Please help me interpret this invitation...are these people already married? or, are we invited to an e-party?

suven Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:52 PM

Please help me interpret this invitation...are these people already married? or, are we invited to an e-party?

I assumed it was for an E-party because we just had this couple over for lunch a few months ago and they didn't say anything about plans for marriage. The guy is one of DH's childhood friends.

We just got this invitation from his parents. It was printed on a laser jet, on 8x11 paper, but it's a pretty pattern with a bow glued on it...Here's what it says:

Mr. and Mrs. Toshio Kwan
&
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Announce the marriage of their children

Sumi Kwan

&

Michael Steven Smith

In celebration of this happy event please join us at a Reception

April 30, 2005

(the location is a bar/restaurant)

Please RSVP regrets only by April 8th 1-888-555-1234

******now, if this was a wedding, wouldn't they want RSVPs for acceptances AND regrets? But, if it's an e-party, wouldn't it say 'announce the engagement of'?

LIBrideinBWI Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:53 PM

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Is it possible that they'd eloped?

suven Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:54 PM

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Posted by LIBrideinBWI

Is it possible that they'd eloped?

I guess. Dh is afraid to call the guy and ask because either way, it will make the mom look dumb for not phrasing the invitation more clearly

prindia Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:03 PM

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I think they are already married.

The Original 2nd-time-around Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:06 PM

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Posted by leniedar

I think they are already married.

me too

katieshope Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:06 PM

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sounds like they are already married, and are just having a reception, they probably eloped or something.

akaMrsT Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:06 PM

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Sounds like they are married and just having a reception for those that could not attend (did not know about) the wedding ceremony.

marymoon Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:07 PM

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it seems like they got married, maybe at city hall, and they're having a reception now..really informal, which would explain the informality of the invite.

it definitely doesn't seem like an e-party to me

july06bride Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:10 PM

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seem married to me too

useralison Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:22 PM

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They are def. married. That's a marriage announcement and reception. Prob. eloped or very small ceremony.

ravens_bride Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:24 PM

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Posted by useralison

They are def. married. That's a marriage announcement and reception. Prob. eloped or very small ceremony.

Thats the way it sounds to me.

Rainmama Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:32 PM

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They must be married. The wording is almost identical to our invitations which were for a reception only.

SomethingBlu Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:43 PM

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Posted by kdrainey

Sounds like they are married and just having a reception for those that could not attend (did not know about) the wedding ceremony.

Ditto! That wording is a marriage announcement...not an e-party...the party is to 'celebrate the happy occasion' and the occasion mentioned in the wording is the marriage of (hence the announcement). It's a reception, no wedding since it already happened.

eric'sbride Posted: Mar 19, 2005 09:38 PM

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Definitely an announcement of the marriage. A friend of ours got married and didn't have a reception. A couple of months later, his parents threw a small informal party (reception) to celebrate with close family and friends. This is probably a similar situation.

RobNette Posted: Mar 19, 2005 09:49 PM

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It reads like they were married already privately, and you are invited to a reception after their actual marriage.
Perhaps they postponned the marriage, or eloped.

I have a friend who eloped in August and her mother hosted a reception the following January to share it with others.

gNi1125 Posted: Mar 19, 2005 09:59 PM

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It sounds like they are married:

1. They are 'announcing the marriage'
2. In 'celebration of this event'

...kinda gives it away to me.

NYtherapist Posted: Mar 19, 2005 10:07 PM

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They're married. My friend sent out invitations with the exact wording. She and her husband had a small ceremony (just their parents, siblings, and grandparents). They had a 'celebration' afterwards and the invitations were the same as above.

Congratulate them on their marriage since they are already Mr. & Mrs.

marc_rai Posted: Mar 19, 2005 11:30 PM

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They are married.

bridejune04 Posted: Mar 20, 2005 09:45 AM

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Sounds like they are already married.

girlygrl33 Posted: Mar 20, 2005 10:47 AM

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Posted by marymoon

it seems like they got married, maybe at city hall, and they're having a reception now..really informal, which would explain the informality of the invite.

it definitely doesn't seem like an e-party to me

I agree sounds like they went to city hall but the parents want to have a celebration for them- def not an engagement invite.