I am getting married next year and am having a small ceremony with close friends and family. (I have a HUGE family and dont want them all to attend the actualy wedding ceremony)
I am having my reception immediately following the ceremony but I dont know how to word the invitations so that it explains that the guests are invited to the reception, not the actual ceremony. I am thinking of also enclosing a small card to invite those we want at the actual ceremony, but the larger invitations will go to those who are invited to the reception…
So my question is how do i word both the large and small invitations?
This is in response to Royallady1947- I have a huge family and when we were sitting down to make out a guest list, we had a total of 150 people on MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY (not including our friends, my fiancee’s family and our parents friends)
I do not think it is inapproapriate at all to want our actual ceremony- the one where we exchange our vows and promise to love each other forever- to be in front of those we barely know. I want the rest of our family to celebrate with us, but i want those who are “most important” to us to witness us take our vows. At my cousins wedding it was ridiclious because there were so many people, and i refuse my wedding to be a circus. The reception is different because it is for the family to celebrate. I dont think there is anything wrong with it and i guess its a good thing that you are not going to be invited to our wedding- thank you to everyone else for your wonderful advice and best wishes!! 
Does anyone have any good ideas? I’m looking for inexpensive fun, but not cheap and chincy. Thanks!