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Small ceremony big reception

Rosanna, on September 25, 2020 at 1:38 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

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So FH and I decided to have a small ceremony since last year and the venue we picked can only hold 50 guests. Now our family are trying to plan a big reception at a different venue in so that more people can come and celebrate with us. How do we go about the invitation. Do I just create 2 invitations for ceremony and reception and another one for reception only? How do I even word that in the invitation. Please don’t be rude, just asking for advice here.

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Latest activity by Hanna, on September 25, 2020 at 3:04 PM

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Michele · on September 25, 2020 at 1:39 PM
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There really isn't a polite way to do that. Just have one invite for both.
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Rosanna · on September 25, 2020 at 1:42 PM
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I can’t do one for both because not everyone going to the reception (roughly 90 ppl) will be going to ceremony (can only hold 50).
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Caytlyn · on September 25, 2020 at 1:42 PM
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The reason you can't think of a good way to do this is because there isn't one. It's one thing to have an intimate ceremony with immediate family only and have a larger reception, but it's an entirely different thing to invite 50 people to your ceremony and the less important guests just to the reception. It's going to be rude no matter how you say it on the invitations.
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Hanna · on September 25, 2020 at 3:04 PM
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I can totally see having separate invite lists for the ceremony and the reception if the ceremony is limited to immediate family only, and say, 10 people. But 50 people at the ceremony is not intimate, and you're bound to offend those guests who didn't make the cut. I would either find a new venue that can accommodate everyone, or stick to your original list of 50 guests.
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