Invitation Wording HELP... I know there are always like a million post on these but I can't seem to get it right...

Rachel1013 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:02 PM

Invitation Wording HELP... I know there are always like a million post on these but I can't seem to get it right...

Okay so I need to print my invites ASAP and am having a little difficulty with the wording. I'm okay until I get the the locations and times. I just don't know if it sounds right. Any help with this and anything else you may see wrong would be WONDERFUL!! Thanks girls!!

And we shall become one
to share all the days of our lives…

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Rachel Jones
to
Colin Smith
on Saturday, the seventh of October
Two thousand and six
at four o’clock
Church
location, New York
Reception at half past seven
RH
location, New York

ronnysbride Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:12 PM

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Were you planning on putting the reception info on the main invite?

ali120206 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:13 PM

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I would add 'in the afternoon' after four o'clock.

Smiles111 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:17 PM

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Posted by ronnysbride

Were you planning on putting the reception info on the main invite?

that part would usually go on a separate card, like:

Please join us for a reception at.........time, place

kittythestray Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:20 PM

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I agree - generally the church info goes on the main invite and there's a seperate reception card. If you have your ceremony at the same place as your reception then they put 'reception immediately following'

Rachel1013 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:25 PM

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Posted by kittythestray

I agree - generally the church info goes on the main invite and there's a seperate reception card. If you have your ceremony at the same place as your reception then they put 'reception immediately following'

Oh I didn't know this, lol. I'm printing my own invites, so now what do I do??? I guess I have to get reception cards?

Smiles111 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:27 PM

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Posted by Rachel1013

Posted by kittythestray

I agree - generally the church info goes on the main invite and there's a seperate reception card. If you have your ceremony at the same place as your reception then they put 'reception immediately following'

Oh I didn't know this, lol. I'm printing my own invites, so now what do I do??? I guess I have to get reception cards?

yeah, a small card, or a small foldover

Rachel1013 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 03:28 PM

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You guys are the best...what would I do without you :)

kittythestray Posted: Jul 17, 2006 04:02 PM

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I'd love to see them when you're done!! I wanted to do my own but I KNOW myself and after I was done decorating them and buying paper, ribbon, etc, they would have been more than the ones I bought!! As it is I did 8 page programs!!

Rachel1013 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 04:18 PM

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Posted by kittythestray

I'd love to see them when you're done!! I wanted to do my own but I KNOW myself and after I was done decorating them and buying paper, ribbon, etc, they would have been more than the ones I bought!! As it is I did 8 page programs!!

I will definitely post them once complete. It's funny because I LOVED the Precious Moments invitation kits that they had at AC Moore, but I thought they were too plain. I saw another kit that I hated the invitation but loved the jacket that came with it and couldn't find it separately. So I just bought both kits, lol. So I think I might use the other paper for the menus or something. I'll definitely post. If I could do this anybody could. I am NOT crafty at all!!

ETA- And of course I used a 50% off coupon for all of them. I went to the store like 8 times since they won't let you use more than one at a time.

kittythestray Posted: Jul 17, 2006 04:32 PM

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Posted by Rachel1013
I went to the store like 8 times since they won't let you use more than one at a time.

OMG, I did the same thing for these vases I wanted!!!! Thankfully I live about 2 minutes from Michaels!

October Bliss Posted: Jul 17, 2006 07:16 PM

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In addition to what the other girls mentioned about the reception card, generally if you include your parents names, you don't include your last name so it would read:

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Rachel Marie

to

Colin Smith

OR
Colin Michael
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith

Rachel1013 Posted: Jul 17, 2006 10:27 PM

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Posted by October Bliss

In addition to what the other girls mentioned about the reception card, generally if you include your parents names, you don't include your last name so it would read:

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Rachel Marie

to

Colin Smith

OR
Colin Michael
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith

I was not planning on putting my FH parents names on the invite so would I still leave off my last name and just put his?? (My parents are paying for most of the wedding)

October Bliss Posted: Jul 18, 2006 02:09 PM

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Posted by Rachel1013

Posted by October Bliss

In addition to what the other girls mentioned about the reception card, generally if you include your parents names, you don't include your last name so it would read:

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Rachel Marie

to

Colin Smith

OR
Colin Michael
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith

I was not planning on putting my FH parents names on the invite so would I still leave off my last name and just put his?? (My parents are paying for most of the wedding)