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Wedding Protocol
Timings There’s no need to include a com- plete schedule of the day. It can be useful to include a few key times, especially if you are having the ceremony and reception in differ- ent locations. It’s also useful if there will be a gap before your evening reception starts.
Children Having a child-free wedding, or
limiting children to close family only? Make this clear as tactfully as possible. An example of suitable wording: “Unfortunately, due to number restrictions, we have been unable to extend our invitations to include any children. Only children involved in the wedding party will be present. We hope that parents are able to arrange babysitters so they can join us on our special day.”
Food & Drink Your day guests will expect to be fed, but it’s worth letting people know the arrangements for your evening
reception. Let them know if there will be a cash bar. If you are offering your guests a choice of meal, you can include the menu options. Otherwise, you don’t need to say exactly what food will be served.
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Dietary Requirements You may want to tell guests about the wedding food if
you haven’t put this on your RSVP cards. This is useful for guests with specific dietary requirements, too. Make sure you include any allergen warnings on your menu so that guests are aware. You can also in- clude information about the bar, mentioning whether it will be a cash bar or an open bar, and inform them if the bar accepts cards or not. This will help guests prepare and means they won’t be disappointed by a bar that they didn’t expect.
Dress Code You only need to mention a dress code if you are hav-
ing a formal wedding, something unusual, or very in- formal (like a beach wedding). Otherwise, your guests will expect to dress smartly while avoiding black and white, so there’s no need to mention I t.Unless you are going for common dress codes such as “White Tie” or “Black Tie”, do give your guests a little guidance; if you simply say “festive” or “casual” you will get all kinds of interpretations.
Wedding Gifts Asking guests for gifts outright can come across as
rude, so if you’re looking for a casual, yet formal way to tell guests what wedding gifts you would like to receive, use your guest information cards! These are also great for including details of your gift registry if
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