We will be having BOTH the ceremony & the reception at my father's house (40 acres, beautiful nature scenery) which is not only land that has been in the family for years but also the site that we spread my sister's ashes. It means alot to both my fiance' & I. However having his family there also means alot to both of us. The site is where I am from & where most of my family still live. However his whole family live about 3 hours away. His family is older & none (not even the younger ones) are into traveling very far. So we thought of doing the progressive wedding thing. While his family can still celebrate our union with a 2nd reception, we would still like it if they came to the original since it will have more meaning. How would we invite for this? Should we just send an invitation to those we know will come and send a latter reception card to those who won't. Do we give them an option with the original invite. I fear that if we tell them ahead of time about the reception closer to them they will make up their minds & not attend the 1st. I think we should send out the original invitation and that may give them an extra push to come. Then for those who can not make it or choose not to, we can send out the 2nd reception invite. My fiance' thinks that's tacky. As in "you didn't come the 1st time, so here's another chance". The 1st one will be much more elaborate than the 2nd. Plus to me it has special meaning as it is our actual wedding day. The more the merrier.................
HELP!
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edited by bridew6 on Jun 25, 2007, 5:14 AM)
I have heard of this as the Moveable Wedding, meaning the wedding is at one location, but the reception is held in a number of locations for the family's benefit.
Usually, there is the one wedding and reception invitation. You can include enclosures stating that there will also be a local reception for his family members. You can then send an invitation to this at the appropriate time. If it is to be held soon after the wedding and first reception, you can include the invitation with the wedding invitation.
Progressive Wedding
