Hello, My fiance and I are paying for our wedding, so we are trying to keep costs down and bought the DIY kit. However, after reading many online sites, they say you are supposed to have a separate reception card since we are getting married in a church and having the reception at a separate venue. The DIY kit only comes with the insert and one separate small card that should be used as the RSVP card or reception card. What should I do? I considered buying paper and making the reception cards from that but it will be different from the invite and the RSVP card. Can I put both the church and reception on the same invite? Please help, I've never planned any kind of event like this before, none of my friends are married and no one knows. Thanks
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If your reception follows directly after your wedding, which it should, you could use the same invitation for both. You would use the typical wedding/reception form from this page "Wedding Invitation Wording and Etiquette":
The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of Cheryl Rae Walker to Mr. Timothy Earle Jones Saturday, the fourth of March at five o’clock Veteran’s Memorial Center Davis And afterward at the reception(address)
RSVP
For less formal weddings, the phrase: “is requested at the marriage of” could be changed to “invite you to the wedding of.” It may begin with “Please join us to celebrate” or “We hope you will join us” just to name a few.
If your reception is held later, which isn't polite to your guests, you would have to use another card for it. You could use a plain card for it.
Also, response cards are not absolutely necessary. Guests could send a formal reply, which is most proper. Unfortunately, most don't know how to write them though.
DIY wedding invitations
