We are having a simple wedding with immediate family members only. We would like to send an announcement of the wedding that announces our day and invites other family and friends to only a reception at a later date. What is the best way to present this? We are announcing it ourselves, not our parents. It is my second marriage and his first and we would prefer cash gifts. Could you include that in an annoucement instead of a gift registry?
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Re: [fljunebug] Second Wedding Announcement and Reception
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Wedding announcements are just that...an announcement that you have been married; not an invitation. You should send Wedding Reception Invitations to everyone you would like to invite to your reception and announcements to those you simply want to inform about marriage.
You should not include any reference to gifts on your invitation since that implies that a gift is expected. No mention of a gift registry or gift preference is proper to insert into a wedding invitation. An announcement would have no mention of gifts either since an announcement doees not oblige the recipient to send a gift.
If you have a preference, tell your close family members and they can tell any guests who ask about what the bridal couple likes. However, not everyone will ask so if you receive a gift you do not need or don't care for simply send a thank you note to the guest, not mentioning that you will be returning the gift or donating it to charity.
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Second Wedding Announcement and Reception
