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Weddingbee Boards Topic: How can I do this? http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: How can I do this? en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:00:31 +0000 cheerful on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-456134 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:14:43 +0000 cheerful 456134@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ People will expect something after a ceremony, they just will, even if you tell them nothing is going to happen. Read Mrs. Mary Jane's posts... We had an elopement with four guests and we took them out to dinner afterwards. Our families still expect us to have a reception for them. Even though we didn't invite them to the wedding. Even though they have been mean and rude about our wedding. They still expect a reception.  Bella Luna on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-456024 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:22:19 +0000 Bella Luna 456024@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ You may consider doing an 'after party' for those invited to the ceremony. That's what we're doing and I am sure it'll be fantastic. We're just having a nice dinner afterward but you could also do something at someone's house afterward that would be lovely too. Bella sunshinebride on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455975 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39:05 +0000 sunshinebride 455975@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ how many people are you wanting to be there?  Maybe you could just persuade them to come on vacation with you, and tell your folks that you really want them to come because you were planning on getting married while on vacation.... CorgiTales on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455970 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:35:37 +0000 CorgiTales 455970@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I think people will expect SOMETHING. How many people are you thinking of inviting to the ceremony? If I were you I would do a small ceremony, maybe 50 people or so, and then have a "celebration" at someone's house directly after. Nothing formal, have your family make food or something. You can probably even pay for their groceries and still come in at under $500. I just thinking you should have a little SOMETHING even if it is akin to a birthday party.  Mermaid1082 on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455941 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:02:40 +0000 Mermaid1082 455941@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Word of mouth is probably your best bet there.  You don't even want to go out to eat or something? hisswallow on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455879 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:24:20 +0000 hisswallow 455879@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Yes I think so... would it be terrible to say that there isn't anything following the ceremony? Maybe its just not done that way? I dunno. Mermaid1082 on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455572 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:18:37 +0000 Mermaid1082 455572@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Can you say something like "you are invited to the wedding ceremony of ..." hisswallow on "How can I do this?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-can-i-do-this#post-455508 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:44 +0000 hisswallow 455508@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ FH and I are planning on eloping - mainly because we have to make a choice between a wedding and a honeymoon. We would like to have our family present but cannot afford to do the honeymoon AND a reception so we are going to get married quietly in a picturesque location. We would like to send out invitations for our ceremony but I am not sure how to word it to say that there will not be a reception of any kind following. How do I do this? Is better to just not bother inviting anyone at all? I guess that I kind of want to do something a little nice to invite people hence the invitations. Clear as mud? lol