Ceremony Cards

For large receptions with small, private ceremonies, invitations are sent to the reception. Guests invited to the ceremony are sent smaller ceremony cards enclosed with their reception invitations. The same size as reception cards, ceremony cards serve as invitations to the ceremony. They are usually engraved to match the reception invitation but they many be handwritten when the guest list is small.

Despite the size of the card, a formal invitation format is used. "Request the honour of your presence" is used when the ceremony is held in a church while "request the pleasure of your company" is used when it is held elsewhere. Both "marriage ceremony" and "wedding ceremony" are proper. Whichever word ("marriage" or "wedding") is used on the reception invitations must be repeated on the ceremony card.