Inviting officiant

oneday Posted: Apr 21, 2003 10:36 AM

Inviting officiant

We just met with our officiant last weekend. I need to know how we are supposed to invite him and his wife to the reception after the ceremony. Do we just send him a regular invitation, do it verbally? Do we just send him the reception card - our ceremony is at the hall? - we do have a reception card but it doesn't have time on it because it is basically whenever the ceremony ends. Any help would be great!
Thanks!

Scoop Posted: Apr 21, 2003 10:37 AM

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We sent an invitation to ours.

kelly6273 Posted: Apr 21, 2003 10:59 AM

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I didn't invite mine...Is that really bad?

shelzyp Posted: Apr 21, 2003 11:06 AM

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Do I need to invite my officiant? I met with her once and will meet with again before the wedding?

Also where would I seat her?

pschica Posted: Apr 21, 2003 11:24 AM

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our is a family friend who is a priest and we plan on sending him one....

keke2402 Posted: Apr 21, 2003 11:27 AM

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I would ask, even though it seems awkward. We asked our officiant and she said no, they prefer not to stay. if they went to every wedding they officiated, they'd never eat home! It pays just to ask what they'd prefer.

NovBride Posted: May 03, 2003 12:23 AM

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I think we are going to invite ours. They are super cool and very good friends of two of our guests. I would actually be honored of they came

HearzBellz Posted: May 03, 2003 12:47 AM

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Ours is doing another 2 weddings right after ours, one right after the other, so we didn't invite them.

OCT1203 Posted: May 03, 2003 01:16 AM

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Are you suppose to invite the priest/deacon to the reception? I think it's weird. I have only met with him once plus I think then they would have to go to a reception almost every weekend. I don't think people do that anymore unless they know the person. My step-sis said I am suppose to invite him to the rehearsal dinner. Again I think it's strange..I don't even know this man.

Julybaby Posted: May 03, 2003 02:11 PM

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I'm in the same boat - met officiant once and don't know the ettiquette. I went to a cousin's wedding a couple of months ago and their officiant stayed for the reception. I know for a fact that they met the officiant several months prior, but their wedding was on a Monday evening, so maybe she thought she had nothing better to do.