Wedding Invitation with the reception info on the main invite??

Question

OK. My mom and I are having a little argument. I'm doing my wedding invitations myself on the computer. (There's a charcoal drawing of a castle that I've got a pic of, and the invitation wording is going to be over the castle.) I'm making 5.5 by 8.5 in. invitations. The main body of the invitation is centered on the paper, and the reception info is right-justified. My mom thinks that I should keep the reception info completely centered with the main invitation. I think it should be right justified because I'm combining 2 parts of the invitation onto one, and I want them to each stand out. Who's right??

Answer 1

I had my reception information on my wedding invitations as well.  We kept the information in the lower left hand corner, and used a smaller point font, but kept it the same as the font for the body of  the invite.

The reason we had it on the invitation was that there was a two hour plus time difference between the end of  the ceremony and the beginning of  the reception, AND the reception was less than a half mile from the church.

Since you are informing people of both parts of your event, (wedding and reception), unless they are in the same place, I would separate them.    

Answer 2

Nope to both of you.

Reception information goes at the bottom, flush LEFT, in a smaller font.

                                 Marriage of Blah Blah and

                                               Blah Blah.... (info for ceremony centered)

Cocktails 5:30 p.m.

Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Dance to follow

The Lovely Ballroom

123 Apple Way

Wherever, AK

Answer 3

I agree with you and that is how I have seen it.  Either in the right corner at the bottom or the left corner at the bottom.

Answer 4

I personally feel that it would look better if all of the information was in the center. If you wanted to try and keep the parts separate maybe you could put the reception information inside a box/border and then center it. This way it would be clear that it's separate information.  

Answer 5

I think that it's your wedding and I think that you should go with your instinct.  I would ask the question?  Does it look awkward, or does it look cheesy or tacky?  I think that it needs to accompany the theme of your wedding which ever way you seem to think is appropriate.  congrats!

Answer 6

I had mine on the bottom left corner, and also listed on the R.S.V.P.'s. It doesn't matter where you put it really, as long as they get the info. Beside's it's your wedding you do what you want, and believe it or not, people don't even pay attention to the way you have things. As long as they see free food and dance they're there. lol.

Answer 7

Neither of you is right.  You should put your wedding information on the main invitation and include a separate, smaller card in the envelope with the reception information.  Since you are making the invitations yourself, this should not be but a couple extra dollars, and it will make the invitations look much nicer.

Answer 8

do it your way! it's YOUR wedding. Mom had her day already

Answer 9

Put it to the right.  It would actually look better if it were in the center but, when I get wedding invitations...I don't even read the whole invitation.  My point is, since there is a lot of info on the invitation, I think your guests would pay attention to something that stands out to the side like your describing.  Not only that...you're the one getting married not your mother.  Congratulations!