Evening invites to a small wedding

chakademus

Just wondering if I could get some advice. We are having a very small wedding with only 20 family guests. We are just having a meal but it is in a small reception hall with its own little bar. I have a few friends who we have invited to come in after. We have said so informally to them. We will get canapes etc but there is no band or d.j. We are having an i.pod and hopefully a very chilled out couple of drinks and a bit of craic.

My question is, should we be sending formal invitations to these few friends? And if so, is a month before the wedding too late?

Ever2010

Personally I wouldn't bother - email would be fine. We did all of ours via paperless post online - which basically lets you design online E-vites. Anyone without email we just spoke to to invite them.

jlm29

I would send invites. If someone mentioned a wedding to me, but didn't give me an actual invite, I would assume I was an afterthought. I would assume that they had posted invitations to other people, but forgotten to send me one, and we're trying to make up for that with a last minute oral invite!!
You can buy packs of invites in any card shop for a couple of euro. There's no need to hand make them or anything!!

Mrs OBumble

I would sent them something: formal email at a minimum, something on paper better.

A month is not too short notice when it's the afters your inviting them too, IMHO.

And good on you - I think this is a far more civilized way to do non-close friends at weddings: have been to several where I appreciated being part of it, but not having to sit thru the family part.

chakademus

Thanks for the advice everyone. I will definitely go ahead with invites.

Milly33

It is really up to you, but perhaps a invite would be nice alright even for your guest to get.. Hope ye have a loverly day sounds very nice.