I'd be very grateful for any assistance with some helpful wording for the invitations.
We've booked an exclusive use venue from the Friday to the Sunday, with the ceremony taking place on Saturday afternoon. We canvassed opinion about the venue before we booked, and everyone we spoke to loved the idea and liked that it would be a wedding/catch up/family get together over the course of two days.
The venue has around 44 bedrooms and sleep just under 100.
We've paid for the whole venue, including the bedrooms, on the basis that we will then ask guest to pay £x per room per night, to then recoup a portion of the cost.
We're inviting slightly over 100 people, so there is a chance that if everyone did come, some people would have to book accommodation in the nearby village, rather than staying on site.
We're trying to think of the best wording which basically says to guests, that we have exclusive use of the bedrooms and that these can be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, at a cost of £xx, and that guests should let us know ASAP if they'd like a room and that once all rooms are gone, there is alternative accommdation in the village.
Has anyone issued invitations on a similar basis? Our thinking is that if we had a wedding anywhere else in the coutry, people would have to book accommation in any event, so it shouldn't make any difference that it's on site. I may be over-thinking it, but any suggestions most welcome.
