Traditional reception cards are printed cards that give information about where and when the reception is to be held. The reception cards are included in the ceremony invitations.
Traditional Formal Wording:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kramer
request the pleasure of your company
Saturday, the fifth of May
at six o'clock
North Shore Country Club
158 Hickory Lane
Traverse City, Michigan
Less Formal Wording:
Dinner
and dancing
immediately following the ceremony
North Shore Country Club
158 Hickory Lane
Traverse City, Michigan
Include the full name and address of the reception site. If dinner will be served, be sure to state it.
Necessary or Not?
It is necessary
to give your guests all the pertinent information about
your where
and when your wedding reception will take place.
However it is not necessary to use
a separate reception card.
Separate
reception cards are slowly becoming a thing of
the past. These
days many brides choose to include the reception
information on the wedding ceremony invitation.
If you are on a
tight budget, this will save you the cost of printing
extra cards and possibly even extra postage.
Wording:
The following are
some suggestions of ways to include the reception information
on the ceremony invitation.
