When it is a destination wedding

A destination card does two jobs: it invites, and it tells guests this is a trip. Say where in the wording, so nobody reads the card as a Saturday afternoon nearby. Flights, rooms and the weekend plan belong on your website, not on the paper.

Traditional Warm Modern

Traditional

Mr and Mrs Vikram Rao
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Priya to Etienne Moreau
and a weekend of celebration
by the sea
Saturday, the twelfth of June
at five o’clock

The formal invitation stays as it is; the last two lines turn one afternoon into a weekend away, which is what guests are planning for.

Warm

Priya & Etienne
would love you to travel with them
for a weekend by the sea
Saturday 12 June 2027
at 5pm

It names the ask honestly: a journey, not an afternoon. Guests who cannot come feel invited rather than tested.

Modern

Priya & Etienne
are getting married by the sea.
Pack for the weekend.
Saturday 12 June 2027
at 5pm

The place and the length of the trip in two short lines. Everything else is on the website.

What people ask

When should a destination invitation go out?: Earlier than usual. A save the date eight to twelve months ahead, the invitation about three months before, so guests can book flights and leave.
Where do travel details go?: On your website: flights, where to stay, room blocks, the weekend’s plan. The card stays short, and the website can change when the hotel does.
Should we say we know it is a big ask?: Kindly, once, and on the website rather than the card: a line that you understand if they cannot make it. On the paper it reads as an apology.

Last checked 15 October 2026.

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