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Reception card wording--help!!

Engaged girl, on April 12, 2014 at 2:07 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7

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We will begin serving cocktails and apps immediately following our ceremony (at a different location). FH and I will be off taking pictures during this time. My question is--how on earth would I word the reception card? So far I have:

Cocktails, dinner & dancing

Immediately following the ceremony

Location

City, state

Is that sufficient? Should I include about what time dinner will begin so guests who choose not to attend cocktail hour will know when to show up? Do I even need to include that there will be a cocktail hour or is it OK to just say "dinner reception and dancing immediately following"?? I don't want guests to think that dinner is going to be served right away and then get antsy standing around waiting for us to get there.

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Latest activity by mscountry, on April 12, 2014 at 7:05 PM

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Brandy · on April 12, 2014 at 8:11 AM
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I think what you have now is fine for a reception card. Hopefully the majority of guests should know that dinner comes after cocktail hour, so no need to put specific times (and hopefully no one is skipping your cocktail hour).

Do you have a wedding website? You may want to put that somewhere on the card too if you haven't put it anywhere else yet.
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Master June 2014
Donna · on April 12, 2014 at 8:48 AM
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Your wording is fine the way it is. As Brandy said, it is typical to have a cocktail hour before dinner, so you are following the timeline that most people would expect.
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VIP June 2014
Rachey · on April 12, 2014 at 4:35 PM
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I put "reception immediately following" there's no need to break it down with the cocktail hour unless it's at a totally different location than reception? I did list it on my website though.
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Master July 2014
Anisea · on April 12, 2014 at 5:09 PM
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Ceremony 5pm church address cocktail hour 6pm venue address dinner 7 pm venue address
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VIP October 2014
Kimberly · on April 12, 2014 at 6:13 PM
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You could do "cocktail hour @ __ with dinner and dancing to follow"
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VIP March 2014
Annie · on April 12, 2014 at 6:15 PM
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I said 5:30 cocktails 6:30 Dinner I didn't mention dancing cause everyone knew I would have that
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Master July 2014
mscountry · on April 12, 2014 at 7:05 PM
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I have a long reception card so I did not do a simple wording. Here is mine:
Please join us for a honky tonk time with
Drinks, Dinner, and Dancing

Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres inside the barn
Immediately after the ceremony till six thirty

Then get ready for dinner under the stars at
six thirty
We hope you will enjoy the food

The dancing will start as soon as dinner is over
The party will go on until midnight

Late night snacks will be served at ten
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