Medium Size Wedding - How to send announcements w/o offending?
After reading quite a few posts and replies on this topic, I have not found the answer to my question. My fiance and I will be getting married in my home town which is only 2 hours from his. Our reception site holds 220 guests....perfect for a medium sized wedding. Should we send announcements after the wedding to friends and family we did not invite that could have easily come? Our predicament is that after inviting immediate family and our closest friends...there is not room for extended family (My fiance has a large family). I don't want to send announcements that seem like a consolation prize for not getting invited.
WE know that an announcement does not obligate the person to give a gift. How do we make people understand this that probably don't know? Any input on how NOT to offend people we can't invite would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: [Luckey107] Medium Size Wedding - How to send announcements w/o offending?
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Dear Luckey,
Firstly, please don't feel guilty for not inviting everyone. It isn't always possible to invite everyone.
Secondly, it isn't mandatory to send announcements. So, if you feel that some may misinterpret these, you may skip them. Unfortunately we can't write on these that we don't expect gifts. But, we can ask family members to spread the word.
Re: [Et.byRebecca] Medium Size Wedding - How to send announcements w/o offending?
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Thank you so much for your response. It is impossible to please everyone. As my sister and future sister in law keep reminding me...what I want is what is most important. Thanks for reassuring me!
Medium Size Wedding - How to send announcements w/o offending?
