So my partner and I have chosen a location at the other end of the U.K. from where the majority of our friends and family are. It's a location which is significant to our relationship and we have our hearts set on it. We can't afford to pay for travel and accommodation for our guests though. Basically we have decided we are pretty much eloping and will have a 'wedding celebration ' on our return where we have a huge party and show photos and film of the ceremony. That way we get our dream wedding without breaking the bank.
However, some of our guests (the important ones such as our parents and best friends) are perfectly happy to pay for themselves, although they have been wonderfully supportive of the idea of us eloping alone too. So we have decided that the best approach would be to invite everyone to the celebration afterwards, but let them know that they are welcome to attend the ceremony itself if they want to.
So what we need to do is word our wedding invitation something along the lines of:
'We would like to extend an open invitation, for those who are willing/able to attend our wedding ceremony, but unfortunately we cannot contribute to travel/acccomodation costs. However, we will be holding a wedding ceremony in our home town on which you are all invited to where we will share photos/video of the event and have drinks and a lovely meal'c
Please help me word this nicely!
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ParsleyCake · 29/07/2016 22:42
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Maryz ·
30/07/2016 00:55
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