Help! - Invitation Wording

SReidy Posted: Jan 09, 2004 10:54 AM

Help! - Invitation Wording

If our ceremony is at 3PM and our reception is not until 7PM what should I write on the reception card that goes with the invitation?

SReidy Posted: Jan 09, 2004 11:18 AM

Re: Help! - Invitation Wording

Anyone?

xjulietx Posted: Jan 09, 2004 11:20 AM

Re: Help! - Invitation Wording

I think you just give the time. Something like

Please join us for cocktails at 7PM and dinner and dancing at 8PM.

tanbride Posted: Jan 09, 2004 11:22 AM

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The Invitation itself has the time for the church so the reception card just has the time for the reception:

We had 'The Celebration Continues at the Westbury Manor at 6:00 p.m.' (which is the time the cocktail hour began.

Donna Posted: Jan 09, 2004 11:23 AM

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Juliet sounds right. I wish I could remember what mine say I just got them.

I think something like

Please join for us a 7pm reception
Name of Hall
Address

babybride Posted: Jan 09, 2004 11:26 AM

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Yep! Juliet is right. I just put the Church time on the invitation and on the reception card I did -

Cocktails served at half past six o'clock
in the evening
Dinner and dancing to follow