Invite wording help please

Could you add a little note somewhere, either on the actual invite, or in the additional info that the church is in the grounds of Wasing Park?

We had a wallet with 5 inserts. First insert was the actual invite. That said:

My parents

&

His parents

have great pleasure in inviting

guest name

to celebrate the marriage of

Me

&

Him

Saturday 24th March 2012

12 noon

Harlaxton Manor

Grantham, Lincolnshire

The next inserts were:

1 - venue address and places to stay

2 - RSVP card

3 & 4 - useful info such as car parking, that the venue had a cash machine and took card payments, taxi numbers, my contact details etc

Why doesn't it read:

So and so are invited to the wedding of Nutty and Mr Nutts at St Nicholas's Church Wasing park

Reception to follow at Wasing Park House (or whatever it's called!)

I'm sure your guests won't be offended if they 'think' you're having a civil ceremony. I'm not sure what you mean by that?

Not sure how much of this you can read...

I would lay out the invitation part as normal with ceremony and then reception, then in the additional info part I would add something about the church being in the grounds of the reception venue. Shouldn't cause any problems.

*complete side note, I am going to an evening reception at Wasing Park in August!*

My first thought was that some people may dress differently for a church wedding than a civil ceremony maybe?

Oh god no I didn't mean anything against civil ceremonies, just that I am not having one - and a few of my family sadly probably would raise an eyebrow, not that I care about that ? I just want it to sound like what it is!

The problem with the Reception at Wasing Park House idea is that there are various areas, we're having our post ceremony drinks in one building, then meal in another, then cake back in the first one and then evening reception in both!!!

Oooh exciting ? Do report back after!!

Thanks for flashing and ideas... going to be having a play round with some ideas later to get opinions on!

Interesting, this hadn't even occured to me but yes I guess some people would...

Hmmmm well I'd definitely include the chruch name, that makes things very clear it's a church ceremony.

You could say

'blah blah invite guests

to celebrate the marriage of

Nutty people

at Wasing Park.

The ceremony will be held at

st Nicholas's Church,

located in the grounds.'

Or summfink.

And our invites read something like,

Ducky and Mr Ducky

Would like to invite

Guests

To be part of their wedding celebrations

At Cley Windmill on 21st July 2012

Wedding ceremony begins at 1pm

Reception to follow in the Marquee at Ducky and Mr Ducky’s home

Our address.

We also had a map and accommodation and camping arrangements should guests wish to camp in the side garden!

Thats a good call, will mock it up and see how it looks - thanks.

We went to a wedding at Athlehampton House and Gardens that was in several parts. Welcome drinks in the house, meal in the coachhouse opposite and evening party in the building next door. TBH as a guest, once you're in the first area, you get chivvied along to the dining room, and evening room. I don't think they need to be outlined in the invite.

Unless Wasing Park is huge and people could genuinely go to the wrong part (sorry if I sound ignorant!).

No totally agree that listing all the different areas isn't worth it - just want to make sure the church is listed - partly so they don't try and enter the reception venue before the ceremony (it's all quite close proximity)

We had:

"Together with their parents, Helen F and William B request the pleasure of your company at their marriage

on 10th September 2011

at 1.30pm in St. Edmund Hall, Oxford,

followed by a blessing and reception at University College, Oxford."

(there was some more line breaks involved but I can't remember exactly where)

You could do the same, just specify the church for the first bit, and then say "followed by a reception in Wasing Park" or whatever it's called. You can either give more details in the information leaflet or on the day in your Order of Service.

Bumholes, I knew I should have kept my friend's wedding invite!

I'm pretty sure she did something along the lines of 'church in the grounds of' followed by a reception at Wasing Park.

She deffo mentioned the church in there though

What do people reckon to this? Is it clear?

Together with their parents

Bride Name and Groom Name

Invite ……so and so……………..

to share in the celebration of their marriage
at Wasing Park, Aldermaston

on Saturday 2nd March 2013

The ceremony will start at 1pm in the Wasing Park church of St Nicholas

"We would be honoured if you would share this special occasion with us"

RSVP by 2nd December 2012

.

Our invites have:

Mr and Mrs *My parents*

request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter

Amanda Jane

to

Mr *H2B*

at St Cuthberts Church *ADDRESS* on *date* at 11.00am

then reception to follow at

*Reception venue*

We have seperate wedding and evening invites and evening are similar to above but less formal:

Mr and Mrs *my parents*

request the pleasure of your company at the evening reception to celebrate the marriage of

Amanda Jane to Mr H2b

On date at 7.00pm

We have a seperate RSVP insert to put in the envelope.

Thanks amanda, I'm actually looking for wording where the invite is coming from us as a couple and the day is all in one place but its still a church wedding.

I think DuckyBums suggestion seems good.

BTW Why would people dress differently for a civil ceremony than they would for a church ceremony? It's still a wedding! Don't see what differene it would make

Right mock up of wording is complete... what do people think? There's a few different versions of 1 line in each set!!!

I like it!Personally I would put this:

.... At Wasing Park Aldermaston

on Saturday 2nd March 2013

The ceremony will be held at St Nicholas' Church, in the grounds of Wasing Park, at 1pm

I like the last line out of your choices, and I just like to couple exact times with exact locations for clarity. Or perhaps because I'm simple.

I like the last option too. Get your address off the t'internet Nutty!

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Thanks DB really useful comments there.

? totally didn't even realise that! ?

Thanks!!!