What is the best way to word an invitation for just a reception (we married earlier in the year)?

Question

My husband and I got married in a small ceremony before I left for Iraq. Now I'm home and we are planning a reception to celebrate with all of our family and friends in December but we're having problems figuring out how to word the invitation. We want something that clearly states we want them to come celebrate our marriage but be clear that the ceremony has already occurred. and we don't want some lengthly explanation or letter... just a regular invitation that is well-worded. Help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

You Are Invited To Join Us In A Celebration Of Our Wedding!

hope this helps!

Answer 2

Mr and Mrs Your Husband

request the pleasure of the company of

<blank line for you to write in "Mr and Mrs Guest">

for Dinner / Dinner and Dancing / Cocktails / Tea and punch

at <venue> on <date> at <time> o'clock,

in celebration of their wedding which took place on <date>.

If you use inner envelopes, you may write "Mr and Mrs Guest" on that, and forgo the blank line in favour of "request the pleasure of your company".

Answer 3

The ones I've seen usually say something like:

Mr. and Mrs. Military Woman and her Husband

were wed in a private/small ceremony at

such and such a place on such and such a date

and time.

We invite our friends and family to celebrate in

our joyous union at our reception

on Saturday October whatever the date is, 2008

at This Reception Hall or Person's Home

at this time.

We hope you can be there for this special occasion as we

celebrate our love.

Or something like that. Pretty short and to the point.

Sometimes I've seen the outside of the card just say:

Husband and wife are celebrating with friends and

family at such-and-such a place at such-and-such a time.

Then on the inside there was like a poem and a little thing about how they were wed in a private ceremony before one of them left for Iraq at the base on the date and the time.

This method keeps people from getting confused about the date and time for your reception by keeping all the info for the reception on the outside of the invitation.

Congratulations!

Answer 4

This is what we used for our wedding in June:

Molly Caroline Black

and

Miles Mitchell Powdermaker

will be married in a small family ceremony surrounded by

mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters

Please join the celebration of marriage hosted by

Jerry and Faye Black

by welcoming the newlyweds into the world

as husband and wife in a casual Asheville style

party filled with friends, food, music and merriment on

Saturday, the twenty-eighth of June

Two thousand and eight

at six o’clock in the evening at the newlyweds’ home

Answer 5

Mrs and Mrs Smith invite you to a celebration of their marriage!

Reception Only (then state date, place and time, etc.)

By referring to yourselves as Mr. and Mrs. already you are letting them know that you are in fact a married couple at the present.

Answer 6

mygatsby.com has some excellent wording options.  Here's the link to their wedding reception invitation wording, but browse around their word wizard - if you don't find exactly what you're looking for, you'll find a lot of inspiration.

http://www.mygatsby.com/wordwiz_verse.js...