RSVP for ceremony and reception

I did "___ seats have been reserved in your honor " so people can't invite more people than you intend

I would assume that anyone who RSVPs "yes" will be at the ceremony and reception. Do you have reason to believe you will have a large number at one but not the other?

It would be pretty weird to just show up for one or the other. The wedding is one singular event, from ceremony to reception. Are you having it at a weird time or is there a gap between the two? What makes you think anyone would come to one part and not the other?

I don't understand your question. If they reply "yes", you would assume they are coming to both.

I am in the same boat. I did have a few people tell me they would be at the ceremony but couldn't be at the reception. We are having rental chairs delivered as the venue doesn't have them for the ceremony. Even though you are paying per chair, just keep these things in mind:

You will want to get enough chairs to have somewhat even rows, so consider that in advance. Also, if you don't get extra chairs then you run into an issue similar to a sold out movie theater. People may not fit with who they came, especially if it's a large group and they are one of the last people to arrive.

Agree with PPs. Assume that everyone who RSVPs "yes" will come to both events.

Normally if someone wants to rsvp yes, but can't make the ceremony or the reception, they write in the details. Otherwise, assume that yes's are for both.

Assume that everyone will come to both.

Definitely assume everyone will come to both,

but I have been to several weddings where people skipped the ceremony and just went to the reception.

And in one case, somebody (& her plus one) asked the couple why they weren't invited, so the couple told them they could go to the ceremony, but it was too late to add them to the reception, and they did end up going to just the ceremony!

Assume everyone can come to both the ceremony and reception!

I've actually been to quite a few weddings where people don't come to the ceremony and the show up to the reception. My fiance's best friends parents actually do this a lot along with some of his friends so I just don't want to pay for a bunch of chairs st the ceremony if they aren't going to come

When you put "_ seats have been reserved in your honor" add "to the reception and ceremony" that way they know it is for both you need the numbers

I wish more people understood the question you were asking as I am wondering the same thing. I will be having my wedding ceremony in a park so I will need to have the exact amount of people coming to the ceremony so I know how many chairs to have set up. I might put on the RSVP card i I wish more people understood the question you were asking as I am wondering the same thing. I will be having my wedding ceremony in a park so I will need to have the exact amount of people coming to the ceremony so I know how many chairs to have set up. I might put on the RSVP card check attending or not attending and I will also put a spot for them to check Ceremony and reception.

My cousin had this situation at her wedding. On the RSVP card she had a blank for the ceremony and a blank for the reception of the people who were attending each one. I believe only 1/4 were at her ceremony than the reception. From what she told me it worked out for her to get chair numbers for the ceremony and plate numbers for the reception.