Due to a child on the way, my fiance and I have planned a very quick wedding which is taking place about 1 1/2 months after we decided to get married. We have invited family and a few close friends, however due to the immediacy of the wedding, we were not able to plan a bigger ceremony and were not able to include many people that we would have otherwise liked to. We were considering having a 2nd reception/celebration after we have the child, so that we could invite those people we were unable to invite to the wedding. Is this acceptable? If so, how would it be styled? Also, is it appropriate to include our gift registry for this 2nd reception? We don't want to appear that we're fishing for gifts. Thanks.
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Jan 19, 2007, 10:45 AM
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Re: [westbank79] 2nd reception and gifts
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Dear Westbank,
If you included gift information with your reception invitations, it would most likely appear as if you were fishing for gifts. We never, ever, include any gift information in wedding or reception invitations. But, it would be appropriate to host another reception within the year. It isn't a gift giving situation though. The wedding is.
Your second reception could be much the same as a first reception except you wouldn't want to include some of the traditional elements. They may not seem appropriate. You would have to choose the elements that seem logical. A daughter/father dance, bouquet and garter toss, and some of the toasts wouldn't seem right for a couple who has been married for a while, would they? So, decide which ones fit in with the late reception.
2nd reception and gifts
