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Jennifer
Just Said Yes November 2021

What To Include In The Invitation Envelope

Jennifer, on May 1, 2021 at 1:40 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 2 4

Hello!!! I am in need of some help. We 2/3 of our guests who will be from out of town for the wedding and 1/3 who is local.

1: Do most people include a map with the accommodations card? I'm not sure if we should do it since everyone will be using GPS anyways. If we should include it, does it go on the back of the accommodations card?

2: How do you find the type maps where it's just a few lines on the page showing the main roads and the roads to get to where the wedding is vs where the hotels are?

3: Do you include the accommodations card in each invitation, even the ones that are going to local guests who won't be staying at the hotels?

4: As far as the weekend events for the out of towners, ex. Friday night "Welcome To The Weekend" dinner and "Sunday Morning Brunch Send Off", do we include that in every invitation as well? I've heard from a few people who are my parents age that they didn't even realize we had a wedding website even though it was printed on our Save The Date. That is where the info for Friday night & Sunday are as of right now. I would hate for people out of town not to know we are having something Friday night & Sunday morning. I will be dropping off welcome bags at both hotels for our guests but since we live in Myrtle Beach a lot of people will be staying in private condos on the beach and we won't be going to each of those with a welcome bag.

In our invitation we will be having the invite, response card & accommodations card with the map on the back. It's the events part which I'm having trouble deciding about. Do we include it in every invitation and just print it on nice cardstock or do we only put it in the out of towners invitations? Please Help!!!!! TIA!!!!

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Latest activity by Maureen, on May 1, 2021 at 6:53 PM
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    Hannah ·
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    You can skip the map. Everyone just uses GPS anyway. I would put the accommodations cards in every invitation suite. Local guests sometimes like to stay at hotels too. If everyone is invited to the Friday and Sunday night events, I would include the information in all the invitations.
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  • Catherine
    Expert March 2023
    Catherine ·
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    If you’re inviting everyone to the welcome dinner and send off brunch, include those details on a details card with your invitation suite. If only some are invited you can either send separate invitations or text/call them individually.
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  • Michelle
    Champion December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Nothing goes on the back of the invite or any inserts. Even in the time of GPS a directions card is nice, but not required. Always consider your non tech savvy guests. Every wedding we have been to, either together or as singles, has included a directions card, but it’s optional.

    Not familiar with that type of map. Maybe just include the directions from the freeway?

    As a guest I have never received an accommodations card. It used to be that guests were responsible for their own travel/lodging and no one really thought twice about it. It’s nice to include if you are having a hotel block for peak tourist time, but not required or missed. Do what works for you.

    Weekend events are a new concept. If you are inviting everyone then definitely include the info so that guests can make travel arrangements and arrive earlier and leave later.

    Again, always err on the side that not all guests are tech savvy regardless of age, or even if they are, they may not pay attention to a website. So definitely include paper inserts with all necessary details.

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  • Maureen
    Devoted November 2021
    Maureen ·
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    Skip the map, and add the Friday night and Sunday brunch events with the rest of your accommodations info. Older folks never go on websites. Send accommodations info to ALL guests, doesn’t matter if their local or not.
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