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No Reception

My fiancee and I have five children between the two of us. We both come from large families and are very involved in our local church. In order to invite everyone to celebrate our special day we have decided to have a nice church wedding. However, we have decided not to have a reception following the ceremony. We feel it would be too much for our children, especially the two with special needs. How do we state on a wedding invitation that there will be no reception following the ceremony? I feel people should know this since we are planning a 10:30 wedding. We are planning to have a receiving line in order to greet guests. We are already getting some "flack" about choosing not to have a reception, not even a small one. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Dear Bride,

It is highly unusual to invite people to a ceremony only. I would suggest either having a small, private ceremony or choosing a very light refreshment to be served for a short timeframe after the ceremony. Perhaps cake and champagne (punch for the kids) in the church function hall.

Good luck,