OK so all the day invites are gone and RSVP's are coming back slowly but surely.

Now I am stuck on a little bit of the wording for the evening invites..

Kerry ****** and Sam ******,
along with their parents, request the company of
***********
at an evening reception to celebrate their marriage
on Saturday 16 th June 2012
at ***************************************
7.30pm until midnight

>>>THIS IS THE BIT IM STUCK ON! (something like: You are welcome to attend the wedding ceremony??)
at ********************* Parish Church
1.00pm for 1.30pm
RSVP
by ***************
Kerry: (mob no) or Sam: (mob no)
Email: *******************************


Also are you bothering with RSVP cards or just getting people to ring or email for the evening?

Someone tell me just to get on with it and stop thinking too hard about it!!! I do annoy myself sometimes!!

I would have done it a different way, You are invited to the wedding of bla bla bla and bla bla bla, at bla bla bla. Evening reception to follow from 7.30 til 12 at bla bla bla

For those that are attending my evening do only I'm not mentioning anything about the service. Will save on so much confusion with my lot lol x

I have been trying to work out this too as people who are coming to the evening do have asked when the church ceremony is as well so thought we would just put a little note at the bottom saying where it is and what time and they are welcome to come

Thanks everyone for your answer.
The thing is I want to include the ceremony bit in it as I know most of those invited to the evening will want to come to the church and I don't want to go around repeating myself as to where and when it is. If they have it in the invite they can look at it and not turn up at the wrong place or late. I think most people who are coming to the evening know they are not coming to the day anyway so I don't think I have an issuing with confusing them or causing any offence.
Now its just to decide what order..church then evening reception, or as it stands at the moment?! x

why the googly eyes HA_x3?
The church holds 200, we are having 50 day and 100 evening x

I just dont get it, but if its what you want to write hun then go for it, maybe you could look up on google how others have written it?

Thanks sijen for the wording option. RSVP would be to see if they were coming to the evening reception.

Ha_x3 yer I tried googling it but couldnt seem to find the answer. Sorry for confusing you hehe! I confuse myself sometimes and I think too much about things rather then just gettin on with it!

Another good option thanks poulton bride

Thanks ladies xx

Im doing seperate ceremony and evening as my ceremony is just for close family n friends. I think u should think abt doing it that way as putting the ceremony bit underneath may confuse lol! I'm not putting in RSVP's as i speak or see majority of them most days or my h2b does so there's defo a way of them saying they cant make it :) good luck xxx

I'm going to do the note at the end to give some evening guests the option to attend the ceremony. My MIL advised against it and said people will just come if they want to... but how are they supposed to know where and when? I think Sijen's wording is really good and might have a steal of that! I agree that putting the ceremony bit at the beginning will give an impression that they might be coming to the whole thing. I've known people to read that bit of the invite then not bother reading the whole thing and just turn up for the whole day...
I don't think you are thinking about it too in depth Madam Butterfly, its a good point to make, its always better to have your guests well informed.
I think doing a RSVP will make your guests more inclined to stick to their word of coming as it's in writing rather than just a verbal confirmation so I am definitely doing them.
xx

well i personally said to someone youre invited to the evening, but bogoff if you think youre coming to the daytime cos theres no room....good job they know me wll and just laughed lol.

I wouldnt dare put that on my invitations though!

Wouldnt go don too well with more well to do or older guests i am sure though!