Sending wedding invitations to guests you know cannot come
A few years ago my fiance (then, boyfriend) and I moved from the east coast to Las Vegas. We left a lot of friends and family on the east coast, whom we now want to invite to our wedding. We know from various conversations that the majority of the people we want to invite can't come for various reasons ranging from financial issues to baby-on-the-way issues. Should we still send invitations to those people? There are enough people not able to come to our actual wedding that we want to be able to celebrate with that we are planning on holding a "reception" back on the east coast, a formal party/picnic that all of our loved ones could attend. How do we properly word the invitations to say "please come to our wedding, but we understand if you can't, so we're holding a follow-up reception back on the east coast that we hope you can come to"? That begs the question; is it proper to ask people to come to both events? Thanks in advance for the help!
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Re: Sending wedding invitations to guests you know cannot come
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Dear Tishykb,
If you want these people to come to your wedding, it is best to send them an invitation. Their plans could change and they may be able to attend after all. Additionally, if your second reception will be held within eight weeks (or so) from your wedding date, it may be best to send a separate reception invitation with your wedding/reception invitation. If the reception will be held months from your wedding date, you could send a save the date card with the wedding invitation. Of course, there is nothing wrong with just sending reception invitations to those living on the easy coast. There is no reason to explain why.
Sending wedding invitations to guests you know cannot come
