Question about reception Invitations.

[deputysgurl]

On the friends/coworkers and others that are only invited to the reception, how would I word the invitations for them. This is the main thing I am now having trouble with.

This is what the other invitations look like (those invited to both):

Together with their parents
My name
and
FH's name
invite you to share with them
the beggining of their new life together
The cermony will be
at two o'clock in the afternoon
on Saturday the twenty-fifth of March
Two thousand and six
Church Name
Town Name

Reception to follow
Hotel name
Town Name

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Heather]

This is what I would have it say - I have no idea if this follows etiquette or not, but it's simple and to the point.

Your name
and
FH's name
invite you to share with them
the celebration of their new marriage
The reception will be
at XX in the afternoon
on Saturday the twenty-fifth of March
Two thousand and six

Town Name
Reception Location Name

[deputysgurl]

That is what I was thinking but I want to also follow etiquitte. I have been searching for it all evening.

[Jacqueline]

well we have followed the right books (sorry cant spell) and that is how they have said to word it but not sure if the right things changes in diffrent place
but we have worded as above

[TheaterDiva1]

I'd say pretty much what you said in the original invitations - but instead of "invite you to share with them the beginning of their new life together," I'd say "invite you to the celebration of their marriage." Also, I'd simply put reception info where you have ceremony info and leave off the "reception to follow" part.

[deputysgurl]

Thank you so much. Maybe now I can get things rolling faster. Im starting to get a little stressed, but i dnow it will work out.

[555Ann555]

I'll give you a couple of examples of the ones we've got over here, these are all fine...(they're examples I've pinched from a wedding stationary supplier over here!)

DGurl & Matt request the pleasure of your company at an evening reception to be held @______ on __/__/____ @__pm to celebrate their marriage.

or

Together with their parents DGurl & Matt would like you to join them @_______ on __/__/____ @__pm to celebrate their marriage.

Or

Together with their parents DGurl & Matt request the pleasure of your company @________ on__/__/____ @__pm.

or

Deputy's Gurl & Matt Somebody invite you to celebrate their marriage. The evening reception will be held @_____ on __/__/____ @__pm.

Our evening reception invites read... :wanders off to look for them:
Could only find my drafts... (mild panic incase I deleted that file! )
The draft says...

Together with their parents Ann & Moreno invite you to join them on their wedding day, Friday 5th May 2006. The celebrations will be held in _____________ from ____pm.

[wynelle]

If they are just invited to the reception, then the invitation needs to focus on that. If you mention "celebration of marriage" first, then the assumption is they are invited to the wedding, not just the reception.

XXXXX and YYYYY

request the pleasure of your company at a reception celebrating their marriage.

Bliss Country CLub
Saturday, June Sixth, Two Thousand and Six.

This indicates an invite to a reception. If you started with "celebration of marriage" then it indicates a wedding.