and i need to send some invitations and participations to some english friends ... but i have no idea what is used in US .... her in Argentina, what we do is send a participation, letting the person know we are getting married, and the invitations themselves, the text is more or less:

Participation:

xxx & yyy

participate you of their marriage, that would take place at the xxx church, the saturday, december 12 at 20:45

and then the invitation

we would receive you after the ceremony at the xxxx, address, buenos aires, argentina.

but i have no idea if that makes sence

help¡

Well, I'm from England Kwanbis, so I can't really answer your question as to what the procedure is in the US.

However, I just wanted to say congratulations!

Is the Participation an invitation to the ceremony, and the Invitation an invitation to the reception (party afterward)?

NB: "xxx & yyy participate you of their marriage" does not really make sense. You would say something like "xxx & yyy request the pleasure of zzz at their marriage" - where "zzz" is the name of the guest.

Best of luck

Edit: speelink

how would it be in UK then?


thnks


exactly

by the way, what good program can i use to send html emails with the virtual invitations?

Hi! Only to to say congratulations, and wishing for this new family all the best things on the earth (and in the sky).

Congrats

First, congratulations; best wishes to the prospective btide. The custom is congrats to you -- you won the prize -- best wishes to the prospective bride -- she will bear the burden.

Generally the invitation goes, "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith request the honor of your presence at the (wedding) or (ceremony of holy matrimony) of their daughter, Philomena Squiggle Smith, St. Michael the Archangel Church, 27 Clapboard Ridge Road, Anytown, Anystate, at 5:00 P. M., 27 January, 2005.

A separate card will be included for those invited to the recpetion atferwards. Not everyone is or can be invited to the recpetion.

Your life is going to change, bigtime. This is not to say it will be worse. It will be different.

Buena suerte!

thanks all for the good wishes

one question to boojum, what would the separate card for the reception should say?

How about posting a picture of you two lovebirds?

hehe ... yeah, i would post once i finish my wighting loss program ... i'm 7 kilos overweight jeje ...

Amigo -

The invitation to the reception is usually a smaller card included in the same envelope as the invitation to the wedding. It states simply: "A reception will will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 123 Main Street, Port Chester, N. Y. at 7:00 PM." It is implicit that this is an invitation. It can also state, "You are cordially invited to a reception to be held at . . . "

Old time Italian weddings had the bride carrying a "loupe" which is a slik bag matching her bridal gown. Envelopes were put in the bag. The envelopes held money. Old time Eastern Europeans would pin money on the bride to dance with her. There were a lot of old ways to get money together to pay for the wedding and reception and help the couple get started. Now there is usually a table where gifts are placed. Technically a guest has a year to send a gift, but it is a good idea to get it sent pretty quickly.

Where you are the customs are different, no doubt, but probably not too different. Remember one thing: this is the bride's day. You are just along for the ride. For a woman this is a moment of shining glory, as big or bigger than quince (did I spell that right?? The 15th birthday for latinas).

I wish you both a lifetime of happiness. Do not forget it is a lot of tears, too. It is life.

exactly the same here


mostly the same here ... yes womans are born to rise a family


thnks for your kind words pal

so how would you do the participation? (not the invitation that is already clear)

I am not sure what you mean by "how would you do the participation."

As for "mostly the same here ... yes womans are born to rise a family", well, this would raise some eyebrows up here in the northen, non-latin countries. There is more of a movement towards shared family responsibilities, especially as women are now in the workplace. They need help with the burden of working, raising a family and running a home. Sharing the responsibilities or dividing the duties is a common practice. I think the "low countries" and the Scandinavian countries lead in this area. We in the US lag somewhat. This is what you will have to work out with your corazon.

Congratulations

thnsk to all ... some pictures here from a "friend" marriage

http://www.adrijavi.com/

Que guapa; que guapo! Looks like you folks had a great time, which is a good start. I hope it only gets better. Best wishes to you both for a lifetime of joy and happiness.

Hasta luego.

again, congratulations and all the best wishes!

thnks for the good wishes