Hi, so basically I'm making my own Order of Services and I'm doing the page which gives the address of the reception venue and the time for people who may have forgotten since getting their invite months ago.
What I really want to know is how can I word "The reception is only for invited guests" without sounding quite so rude?
Because I know a lot of distant family members from both sides are going to be coming to the church (honestly, I'm not sure how they even know where it is) and we will only have enough seats for the invited guests, place cards and all. I really don't want any awkward "Where is my seat?" conversations with someone who was never actually invited or invited guests finding someone else in their seat (I've been told it happens) so I really want to be clear, but polite.
Please help :)
CommentAuthorDanielleG93
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I would word it just like that, it might be a bit blunt but it's honest and to the point. I'm an abrupt person though so that people who know me wouldn't be shocked, good luck x
Mrs Barlow to-be
2nd September 2017
CommentAuthorFutureMrsW
If you wanted to be more diplomatic you could phrase it as something like 'Please be prepared to present invitations at the reception venue.' If some people (who are on the list) don't have their invites then it's not a problem, no one will be actually checking, but those who weren't invited get a subtle hint that the reception is invite only.
To be honest if I am driving to a wedding venue I will make sure and route my journey before the day, and most of your guests would be the same I'd imagine. Maybe you could print out the info but rather than putting it in the OOS give copies to the ushers to hand it to the guests who ask?
