Help with wording in invite card please

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Hi i am hoping that all you wonderful MNs can help me please.

We are having a blessing in local church and party at village hall for our three newly adopted children. We are making our own invites as bit tight of money at moment and can't find any nice ones on internet.

Am putting example below, please feel free to critique (sp) as you like, many thanks.

Rob & Sarah invite xxxx & XXXX to the blessing of XXXX at Church and afterwards at hall on XXXX.

RSVP by XXXX

Please note no gifts are needed, if however you wish money would be good as we intending to have some professional photos of the children taken.

Can't think how to word that bit, but the children really don't need anything and since they are older don't really need any christening gifts.

Many thanks, am off out for a bit, but will be back later to check.

I would say:

money would be much appreciated

To celebrate becoming a family of 5 and to welcome our 3 new additions xxx,xxxx and xxxx we are having a blessing at xxxx followed by a party at xxxxxxx.

please come and celebrate our new family with us.

instead of gifts we are asking that should you choose, you can donate to our 'pot' as wed like to have a portrait of our 3 children taken to remember our special day.

is that helpfull?

Thank you so much Windygalestoday, that is lovely and just what we were looking for.

Will do the invites tomorrow when house is nice and quiet.

Thank you so much Windygalestoday, that is lovely and just what we were looking for.

Will do the invites tomorrow when house is nice and quiet.

aww hope you have a lovely day and god bless your family x