When there are two ceremonies

Plenty of couples marry twice in one day or one weekend: a religious or cultural ceremony and a civil one, sometimes in different places. The card names the first, and one line tells guests there is a second. Its time and place go on an insert or your website.

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 at the second ceremony that evening
Saturday, the twelfth of June
at ten o’clock

The first ceremony leads, with its time on the card’s own time line. The last line points to the second, so nobody goes home at noon.

Warm

Priya & Etienne
would love you at both their ceremonies,
one in the morning and one at night
Saturday 12 June 2027
at 10am

Both ceremonies, plainly, in the couple’s own voice. Guests know to keep the whole day free.

Modern

Priya & Etienne
are getting married twice.
Come to both.
Saturday 12 June 2027
at 10am

Leads with the unusual part, so nobody stops after the first one. Times and places for each are on the website.

What people ask

One invitation or two?: One, if everyone is invited to both: the first ceremony on the card, the second on an insert or your website. Two, if the guest lists differ, so nobody reads about a ceremony they are not invited to.
Which ceremony goes on the card?: Usually the one that comes first. If some guests are invited to only one, their card shows only that one.
Should we explain each ceremony?: Briefly, on the website: what happens, how long it takes, what to wear. If you change clothes between the two, guests may want to as well, so say so.

Last checked 17 October 2026.

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