We have decided to only invite family and close friends to the ceremony and have a private dinner afterwards. After dinner, we want to have a reception that we can invite everyone to with just cake and punch. What wording would you suggest for the invitations to the reception only since it will be a totally different invite?
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Re: [monique3201] wording for reception invitations
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Dear Monique,
While it is considered appropriate to invite guests to the reception only, it isn't considered appropriate to invite them to part of the reception, and this is what this type of party is considered. It is as if these guests are not 'good enough' to invite to the entire reception. This is also what they would think.
Now, if you wanted to have only a cake and punch reception, it would be best to host it early in the day. We always give our guests the meal they would be expecting that time of day. So, early daytime or mid-afternoon would be best.
The invitation would be worded exactly the same as any other reception invitation.
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