Wording of wedding celebration announcement/invite?

Perhaps word it as "a celebration of our marriage"? Guests don't need to be told in the invitation the date you were married. They just need to know the date, time and place of the celebration.

I feel that will create a lot of questions and we should let them know we're eloping so they're not more confused?

First off I am totally jealous of getting married in Iceland. It has been my dream to go there - and I will someday!!

Jane and John Doe

joyfully invite you to the

celebration of their marriage

Friday September 14, 2108

Location, Time

You could enclose a card with a note explaining you got married in Iceland in June

OR;

You could do a photo card of the two of you outside the courthouse (or cliff or wherever you are getting married) with the above words over the photo.

You could say something like "Join us for cocktails on Friday September 14th, 7pm

at Surley's Brewery, City and State

Thanks! I like the idea of adding a photo of where we're planning to elope since we need to send out some sort of invite months before we actually elope.

You could just send out an invite that states You are invited to a celebration of Marriage and then add all fo the specifics

Please post pics of Iceland!!! I would totally try to include a picture of the two of you with a miniature horse or in a hot spring or something. (Can you tell I love Iceland? LOL!)

We did this. We originally planned to wed in September but due to circumstances we married privately in March. We are still using our original date for a reception because deposits have already been placed.

Our invites will still be sent out on time (but seeing as yours is a month away, I would send them literally tomorrow) and they will read something along the lines of:

Jane and John exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, CA

On XX March XXXX at X O'clock in the afternoon.

We ask that you join us for a celebration of their union on X day at X o'clock at

123 Sesame Street

Blah Blah, CA 12345

I would love to follow updates as to how this turned out for you, things you would have changed/done differently once you have the reception so that I can apply it to my own.

Edit: I read your original post wrong. I would still say as a celebration of your union or something to that effect and I would include a picture of you guys from the day of your wedding on the invitation with maybe even a " We Eloped" across the front.