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Question: How to correct the time on my wedding invitation that were sent out?

(Posted by: cris on 2010-01-26 17:50:33)

Hello!!! Help!!! I sent out my wedding invitations a couple of weeks ago with the ceremony time at 10 am. To accomodate a full catholic mass in our ceremony, we have to move the time to 930 am. Our church would only allow us 2 hours, including the mass, set up and tear down of decorations. We are booked from 9 to 11, so we really need to move up the ceremony time. My only solution now is to send out correction cards. Is this acceptable? How do I word this out? P.S. Our original invitation was formal and was worded as: Bride and Groom request the honor of your presence...

Posted by: almost there on 2010-01-26, 18:02:12

You can get some notecards and put a message such as "due to circumstances beyond our control our ceremony time has been changed 9:30 am on ..... " Also, depending on the size of your guest list and the amount of time until your wedding you can also phone each guest, which is probably the most correct from an etiquette standpoint.

Posted by: Patricia D on 2010-01-26, 19:47:10

Why not enlist some friends and invite them over to do a 'phone-a-thon. " You can go over what should be said and afterwards serve some wine and cheese to celebrate a job well-done. I personally think a phone call will be appreciated. Spending the money and time for notecards, etc. is a waste. You could have each caller introduce themselves as "Sandy's friend Marcie. There's been a change to the time of the ceremony for the wedding. Instead of 10 a.m., the service will start at 9:30.m. (You do not have to explain). " Finish by saying "Thank you for understanding. Sandy and John are looking forward to seeing you. Don't forget to RSVP!! Bye. " Short and sweet. A real bonus is if your friend Julia happens to be talking to your Uncle Bernie and he wants to say hi and tell you not to be nervous. You are right there and can personally talk with him for a moment or two!!

Posted by: JM on 2010-01-27, 02:38:04

You don't need to change the time. Even with a full mass, the whole ceremony shouldn't take an hour. If you really want to see if the church will move up your "time schedule " to 9:30 - 11:30. You could have a ceremony only at the church if you don't want to change things. If not - then send out a correction card. It's ok.