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QUESTION: where are you including 'BLACK TIE or BLACK TIE PREFERRED?'

Original post by MarcellaBella

on your reception card? invite? separate card? tell me pwease..

alina Posted:

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How does your reception card looks then, are they printed already? If not, then print it on the reception card. Also, are you inviting some people to the church but not all to the reception? If no, and everyone is going to reception, then I don't see a problem with putting the black tie thng on the church invite, b/c essentially they are the same affair and I doubt that you'll have someone come casually to the churche and then dress up for the reception.

Leap29 Posted:

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marcella...do you have a pic of your invitations? i would love to see what they look like...
MarcellaBella Posted:

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no, not yet..hopefully, if they are done this weekend, I will DEF post.. =)


EVERYTHING is made up already..I like the tag thing.. but would I just hole punch the reception card?
alina Posted:

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Do you have people who are invited only to the church?

MarcellaBella Posted:

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nope.. not doing that.... everyone is going everywhere..

alina Posted:

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If eveyone is invited to the reception, then I see nothing wrong with puting the tag on the invite. It will probably look better and as I said in a message above, I highly doubt that someone will come to Church informal and then go and change to go to the reception. To me, that's too much work, which is why I think its reasonable to put it together with the church invite.

MarcellaBella Posted:

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Thank you Alina..I have to think about it.. it looks/reads funny with it saying black tie preferred on the invite right after the church location..

alina Posted:

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Marcella, does the reception card have a separate envelope? If not, what about going back to reconsider the 'seal' thing? I think if its done right (Sonicstef is the pro at this stuff) it can look really nice, and won't imply black tie for church.

MarcellaBella Posted:

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I didn't know it was supposed to? lol

alina Posted:

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Hm, no clue on that one. We're getting married at the hall, so no reception cards for us. But if there is one, then you can use it as a seal or you can use the seal on the big outer envelope...

LnP2003 Posted:

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Cella - maybe you can get a sticker seal made up for the back of the outer envelopes in your colors & seal the envelope with it saying

Black Tie Preferred
MarcellaBella Posted:

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I dunno what to do.. I'm about to forget it all together lol

Lp, can't I'm using wax seals..

alina Posted:

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LMAO

We decided to forget it all together as well, but ours is pretty semiformal (i.e. groomsmen are wearing dark suits, not tuxes). We figured most people will know to wear a suit and a nice dress.
LnP2003 Posted:

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K... so put a little sticker saying it on the rear of the envelope.....

MarcellaBella Posted:

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I am thinking about doing that.. i'll just redo the reception cards..

so do I just put it on the bottom?
alina Posted:

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Oy Vey, someone is turning into a Bridezilla (just kidding)

I do think it may be easier to reprint the reception cards than bothering with the stickers, b/c most likely, your saving's won't be huge...
MarcellaBella Posted:

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LOL..

I AM A BRIDEZILLA! lol
LnP2003 Posted:

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not little old Cella.............

ssdare Posted:

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I looked into this when we did ours. Here's the etiquette rules:

It is not proper etiquette to put it on the invitation. The better place is on the reception card on the lower right hand corner in smaller type (the printers call this 'corner copy') or possibly the response card if you don't have a reception card.

I don't think the phrase is hyphenated - so 'Black tie preferred' is fine.

Hope that helps.
MarcellaBella Posted:

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LOL!! My head hurts.. lol

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