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Purpose of Reception Cards?

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    asdf    March 5, 2011  

    My ceremony is in a Church and will be followed by a reception in a banquet hall about 5 miles away.  If there's room on the main invite, can I just save myself an insert and put reception info too?

     
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    sunnydebs    8/7/10   Washington, DC

    That's what I did.  If it's a formal wedding, you're supposed to have a separate card, but you can do what you're suggesting if it's a less formal affair.

    Our invitation said something like

    Bride's parents

    request the honour of your presence

    ....

    at Church Name

    Church Address

    City, State

    And afterward for a reception

    Reception hall name

     
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    camrie    September 5, 2010   Louisville

    I think the only reason to do a reception card if if you DON'T want it on the main invite, or if you need to put lengthy directions.

     
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    Mermaid1082    September 4, 2010   St Louis, MO

    yes, you can combine the two.  We didn't ... not enough room to write what we wanted.

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    We used a reception card because we didn't want to clutter our main invite with all the extra info (time, location, address, etc).

     
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    Gemstone    July 2011   Cincinnati

    It's up to you. The ceremony invite is often considered the most formal piece, but that doesn't mean you have to approach it that way.

     
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    i2foundu    11/20/10   Fenton, MI

    I've seen it done both ways and I don't think it matters. I believe the purpose could be for those who are not inviting everyone to both. I am using reception cards, because I found a pocket invite I just love and it comes with it, so why not. Also I had a professional say that etiquite is moving away from all the formality or seperate everythings... like a tissue in between each card, which used to be a  negative thing (large breath, look down apon you moment) to forget.

     

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