insists that it is ok to invite people just to the ceremony and not to the reception. Unfortunately the hall only holds 100 and our guest list has been revised 3 times already. So she suggested that everyone who is on the maybe list all go to the ceremony but not to the reception. I don't even know how I would word that in the invite. She suggests that we not send the reception card in the invite. I'm not sure what to do. I feel like if I just invite them to the ceremony they will be upset they weren't included at the reception. PLEASE HELP!
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May 15, 2007, 8:44 AM
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Re: [happyme] Is it ok to invite guests to wedding ceremony only?
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You're right to be concerned. It would not be nice to invite guests to the ceremony, which is actually the gift giving event, and not to the reception following. Imagine how you might feel in this situation. If it were me I'd feel like I was good enough to be invited to the ceremony and to be expected to bring a gift but not good enough to treat to dinner. The reason we have separate ceremony and reception invites is so that you could invite some only to the reception if you're having a private or smaller ceremony.
Have your groom explain all of this to his mom. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Is it ok to invite guests to wedding ceremony only?
