Ideas And Etiquette For Planning A Second Wedding: Invitations
June 3, 2009 by Francina
You are getting a second chance to plan a wedding that suits your relationship, personalities and style. Make sure you gather ideas and information about the etiquette for planning a second wedding. This post will cover the details of the invitations.
This is the third post in this series about Second Weddings. The first was about Planning a Second Wedding and the second about Announcing Your Engagement..
Firstly you have to decide who will be invited to the wedding. Of course you can invite anybody you want but the deciding factor will probably be your budget.
I would advise against inviting ex-spouses or former out-laws (just kidding!) even if you are on good terms. Because of your previous ties they may get melancholy and make other guests uncomfortable which may spoil your special day.
Etiquette for announcing a second wedding is pretty much the same as for the first. It is commonly done by the couple nowadays but the parents can make the announcement if they wish.
The norm is to use heavy card stock for formal weddings, verbal invitations for informal events and any of an enormous array of invitations for semi-formal occasions. The same etiquette applies to second weddings.
You can find samples of wording for second wedding invitations hosted by the couple at http://www.idotaketwo.com/invitation_1.html
or if it is hosted by the parents at http://www.idotaketwo.com/invitation_2.html
and if it is hosted by the couple’s children at http://www.idotaketwo.com/invitation_3.html.
Even if you do not want gifts please do not say that on the invitation. This implies that you were expecting gifts. This is not considered correct etiquette but you can convey the message by word of mouth or by mentioning it on your wedding website if you have one. These can be created easily and is a great way to share your whole happy story with others.
As you can see there definitely are some differences between the etiquette for planning the first and second weddings.
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