I just thought of what I hope will turn out to be a very bright idea. I am having my reception at a restaurant, I am giving them a set 150 person head count, but will gaurantee me food for however many people walk in. In other words, if 200 people walk in, they will feed and charge me for them. Obviously, I want to avoid this, due to word of mouth being quite extensive. We also have a wedding website, so one slip of the tounge and everyone knows about our location etc.
Once every guest has RSVP'd, can we send out ticket cards? They will say, Please present this card for admittance on "date & location". From, us.
Is that done ever? Or is it really tacky?
Etiquette Now
WEDDING ETIQUETTE EXPERT
Oct 21, 2004, 2:40 PM
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Re: [Michelle1503] Ticket Only Admittance
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Dear Ticket Only,
Honestly, I have never heard of this. However, a 'pew card' is often sent after an acceptance to a wedding invitation for special guests to be seated in certain pews. The card may be handwritten, but will state: Please present this card, the location, the date. You could, I suppose, create something along this line. It would be best not to call it a ticket, but perhaps something to do with seating.
Re: [Michelle1503] Ticket Only Admittance
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Dear Michelle,
In most social circles, to send out tickets for your wedding would be considered quite odd. You certainly know to whom you sent the wedding invitations. A few weeks prior to the wedding, if a guest has not responded, you should contact them to be sure they received the invitation and to ask if they planned to attend. Then, you will know who is attending. Table seating helps too. By assigning guests specific table, you can have a seating chart or place cards with table numbers at the door of the reception site. Then, some of the attendants would help to welcome guests and find the guests table number. If someone who was not invited to the wedding arrived at the door, it would quickly become obvious.
Ticket Only Admittance
