Wedding Invitation Enclosures – Ceremony & Reception Cards

This week I have been discussing the different types of enclosures you can include with your wedding invitations. Thus far, I have discussed reply cards and direction cards. Next on my list are ceremony and reception cards.

Ceremony cards are used when you are having a private wedding ceremony with a few special guests–your closest family and friends, followed by a large wedding reception. In other words, not everyone that is invited to reception is invited to the ceremony. For those invited to your ceremony, you will include this enclosure to let them know that their presence is requested at your ceremony. Everyone else will receive an invitation to the reception only.

Reception cards can be used for a couple of reasons. Most often, they are used when your ceremony and reception are taking place at two different locations. Other times, they are used when your guest list to the ceremony is larger than the number of guests invited to the reception. So, if everyone is not invited to your wedding reception (and I really do frown upon this), you can enclose a reception card with the wedding invitation to discreetly let your special guests know that a reception will follow.