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Help! Oxnard, CA Area!!

Invitation wording - outdoor ceremony

posted 2 years ago in Etiquette
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    Blushing bee
    yes    September 25, 2010   Canada

    Hi!

    English is not my first language. Does this invitation sound OK?

    Especially the part about the wedding garden...I feel there are too many "at"s...

    I know I am being way too nitpicky about it, but I want to make sure it's right before I print!

     

    Currently I have:

    "The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage uniting

    (our names)

    On Sunday, the twenty second of August

    Two thousand and ten

    at five o’clock in the afternoon

     

    at the wedding garden of the (Venue Name)

    (123 Street), 

    (City), (Province)

     

    Reception to follow at the (Room Name)"

     

    Any suggestions are welcome! 

     
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    Busy bee
    ladyox    May 16, 2010  

    If you don't like all the 'ats' you really don't need them before the time and you can also say IN the garden of...like this...also, i don't think you would said at the marriage of, but rather the wedding of, since the marriage is the result of the wedding

    The pleasure of your company is requested

    at the wedding uniting  Jack and Jill

    on Sunday the 22nd of August 2010

    Five in the afternoon

    In the wedding garden of the Old Mill Inn...

     

     

     

     
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    Blushing bee
    yes    September 25, 2010   Canada

    Thanks!

     
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    Helper bee
    jen and jakes wedding    July 31, 2010   albertville, MN

    you could also say:

    the pleasure of your company is requested for the wedding of jack and jill,

    please join us suday .....

    at 5:00

    in the wedding garden of...

     
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    Busy bee
    meganmp1    January 24, 2009   Seattle, WA

    Sounds good!  The only thing I'd recommend is having "two thousand ten", taking out the "and".  "And" is used to indicate a decimal point (Seriously though, not many people will notice this, I'm a neurotic teacher!)  Smile

     
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    Blushing bee
    yes    September 25, 2010   Canada

    Thank you for the very good points! I would have totally missed those things...

     
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    Bumble bee
    neontl    April 2011   Seattle, WA

    http://www.invitationconsultants.com/sw-main.aspx

    Here are some more examples of invitation wordings!

     
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    WeeBirdy    June 24, 2010  

    One last nitpicky point :)

    I think the date should have a hyphen: twenty-second

     
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    Blushing bee
    yes    September 25, 2010   Canada

    Thanks @WeeBirdy and @neontl 

    I'm glad I went back to check on this thread! (:

     
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    Bumble bee
    shaydenise    October 30, 2010  

    it should be two thousand ten, with no "and"

     
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    CantWaittillMAY    May 28, 2011   Texas

    I think that you could take out the "at" before "reception to follow at (room name)".

    If the reception is at the same location, you could just say "Reception to follow".

    :) 

     

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