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Q. We are getting married at a local hotel on the beach. The ceremony will be held outside, with the reception following in a banquet room inside. It seems silly to include a separate reception card with the same location, but I have no idea how to fit it all on the wedding invitation. Any ideas?
A. All you need do is add a single line to the bottom of your ceremony invitation: Reception to follow -- invitation parlance for "The reception is in the same place." Just make sure your ushers know where to direct guests after the ceremony (and have your reception or cocktail music beckoning from inside), so everyone takes the most convenient route to the reception room.
Q. My fiance and I are Asian-American. After our 11 a.m. ceremony, we are having a Western-style reception followed by a traditional Chinese banquet later that evening. My question is: How can I fit three different events and locations on my invitations? I have read that putting the reception on the invitation is only appropriate when it is at the same location as the ceremony.
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