If you sent invitations to the President and/or Pope...

I would be interested in this too.

I sent an invite with RSVP card to the President. I just wanted the extra precaution there for them to see the return address. I didn't send the reception card, though. I got back a small card in September. It's nice, but small. It has the seal of the US in gold embossed on it and a brief, pre-printed 'congratulation' message with signature from President and Mrs. Bush

I didn't send anything to the Pope because my officiant was my mother's cousin who is a Catholic Bishop. He does all of the family weddings and as a gift, presents the bride and groom with the beautiful certificate from the Vatican at the end of the wedding ceremony. I still need to have it framed thout...It's pretty big, like 16 by 20 and has our names done in Calligraphy (the entire text is actually in calligraphy). Unfortunately, my maiden last name was spelled wrong . But, most people don't even notice.

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Posted by suven

I sent an invite with RSVP card to the President. I just wanted the extra precaution there for them to see the return address. I didn't send the reception card, though. I got back a small card in September. It's nice, but small. It has the seal of the US in gold embossed on it and a brief, pre-printed 'congratulation' message with signature from President and Mrs. Bush

I didn't send anything to the Pope because my officiant was my mother's cousin who is a Catholic Bishop. He does all of the family weddings and as a gift, presents the bride and groom with the beautiful certificate from the Vatican at the end of the wedding ceremony. I still need to have it framed thout...It's pretty big, like 16 by 20 and has our names done in Calligraphy (the entire text is actually in calligraphy). Unfortunately, my maiden last name was spelled wrong . But, most people don't even notice.

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I never heard of this before...but are very interested... by inviting the president..you get back a special paper or something...thats the main purpose in inviting them...this is pretty cool...

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Posted by Princessmaris

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Posted by suven

I sent an invite with RSVP card to the President. I just wanted the extra precaution there for them to see the return address. I didn't send the reception card, though. I got back a small card in September. It's nice, but small. It has the seal of the US in gold embossed on it and a brief, pre-printed 'congratulation' message with signature from President and Mrs. Bush

I didn't send anything to the Pope because my officiant was my mother's cousin who is a Catholic Bishop. He does all of the family weddings and as a gift, presents the bride and groom with the beautiful certificate from the Vatican at the end of the wedding ceremony. I still need to have it framed thout...It's pretty big, like 16 by 20 and has our names done in Calligraphy (the entire text is actually in calligraphy). Unfortunately, my maiden last name was spelled wrong . But, most people don't even notice.

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I never heard of this before...but are very interested... by inviting the president..you get back a special paper or something...thats the main purpose in inviting them...this is pretty cool...

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You can send an invite to the President for any special occasion. We sent one when my grandma turned 80 (she's 93 now, and still lives by herself).

Anyway, she said that she got the same kind of card that I got for the wedding, but her's had a different message.

The wedding one is a 4x6 ivory card, with the gold seal on the top. Here is the message:

Congratulations to you both on this wonderful day. Your marriage is a celebration of your love and commitment to each other. May this deep and meaningful bond provide strength and friendship in the years ahead.

Sincerely,
George Bush Laura Bush

Our names and address were hand written on the outside envelope.

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Posted by Kiddo115

That is really interesting... where did you send it to?

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the White House Greetings Room

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Posted by suven

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Posted by Kiddo115

That is really interesting... where did you send it to?

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the White House Greetings Room

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Thanks a bunch Suven!!! My dad would get a kick out of this!

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Posted by Kiddo115

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Posted by suven

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Posted by Kiddo115

That is really interesting... where did you send it to?

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the White House Greetings Room

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Thanks a bunch Suven!!! My dad would get a kick out of this!

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Wow, now you can actually fax a request to:
202-395-1232


MAIL

The White House
Attn: Greetings Office
Washington, D.C. 20502-0039

this is a neat thing to know!
i always learn something on these boards

imagine getting back the response card with '2 will attend' on it

What if a gay couple sent them an invitation to a committment ceremony?
Just curious.

I want to do this also....I am sad that I won't be able to get a blessing from Pope John Paul II though

If you want to get a card from the president there is a link you can go on and just fill out a form. I did it for my grandfathers 80th birthday and he loved it!!

White House

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

What if a gay couple sent them an invitation to a committment ceremony?
Just curious.

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I'd be interested to know whether they would send a card to them as well...

My guess? (Without stating my political opinion of course ) a big fat NO.

We sent them. My FMIL is a big fan of the Pope and my parents are republicans: