invitation wording for already married couple
laoc...@earthlink.net
This is my situation.
I just got married recently in a 5-people ceremony (no, it is not an
elopment but it is surprise for friends and family who expect us to tie
a knot in 2000).
But we are still going to have the wedding celebration in April 2000
(with around 70 friends and family) as it has been planned previously.
Can anybody suggest an appropriate wording for the invitation, that sort
of convey this situation. i.e. that we are already married but now we
are celebrating it with more people. I don't want it to sound like it is
an 1-year anniversary celebration invitation. I still want to sound like
an invitation to a wedding. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
RA
PS: If you guys are interested to find out more about our story and our
surprise small wedding ... please visit our website. You can find the
URL below. Please let us know what you think! We would be honored to
have you sign our guestbooks. Thanks!
--
Visit Rae and Dave's Wed Site
http://www.ben2.ucla.edu/~ragahari/Welcome.htm
Noe Spaemme
>I just got married recently in a 5-people ceremony (no, it is not an
>elopment but it is surprise for friends and family who expect us to tie
>a knot in 2000).
>But we are still going to have the wedding celebration in April 2000
>(with around 70 friends and family) as it has been planned previously.
>
>Can anybody suggest an appropriate wording for the invitation, that sort
>of convey this situation. i.e. that we are already married but now we
>are celebrating it with more people. I don't want it to sound like it is
>an 1-year anniversary celebration invitation. I still want to sound like
>an invitation to a wedding.
I'm sorry, but this is not possible. If you extend an invitation to a wedding,
people will expect to see a wedding, which you have already had. It would be
misleading. An invitation is to convey exactly the event to take place, not
elude to something you want them to think it is, but really isn't.
Your best bet is to call it what it is: a first anniversary celebration.
Hope this helps,
Noe
Cliona
Noe Spaemme wrote in message
>I'm sorry, but this is not possible. If you extend an invitation to a
wedding,
>people will expect to see a wedding, which you have already had. It would
be
>misleading. An invitation is to convey exactly the event to take place, not
>elude to something you want them to think it is, but really isn't.
>
>Your best bet is to call it what it is: a first anniversary celebration.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Noe
You could call it a "renewal of vows" - that might be more accurate, I
assume, since it sounds as though you're planning on having vows... That's
what we're doing - we're treating it as a "wedding", but it's really a
celebtration with our families who couldn't be there when we got married (it
wasn't an elopement, but it was for other practical reasons. It wasn't a
secret, and everyone understood our reasons.. And no, there's no pregnancy
in sight!). Everyone knows we're already married. To tell you the truth,
it's mostly for our parents - we don't want them to feel as though they
missed out by not seeing us "get married".
Cliona
aMAZon
> On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:51:51 -0700, laoc...@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> >I just got married recently in a 5-people ceremony (no, it is not an
> >elopment but it is surprise for friends and family who expect us to
> tie
> >a knot in 2000).
> >But we are still going to have the wedding celebration in April 2000
> >(with around 70 friends and family) as it has been planned
> previously.
> >
> >Can anybody suggest an appropriate wording for the invitation, that
> sort
> >of convey this situation. i.e. that we are already married but now we
>
> >are celebrating it with more people. I don't want it to sound like it
> is
> >an 1-year anniversary celebration invitation. I still want to sound
> like
> >an invitation to a wedding.
>
> I'm sorry, but this is not possible. If you extend an invitation to a
> wedding,
> people will expect to see a wedding, which you have already had. It
> would be
> misleading. An invitation is to convey exactly the event to take
> place, not
> elude to something you want them to think it is, but really isn't.
>
> Your best bet is to call it what it is: a first anniversary
> celebration.
Shouldn't that be "a reception honoring a newly-married couple"?
It's not a wedding ceremony, and it seems like it's really too early for
a renewal of vows, but that's the sort of thing you're doing. Unless,
of
course, you want to get divorced and remarried to each other -- then
it could be a wedding reception. But that seems a bit drastic a reason
for having the party.
--
aMAZon
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cla...@my-deja.com
church/religious blessing of your marriage followed by a reception then
the invitation may read....(I'll put as though your parents are hosting)
Mr and Mrs Bridesparents
invite you to the blessing of the marriage between their daughter x and
Mr Groomsname at date/time/place and afterwards at place
Alternatively a reception only do could be
Mr and Mrs Bridesparents invite you to a reception to celebrate the
marriage of Bride and Groom which took place on the date.
Just a few rough ideas.
Clare
In article <37621197...@earthlink.net>,
laoc...@earthlink.net wrote:
> Hi,
> This is my situation.
> I just got married recently in a 5-people ceremony (no, it is not an
> elopment but it is surprise for friends and family who expect us to
tie
> a knot in 2000).
> But we are still going to have the wedding celebration in April 2000
> (with around 70 friends and family) as it has been planned previously.
>
> Can anybody suggest an appropriate wording for the invitation, that
sort
> of convey this situation. i.e. that we are already married but now we
> are celebrating it with more people. I don't want it to sound like it
is
> an 1-year anniversary celebration invitation. I still want to sound
like
> an invitation to a wedding. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
>
> RA
>
> PS: If you guys are interested to find out more about our story and
our
> surprise small wedding ... please visit our website. You can find the
> URL below. Please let us know what you think! We would be honored to
> have you sign our guestbooks. Thanks!
>
> --
> Visit Rae and Dave's Wed Site
> http://www.ben2.ucla.edu/~ragahari/Welcome.htm
>
>
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My husband and I were married at City Hall in Feb. 1999. We needed to
be married quickly for immigration purposes.
We are having a second "large" outdoor ceremony in Sept. 1999. We are
writing the ceremony and vows ourselves, and exchanging rings (which we
did not do the first time). Our invitation reads,
"Rebecca X. and Bart Y. request the honour of your presence at a
celebration of their marriage," etc.
Most people attending know that we were married "legally" already, and
we used tricky wording on the invitation ("celebration of their
marriage") so that we would not be misleading anyone.
Becky and Bart, 9/18/99
Julie Campbell
When you order your invitations, look for the specific wording under
"Reaffirmation of Vows". Carlson Craft words it as:
The honour of your presence is requested at the reaffirmation of the wedding
vows of Mr. and Mrs. .............
Hope this helps and good luck. Julie Campbell
Cliona
beckyt...@my-deja.com wrote in message <7k31nq$pao$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Hello -
>
>My husband and I were married at City Hall in Feb. 1999. We needed to
>be married quickly for immigration purposes.
Us t
Cliona
>writing the ceremony and vows ourselves, and exchanging rings (which we
>did not do the first time).
Us too - we got married at City Hall in Jan 99, and will have a religious
ceremony and reception in August 99. I'm willing to bet that a LOT of
people have 2 ceremonies in this situation - one that is a quiet, official
one, and one that is the "celebration" with friends and family!
Cliona