Okay, Mommas...I know I can count on you!
My husband and I had a teeny little wedding in October. Just us, the pastor, and a couple of witnesses. In May we'll have our bigger celebration.
I'm trying to finish the invites and get them out the door (I'm printing them myself). Yes, I know they're late, but hubs was unemployed and we didn't even know we were going to be able to do the May celebration until a week ago. Please don't give me a hard time. :-)
So I'm trying to figure out how to word the invite. We're already married and living together....we're basically doing the ceremony as if we're not married because we do want to have our wedding memories and photos and all that good stuff.
So, here's what I have so far:
C. Lee
and
Guy Arnold
joyfully request the pleasure of your company
as they celebrate their marriage
on Saturday, the eleventh of May
two thousand and thirteen
at five o’clock in the afternoon
(Church name
and address goes here)
Food, feasting and merriment to follow
How can I improve?
♥
C. Lee
Thank you so much ladies! I removed the "and" from the date.
I did take my husband's last name, and we're using it on the invite. I just kept it out of my question...we have a pretty uncommon last name, ya know? I'm not reverting to my maiden name for the invite.
Happy Valentine's Day!♥
We did a two part wedding, too, and for the reception I wrote a little poem:
The vows are exchanged
The unpacking is done
The honeymoon traveled and spent.
There's just one thing to do -
Send this invite to you
And celebrate the happy event!
And then I included the typical stuff like what you wrote.
I love the simplicity of it.
I would take out the "and" in two thousand thirteen and make the "eleventh" 11 - but that's ME! Either way is great!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! May you have many happy years together!!!
I'm not liking "joyfully request the pleasure of your company" Sorry!
options:
invite you to share the celebration of our new life together
invite you to share in our joy
invite you to witness the uniting of our lives as one
I think it's perfect, it's more than enough notice and I wish you a lifetime of happiness!
I would change just the date as suggested below.
I like it fine how it is but "AV" had a good invitation as well. Either way, have a wonderful life together...
You could change your husband's name. :p I kid I kid!
Invites are pretty easy and well boring but the point is to invite. I always think it is funny when I get some wordy flowery invite. Yeah yeah, got it you are soooo creative! but I am still going to scan to the date time and place so all your effort is wasted.....but I am sure it will look lovely in your wedding album so long as your photographer can fit it all in while still having it legible. :p
I think your invite is fine as it is.
Sweet and simple! I think it's perfect, but I agree with Wild Woman about taking the "and" out and just putting "two thousand thirteen."
Congratulations! I hope the "official" wedding goes perfectly for the two of you.
I like it exactly the way you have it. :)
This website has some cute ideas that, IMO, tastefully acknowledge that you're already married and now wish to celebrate that with your family and friends. Congrats and have fun! And btw, you're not late at all - 6 to 8 weeks is the normal timeframe to mail a wedding invite and as close as 4 weeks is fine.
http://weddings.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Post_Wedding_Receptio...
Who, what, when, why, where.
Looks pretty covered to me.
did you take your husband's last name?
If so, please Honor that choice by using it in the invitation.
I'm only saying this because my nephew married last April. A quickie JOP ceremony. I recently received a "Save the Date" photocard for a full wedding.....& his wife (who uses her married name) reverted to her maiden name for the photocard, wedding invitation, & the shower invites. To me, this screams "WRONG" & lacking in social propriety.
The family's response has been...."well, we want it to be as traditional as possible." AND the rest of us are saying....this is BS, you guys are already married & have legally changed her name! Why lie?
Sooo, not trying to stir the pot! Just sharing with you how all of us have received (& somewhat judged) this event for my nephew. I wish you Happiness!
