Invitation Help :-)

[cellososweet]

Hi everyone! You are always helpful, so I''d thought I''d ask for your help on an invitation situation.

Background: we got married in court due to a long-winded family situation (dad was helping us pay, got laid off after coming back to work from battling cancer [yeah, lovely i know. poor dad], etc etc).

So. .. we''ve been married a year, but have decided to renew our vows and have the whole wedding she-bang. I''m the only girl and my Mum wanted to wedding dress shop, my Dad wanted to wear his dress blues (he''s retired USN), etc. So. . . . that''s where we are.

The date is May 31st, 2008. Everything is planned, on track and fine.

Now I''m working on the invitations and want to get them sent away at the end of this week. I''ve been working really hard on them. All I have left is to print the actual invitation card to slip into the enclosure. How do I word this?!?!?! I really hate "vow renewal" or anything that remotely sounds like that. I just don''t like the way it looks.


Our parents are "hosting." We''re paying a lot, but want to give them credit because they are pitching in and it was really their idea and desire to begin with. He cut his parents off last year after years of well. . . .crap. . . to put it lightly. so, they aren''t involved.

So. . .


Mr. and Mrs. Bride''s parents
request the honour of your presence at the ???????????????????
cellososweet
&
mrcellososweet
may thirty-first two thousand eight
five o clock in the evening
location

reception immediately following


Please help??? "wedding celebration" "celebration of their marriage" what do i call this shindig?? Thanks everyone!

 

[Octavia]

Cellososweet, I think that "celebration of marriage" sounds lovely. I wouldn''t say "wedding," because technically it''s not and I''m guessing most people you''re inviting will know that. Also, if you''re being perfectly correct, "honor of your presence" is only for a church wedding. I don''t know whether you''re going to be renewing your vows in a church ceremony or not, so it''s just for information. The correct way to phrase it, if you won''t be in a church, is "pleasure of your company." I''m sure that whatever you decide, it will be fine, so don''t worry too much and make sure to enjoy it!

 

[cellososweet]

thanks so much. that''s exactly what i was thinking re: celebration of marriage.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I also like the celebration of marriage wording! I am sorry that you went through a rough patch, but I am glad everything is working out now.