When wedding invitations are sent out , what is the protocol for the reception invitation ? If the invitation card received in the mail reads this way : " You are cordially invited to the wedding of Joe Blow and Jane Doe, on blah, blah, etc. Yet, the card says nothing on it of a reception after the wedding , just how is that to be interpreted, when there IS in fact a reception being held afterward?? Does the recepient of the invitation leave the wedding promptly afterward and stay clear of the reception ? Or, does one just assume an oversite on the invitation senders part and go to the reception anyway ? Or does one assume the reception is for family only, and the card just did not state it ?

 

I'm not much for protocol, so if it were me, I would (tactfully) ask someone close to the wedding.

 

yeah - I think you're askin' the wrong group of folks. So I asked my mom and she said you're not invited. sry dude
you can come to my weddin' reception, I dunno when I'm gittin' married or to who, or anything, but you can still come.
cheers

 

maybe they just sent the invitation to get the gift. i'm not kidding. i have more than one married friend who has sent out numerous wedding invitations to people who can't come, to get more gifts.

i dont know your situation but it happens a lot.

 

I tend to avoid them.

 

funny MW, are you scared that your gal might catch the flowers ?
Marriage is a good institution Mike, one just needs to stay on the right meds to handle it,

 

Well my wife tells me I have been happily married for over 10 years just kidding she dont tell me that


All jokes aside I would ask somebody close to the wedding and find out for sure what is the case

 

thanks for the reply taz,

Lets see, I am sitting here thinking about your reply. Hmmm, let me see now, if I call someone that I know I wonder how the conversation will go,

Ring , Ring,

Hello , ( Bill answers)

Greg: Whats up guy ?

Bill: not much, getting ready to put the headers on the old 390,

Greg: you need some help on that guy ?

Bill : I guess not, thanks for asking. My pinhead Bro -in - law is out in the yard drinkin' my beer, so am going to get his sorry butt to help me.

Greg : yeah , guy , thats the way to git er' done, ha

Greg: hey Bill, by the way, did you get a wedding invitation from Joe Blow ?

Bill : yeah, I think so, the ole lady laid it here on the table somewhere. Did you get one ?

Greg : yea I did , but I need to ask you something about it tho,

Bill : shoot

Greg: Did your invitation say anything about a reception on it ?

Bill : elephino, I dont pay much mind to them things, I let the ole ' lady handle that crap. Wait a minute, here it is sticking out from under the Holley, let me read it to you, " Mr and Mrs Bill Snotwad, you are blah, blah, yep,etc. and here at the bottom it says " There will be a reception following the ceremony in the youth ministry chapel blah,blah".

Greg: ( long silence)

Bill: hey dude you still there ??

Greg: yeah man, am here, sorry , just kinda had to mull something over,

Bill: whats up guy , you didnt GET a reception invite on your card ?????

Greg: ( pause) nope , sure didnt

Bill : wow dude, sux to be you . The reception is the only fun part, thats where we get to drink, eat and have fun, the fun being getting to see how far the bride will go on the garter toss, hehe

Greg: yeah, I know , but my wife always stands in front of me when they pull the gown up anyways,

Bill: I wonder why you didnt get invited dude ???

hmmmmmm,

 

Hummmmmm... Did you do something/one to them off

 

i say go anyway! show up plastered, and steal the microphone from the wedding singer and give the bride and groom your own personal toast. don't worry about what you're going to say; just wing it. i'm sure you'll come up with something great.
this approach has always worked for me in the past!

 

ROFL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Greg, if it was me I would just assume that I was invited to the reception and go anyways. I really can't imagine how people can invite others to a wedding, but not the reception. It has to be an oversight man. Go on over, and have fun.

 

I was married TEXAS STYLE. At a Texas wedding, all attending are nude ..... this makes it easy to spot the best man. It was embarrassing for me because when the preacher asked my bride, "Do you take this man?", She answered, "No, I'll take him", pointing to one of the groomsmen.
Dono

 

Go to the reception regardless. There will probably be so many people, nobody will even notice if there are a couple extra.

 

The Missus and I had to address this same question because there were a handfull of folks we wanted to ask to the wedding, but we knew they would not be able to afford a gift. Stating on the invitation that there were to be no gifts would be stupid (we cleared $5000 in cash gifts alone) and we felt it would insult most of the guests. Limiting an invitation to the wedding only is a tactful way of letting someone off the hook for the gift.

 

This is off topic, but... Hey Buzzard, Would love to see some pics of your 68 f250