need help planning wedding?
my finacee and I live in Louisiana , we both have close family that live in chicago and Michigan. and have close friends who live in Texas …
We have two differant places that we are thinking of getting married one being Las Vegas and the other being here in Louisiana ( i found the most beautiful church. )
but i am not sure on how to do this when you send the wedding invitations shouldn’t you allready have the venue in where the wedding is to be held ?
see the problem is i don’t know how many people will show it is gonna be a small wedding I am thinking aprx 50 people with that amount of people I would like to get the church ..
if it is less than that due to the fact that people are un willing to travel and it turns into a really really small wedding then go to vegas ? with just the princable people..
is there anyway to invite people to a unknown location, if they are willing to travel either place.
Just pick a place- the people who really love and care about your will come to share your day… the rest is just filler. And sometimes it’s just better that way…
Getting married in NJ where all our family is from and going nuts with all the unknow relatives popping up and demanding an invite and a free meal.
I don’t think that’s a good idea because the costs of traveling to the two places could be vastly different making it difficult for anyone to know if they can come or not.
If you have enough time, I’d call the people you want to invite and ask them to get an idea of who could/would go where. Usually people just decide on a place and send the invitations. Since many would have to travel, I’d give them plenty of advance notice (6-8 mos) to save the date. That could be anything from an e-mail or phone call to a fancy “save the date” cards.
Hi and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
I suggest that you choose the location and go with it. Personally, even if the guest list is small, I would opt for the church, but that’s just me. Even though it is really small, if you found a beautiful church - who cares how many are there?
Now, if you really want Vegas…..then again, I would book it. Yes, people should be told in an invitation the venue, then they can decide if they want to travel.
Good luck!
No- don’t send ambiguous invtations. Then you will have to send TWO. The second one showing the place… and then that could become confusing and change people’s answers.
Just pick your venue and see who comes.
If i were you i’d just go with the church that you love…It sounds more intimate, Las Vegas is soo cliche!!! Who cares if it’s small, the people that are they are the ones that will really matter, right??? I really wouldn’t recommend inviting to an unknown location, you may end up with LESS of a head count by doing that in the end…Due to sudden planning a trip, plane tickets, etc..Just pick a place
It’ll all work out.
If you’re planning a “destination wedding” such as Vegas, or if a lot of your guests will need to travel, you typically send out a “save the date” six to eight months prior to the wedding. People need to plan and make reservations a lot sooner than when you send out the actual invitations.
You can run it by people verbally to get an idea, but you need to make a decision and send out a save-the-date with at least the city, date, and if you’re planning it at a hotel, you’ll need a booking number for the wedding guests to get the discount.
In my opinion, I’d find out how many people are coming before booking the venue. Make a list of who you KNOW will come (your parents/siblings/best friends) regardless of the location and a list of other people who you WANT to come (great-aunts/old college roommate/co-workers).
Then make some phone calls or send out a group email to find out how many people would be interested in coming, and if the location makes a difference. Once you reach a certain number of replies, you can stop emailing or phoning and book one place or the other.
Hope this helps!