Wedding Website Wording Help (dry)

You should know you're going to have a lot of people trying to talk you out of a dry wedding. I'm honestly not a huge fan myself but that's not what you're asking. You have your reasons.

You could change the wording to dinner will be served with soft drinks only.

View Quoted Comment Ah yes- that’s why I stated it’s non negotiable. I know it’s not the popular opinion- but I really need help with wording!

View Quoted Comment I will note the soft drinks! I like that by the way!

I don't know if you absolutely need all of this info, but for grammatical purposes-

-Family photos will be taken immediately following the end of the ceremony

-Buffet will open at 6:30pm at _______

-Sparkler send off at 8:30pm. Help send the newlyweds off to their honeymoon!

-For travel accommodations, please contact _____________.

-In the event of rain, ceremony will be moved to _______________. In the event of plans changing, you will be notified ahead of time.

Not sure what "dry" drinks are, is this no alcohol? Dry drinks is a bit of an oxymoron

Or you could say "...dinner and mocktails will served". it sounds a bit more festive. But if you say that you will need a signature mocktail to serve.

Dry drinks? lol i would just say no alcohol. You're only going to be at your reception for 2 hours and that includes dinner?

Can I ask a serious question? Why do you expect people to travel to spend 2 hours with you? If dinner begins at 6:30, and you leave at 8:30 that seems very short, especially for those who would need to spend money on traveling, hotel accommodations, etc.

View Quoted Comment How embarrassing- I didn’t think about it enough apparently! 😂

View Quoted Comment It's at a Baptist church. Most Baptist churches don't allow dancing or drinking on the premises, so unless she has games there isn't much to do.

View Quoted Comment Yes ma’am. The reception is only dinner and cake.

View Quoted Comment I 1000% don’t expect people to travel for me. Especially if it’s that little time. However if they want to because they want to see the family in town and visit the are more than welcome and I would love to have them. I expect a very high decline ratio.

But i need help with the wording, a lot of thought has been put into the guest list and I want people to know how short it is and what to expect. It’s basically dinner after the ceremony.

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This was exactly my thought.

I would just say “Dinner and dessert to follow ceremony. Non- alcoholic beverages will be served.”

Since your reception is being held at the church I don't think it's necessary to point out there will be no cocktails. If I were a guest I wouldn't expect it.

I would just note that dinner will be served following the ceremony and leave off any information regarding cocktails/alcohol.

Maybe just mock up a program of the timeline for everything and have that on the website.
You can still note that during the reception you will only be serving soft drinks. But it sounds like you could have a time line/schedule up and that would be helpful. I like the wording that Kristina gave you!

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Haha don't be embarassed! I was just confused on what it was!

I agree, word it as Mocktails or soft drinks to make it seem a little more festive!

View Quoted Comment This is perfect! Thanks!

Thank you everyone for your help with wording! It helped me out so much!

Don't say "dry drinks", that's not a thing. Non-alcoholic or soft drinks.

"Newlyweds" is not hyphenated.

I'm just genuinely curious though, if you expect a very high decline ratio because of the way you've planned your wedding, why doesn't that make you want to reconsider your plans? Why plan a wedding where you seem pretty confident most people aren't going to come? I don't get it.

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There are still a few issues with the wording. The changes are:

-Family photos will be taken immediately following the ceremony. (no need to include "the end")

- Buffet served at 6:30 pm at _____________.

-In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to _____________. You will be notified by ______of the change of plans. (insert the time in the second blank. This way guests know what time they should have a definite answer and won't swamp anyone with calls/texts.)