How to word "private wedding ceremony" on invitations?

duchy

I believe a wedding is as stressful as you allow it to be.

I organized mine in six weeks - dress, sit down meal for fifty etc -all went like clockwork. We didn't escape family trying to make problems. My cousin threw a tantrum as his daughter wasn't invited (we had no kids as it was a meal but no disco and boring for kids) My Mum was brilliant -when he came out with "If she can't come then I'm not coming" and said "Well I'm sorry to hear that but we must respect your decision" and quickly put the phone down to the sound of his "But...but..." Don't think anyone had ever called his bluff before. She and I both felt it was mine and my fiance's day and we weren't prepared to allow family to hiijack it-and it worked

BugglyB

We have put on ours 'you are invited to a party to celebrate the marriage of'. No mention of the actual wedding. Don't over explain things, people will get the gist!

Brighton_belle

I'm another one who really think a complaint about this registrar is in order - you don't want her marrying you! I can't believe how incredibly unprofessional she has been, and rather rude.

The registrar who married us was absolutely wonderful and made our very very simple ceremony even more special.

pollypenny

I wouldn't be offended to be invited to a tea, rather than the wedding ceremony.

It's not like the time a friend rang to tell me she'd got married, when she hadn't told any of us that she was seeing anyone. Felt a bit used.