Is this rude?

I'm figuring out how exactly to word my accommodation insert for my invites, and I did a dry run on my wedding website. Stole most of the format from MLAngelo (thanks again!!!), but added my own touches here and there.

So we're going to have a pretty big gap between ceremony and CH, a good 3-3 1/2 hours, so I really want everyone to go to the hotel and hang out in the bar there, rather than come to the RH and watch us take pics and just generally be underfoot. Is this a tactful way of wording everything?

Holiday Inn Long Island-Islip Airport 3845 Veterans Memorial Highway Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 631-585-9500 www.holidayinn.com/longislandny

For your comfort and convenience, the Holiday Inn Long Island-Islip Airport, in Ronkonkoma, New York is now accepting a limited number of reservations for the Me/FH wedding on December 5, 2009 at a reduced rate of $85.00 per night. Should you wish to take advantage of this special offer please contact the reservations department at 631-585-9500. Limited rooms are reserved for guests who may be arriving on December 4, 2009.

Please reserve your room by November 4, 2009 in order to receive this reduced rate, and reference block code XXX.

Complimentary transportation to & from the reception will be provided from the hotel.

We remind all of our guests to feel free to visit the hotel bar and restaurant after the ceremony for some relaxation before the cocktail hour commences at 7:30 PM.



Good enough, or any more subtle ways to put it?

Its good.... I'm just not crazy about the word 'remind'


hmmm.... How about 'We ask' or 'We invite'
or 'for you comfort'

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

Its good.... I'm just not crazy about the word 'remind'


hmmm.... How about 'We ask' or 'We invite'
or 'for you comfort'

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I think I like the way 'We invite all our guests...' sounds...thanks!

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Posted by coldasice217

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

Its good.... I'm just not crazy about the word 'remind'


hmmm.... How about 'We ask' or 'We invite'
or 'for you comfort'

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I think I like the way 'We invite all our guests...' sounds...thanks!

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Ahhhhh yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you clutter this behemoth insert even further by saying what time check in and check out is, or leave that for them to find out when they call?

Is the hotel directly on the way from the Ceremony to the RH?? I only ask b/c if its out of the way you may still have people who go straight to the RH.

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Posted by coldasice217

Would you clutter this behemoth insert even further by saying what time check in and check out is, or leave that for them to find out when they call?

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No let them call. Some people may want a late check in or late check out, so its best to let them speak with the hotel directly.

Oh and no I don't think it is rude AT ALL. I think its nice that you have a place for them to go for the time between

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Posted by NikkiR515

I wouldn't add the times.. I am sure when they call to make reservations the hotel will let them know all that info anyways!

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i agree and i think u did a great job wording

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Posted by AugustBridein09

Is the hotel directly on the way from the Ceremony to the RH?? I only ask b/c if its out of the way you may still have people who go straight to the RH.

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It is and it isn't if that makes any sense....church is in Greenlawn, so very north Huntington-ish area, then you have to go south and east to RH...hotel is still west of RH, but I think more south? so like a weird zig zag pattern.

I don't know, I anticipate 60 people in the lobby waving at me as we attempt to take pics. I can just imagine what my face is going to look like in them

This is what I put (changing the specific info for you):

A limited number of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday-Inn Long Island- Islip Airport. Please reserve a room for the You/FH wedding by DATE. To receive our special rate, mention the discount group code: ____.

After DATE, unreserved rooms will be released for outside reservations.

For guests staying at the hotel, transportation will be provided to and from the reception.

Name of Hotel
Address of Hotel
Phone Number of Hotel

An all-american breakfast is served daily in the _____ room. The hotel bar is open from when to when daily.

(I don't have a bar in my hotel... YUCK... but thats what I would have put if I did). People know to go there in between.

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Posted by coldasice217

I don't know, I anticipate 60 people in the lobby waving at me as we attempt to take pics. I can just imagine what my face is going to look like in them

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I think the wording is pretty subtle maybe when you talk to people bring it up somehow that you & your FH have set it up for them to go to the hotel bar to mingle and have fun. I just think some people might not 'get it' ..... Do you know what I mean? Like I know my FMIL when we went to FH's cousin's wedding was there taking pics with the photographer and she looked like a weirdo....FH & I were at the hotel getting ready but other people told us I was like .

Your welcome Ali, but I can't take credit, mom wrote it. I like using invite. Also I suggest putting it on the OOT bags. We are not putting it on the invites because FMIL is inviting the OOT guests to something at the hotel while my parents are inviting family to our house in between. So we are putting a note like yours attached to the front of our OOT bags so that they see it right away, in case they check in after the church and want to join in.