Invatations wording for a camping themed wedding

Maybe include a mini Smores kit with a note along with the save the dates to get people pumped about a camping adventure.

What were you planning for the invitation wording? Do you have a pic of the invites?

Following because I am doing the same thing!!

I am thinking about adding a note that has a rhyme/poem that says something about staying the night.

Something like...

We love our family and friends and want everyone to be safe. We are reserving campsites for those who want to stay the night. If you would like to stay the night, please let us know in your rsvp!

The wedding invite were going to have traditional wording for a church wedding.

Create a website to a provide additional info (ie, 'saved' campsites available). Be sure that your STDs list your website.

ETA, if you are worried that some won't attend because it's a camping themed wedding...those guests won't be happy about the surprise when they show up to it either. Please just give them a heads up so they can prep for it or decline if they really don't want to deal with camping at all...it's not for everyone.

If this is somewhat of DW, are their hotels near the campground...you could list those on the website also. More guests may attend if this local or if they know they can get a hotel room instead.

Also, since you've already purchased the invites and STDs, maybe have the ceremony at the church and do the reception at the campground? Unless you are wanting to just redo the invites with the new location.

I haven't printed them yet (Do it yourself kit invites) but wasn't sure how to word it since we are not doing the church wedding and instead doing both the ceremony and reception at the same place. We can't do church cause it's over an hour away from the campground.

We did informal wording on our invites and the printed an extra card with "details" because we were going to have a two day celebration. (Wedding/reception on Saturday then Fishing and Cookout Sunday) on the RSVPs I put three options. Wedding/ceremony, both days or not attending. Perhaps you can include a check box on the rsvps for staying overnight. Maybe include a card with additional info/details.

If you have more traditional invite format you can always get a little campfire icon or a tent icon yo put at the top/bottom of the invites to tie in the camping but sleek with the style of the invite kit. Just a thought.

Informal invites with just the town for the event. Then added addresses and details on the extra card. Just to clarify.

Tackle the issues in the order they will be used.

STD's usually only give the date and general location. They do not specify the venue. Print your website on the STD and give more specific information about the campground wedding on the website.

If you bought blank wedding invitations indicate that the ceremony is at the campground immediately followed by a reception. You may have to add something to the invitation to make it a bit more rustic or just get new invitations that are less formal.

There are lots of examples online:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=invitation+wording+for+wedding+at+campground&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjags_7tqvWAhVIj1QKHd5gByIQ_AUICigB&biw=1252&bih=604

You can add a separate accommodations card to share the information about the 12 sites you are holding and also recommend a few local hotels for those who choose not to rough it.

If you are afraid that people won't want to attend a campsite wedding, you may have made the wrong plans for your crowd.

Maybe include at least one punctuation mark in your thread...Geez, I've got to go back and read it again to make sense of it Punctuation is everyone's friend.

Rachel i don't see the problem punctuation should be optional OP I would word the campground on the invites somehow like in the line for the venue say its a campground People wont know how to dress otherwise Make sure your invites arent too formal

I definitely suggest getting less formal invitations. You can get very inexpensive invites on vista print. You don't want to give anyone the wrong impression and should do your best to reach out to those you're inviting to describe what your plan is.

Nothing says "informal" more than a camping wedding.

So, let's get this straight. You bought formal invitations that are appropriate for a church wedding, but now the ceremony/reception is at a campground. I'd say that you try and return them because formal church and informal campground doesn't match. If you can't do that, accept the loss and don't use the formal invitations. That's that.

Now, your bigger issue: " I'm worried that people will not want to attend when they find out that it's a camping Adventure. With good reason. I'm regretfully declining for a host of reasons -- primarily, I'm not interested, in the slightest, in attending any wedding that includes camping or hiking to get to the location. So, prepare yourself for people to bow out.

In your case, and this is not usually my opinion, I would absolutely send out STDS that include the camping vibe and the option to camp with you. In fact, I'd probably add, "If you wish to take advantage of the campsites we've reserved, please contact us by March 15, 2018. Sites are limited and overnight accommodations are on a first come/first serve basis."

I'd never do what you're doing, but if I had a bride who was doing what you're doing, that's what I'd suggest.

Jacks you are right punctuation is overrated and I shouldn't have pointed out the fact that all punctuation marks are absent since I have it on good authority that they are all at a convention in Las Vegas because periods and question marks have a right to have a night off not to mention commas those little curvy lines that are often overlooked and I feel bad for them but it is what it is what it is and I hope they come back soon because I can't understand what I wrote and this kind of makes me feel like I'm drunk or something but camping is good wedding stuff right.

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I feel like a camping wedding would work well for an elopement but you might have a fair bit of trouble getting your guests behind it. A lot of people hate camping and some older folk just won't be able to attend a wedding like this. Nonetheless it's your wedding and your choice of venue. Just be prepared for a few more possible declines.

@Rachel you win for the day. My Sunday is complete because of your last post!

We just made invites very formal and included the ww website link, with more info and to rsvp. And included in there about accomdations such as camping, lodge rooms, hotels, etc

Save the dates should absolutely mention the camping. Otherwise, what's the point of the save the date when you're going to spring the camping on them in the invite and they may not be able to make it because it's camping? One other thing that I'd be concerned about is that you only have 12 camp sites on hold. What if you get more couples who want to stay? Will they just be out of luck?

You could write new invites in sharpie on a roll of toilet paper. Kinda fits the theme, like grab some t.p. And a tent cuz we're getting married!