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Invitations for getting married abroad Can anyone help me please. My partner and I are getting married next year in Cyprus . We are going to have a reception party at home when we come back. But I'm having difficulities with trying to word our invitations without sounding rude. We do not need any gifts as we already have eveything that we need but we would like people to give us money or pay towards our wedding in cyprus which is also going to be our honeymoon if people feel that they would like to . Has anyone got any ideas or has anyone written something similar like this their invitations. emjleo85 @ ally86 Ask for holiday vouchers instead that can pay towards the wedding / honeymoon...an example below xx We know it's not traditional It's not the way it's done But instead of a wedding list We'd like a bit of sun. We've lived together quite a while And all the bills are paid We've got our plates, our pots and pans Our plans have all been made. We don't expect anything Your presence means the most To share our special day with us and join us in a toast But if you'd like to give a gift To help us celebrate Some Thomas Cook vouchers For a honeymoon we would appreciate The passport style invitation is for the people who are coming on our cruise with us and will actually be our wedding guests. It's actually more of an information booklet than an invitation, which would be useful for your wedding guests. It has cruise info, wedding date info and party back home info. The message in a bottle is what we're using for our party back home. This is to inform people that we're going abroad and how, when & where they can celebrate with us. Here's our wording for the party invites: Miss Gina Lewis & Mr Michael Harvey are setting sail around the Caribbean to tie the knot. We request the pleasure of your company to celebrate our marriage: FOOD AND DRINK A complimentary cocktail will be served on arrival, along with wedding cake and cupcakes throughout the evening. No buffet will be served, however we shall be dining in 'The Seven Seas Brasserie' in the hotel at 5pm before the party and you are more than welcome to join us. Please contact ................ to book a table. ACCOMMODATION If you would like to book a cabin for the night to rest your sea legs after all the dancing, please ring ............. and quote ................ for a discounted rate. GIFT LIST We do not have a gift list and would prefer your presence rather than presents. However if you insist we would request a monetary gift which would be gratefully received. I would suggest you set up a wedding website like ours as its really easy to update. You could put the website on your save the dates if you havent already sent them out- feel free to visit my site and let me know your thoughts. We have limited info on our invite about gifts, but on the website is a verse as @ emjleo85 suggests using. Alternatively you could put something as simple as: GIFT LIST We do not have a gift list and would prefer your presence rather than presents. However if you insist we would request a donation towards our wedding or honeymoon before we jet off, which would be gratefully received.