How to word this awkward invitation

I wouldn't bother putting the bit in about not being able to contribute to travel/accommodation costs. I would always assume that I would have to pay that myself for a wedding no matter where it was.

If I received a wedding invitation, I wouldn't expect any mention of travel/hotel costs. I don't think you need to say anything about that.

Maybe you could say something like:

"We will be getting married at A on B and on C we'll be having a party at D to celebrate our marriage. We would love to celebrate with you at either or both events."

Imperial has nailed it!

Something like:
'We invite you to join us for our wedding ceremony at xxx on yyy date. We understand that it is a long way to expect our guests to travel, so we will also be holding a wedding celebration in our local town on zzz date so that we can include those who cannot make it to the ceremony'

What wildfire says. We've received a few invitations like this in the past. Quite normal

Do you want picking up

Sorry God knows how that got there it was supposed to be a text message

Yip, don't even mention it.

Standard invite wording for all guests, telling them when & where, bit of blurb about venue, RSVP details etc. Their choice as to whether they can attend, presumably there might be a travel-time implication for folk as well as monetary cost. Some will attend, some won't.

Then invite folk to your "home" celebration.

Ineed ..... Thought you were being amusing, offering OP's guests a lift to said faraway wedding

Will it be a dream wedding without most of your loved ones there?

I am more attached to people than places and can't really get my head around the idea of a "dream wedding" somewhere inaccessible to most people.

That said, I think Wildfire has nailed it.

ineed I though you were offering too. I thought this would be another wedding one that ended up in classics.

Did you post about this before? Is it Cornwall/NW England ?

Ineed But if you're coming into Glasgow City centre, yes please! The taxi queue is huge.

Agent not near Glasgow unfortunately otherwise I would as my potential lift recipient decided to walk.

I think it should be wherever you want it to be and if people want to join you they can, then a party after is a great idea. It's about you and your partner not anyone else

DP and I schlepped to rural Italy last year for the wedding of a couple who were both from Essex. They certainly didn't contribute to our travel and accommodation costs!