eisforennui
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Post by eisforennui on Aug 11, 2014 13:20:57 GMT
so we got engaged, yay!
i hate having people look at me, and my fiance and also think that the actual ceremony part is really personal and not something we want to share with 150 people. so our ceremony will be with only very immediate family on January 3rd, 2015.
then! we're inviting ALL the people to a reception that we're having on Pi day, which is about 2.5 months later.
HOW do i word the save the dates for the reception?
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eastcoastpea
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Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 11, 2014 13:28:03 GMT
Congrats on your engagement. I'm sorry I don't have any wording for your invitation.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Aug 11, 2014 13:31:14 GMT
I don't have any wording advice, but congratulations on your engagement!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:01:41 GMT
Congratulations!!! How about: "Please join us for a reception celebrating our marriage on such and such date."
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Aug 11, 2014 14:03:01 GMT
I would have the beginning read like a wedding announcement basically "eisforennui and her sweetie were married on date" then you would say something like "come celebrate their love with us at a reception in their honor on March 14, 2015." It's very common around her to have a small wedding and a large reception so I've seen more than one announcement like this. Congratulations! And good luck with the wedding prep! I just went through that for my dd and I am so very, very glad that my next oldest daughter is only 14.  |
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eisforennui
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Post by eisforennui on Aug 11, 2014 14:20:17 GMT
i'm 40 and he's 41, it's a first marriage for both of us, so i don't think it's got to be as formal an invite as is traditional. perumbula, i really like your wording! thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:20:42 GMT
Congratulations.
I would just change where you would put " to the Wedding" and write " to the Celebration of the Marriage".
Then there's no question that it's to the wedding itself.
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2014 14:24:03 GMT
Congratulations! I like perumbula's wording too  |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 11, 2014 14:26:15 GMT
Congratulations! I like perumbula's wording too Me too! |
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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 11, 2014 15:12:04 GMT
This is what Pinterest and etsy is for!!! There are lots of great reception ideas on there!
I also happen to agree with dottyscrapper and perumbula. A "celebration of marriage" is a great idea!
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blue tulip
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Post by blue tulip on Aug 11, 2014 16:51:09 GMT
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 11, 2014 17:01:20 GMT
Congratulations on your engagement! The suggested wording sounds good to me & I know Pinterest will be full of ideas.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 11, 2014 17:05:25 GMT
I like Perumbula's suggestion, too. Come up with your own exact wording if you don't like hers. No need for save the dates, just send out a combination announcement/invitation sometime after the wedding takes place. And best wishes to you. Such exciting news.  |
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eisforennui
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Post by eisforennui on Aug 11, 2014 17:05:55 GMT
yeah i've been scouring the wedding sites. i just don't want peeps to think they have to sit through a ceremony!
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Post by utmr on Aug 11, 2014 19:00:24 GMT
I think the phrase you are looking for is "the pleasure of your company". An invitation to the wedding ceremony is "requests the honour of your presence" at the marriage of blah blah. An invitation to the reception only is "requests the pleasure of your company at" blah blah.
Congratulations!!
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Post by lucyg on Aug 11, 2014 19:03:14 GMT
I think the phrase you are looking for is "the pleasure of your company". An invitation to the wedding ceremony is "requests the honour of your presence" at the marriage of blah blah. An invitation to the reception only is "requests the pleasure of your company at" blah blah. Congratulations!! Just FYI, the way I learned it was "honor of your presence" for a ceremony held at a house of worship and "pleasure of your company" for weddings held elsewhere and receptions. |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on Aug 11, 2014 19:10:47 GMT
Something with "Come celebrate our marriage". I can't find my SIL's invites I made. I'm sure they are still packed somewhere. Anyway I made two different invites for her because one part of the family could not travel the distance for the wedding. I can't remember what I ended up using for the wording however Google was my friend for that one.
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