Civil Wedding Invitations: Town Hall & Restaurant

When you plan civil wedding invitations for a town hall and restaurant, you have two addresses. The town hall is booked for 12:00, the restaurant for 14:30. Your guests are texting to ask which one to put in the sat nav. A paper invitation forces you to pick one address or squeeze both into a tiny card. That's where a digital invitation helps.

Civil wedding invitations for a town hall and restaurant can hold both stops. One link, two scenes, each with its own time and map. Here's how to set it up so nobody ends up at the wrong door.

Civil wedding invitations: how to order town hall and restaurant

Use two linked scenes. One for the ceremony at the town hall, one for the meal at the restaurant. That way each stop has its own time and photo, and you don't mix addresses in the same block. If you only have one location field, put the town hall address there and use the label to name the restaurant: 'Ceremony at Town Hall, 12:00' and 'Lunch at Restaurant, 14:30'. Add a map link or location link in the restaurant scene. If you change venue, edit the invitation and the same link shows the new address.

• Exact town hall address and call time (e.g. '12:00, Plaza Mayor 1').
• Restaurant name, address and time (e.g. '14:30, Calle del Prado 8').
• A transition line: 'After the signing, we'll see you at...' so no one waits at the door.
• Map link or parking note for each venue.

The order of the day: from signing to aperitif

Start with the town hall call time, not the restaurant time. Guests need to know when to arrive, whether they wait outside, and which door to use. If the town hall has two entrances or the restaurant is in an industrial estate, add a short orientation sentence: 'Main door on the plaza; parking on Calle X'.

Leave a real gap between the ceremony and the meal: 30 to 60 minutes for photos, the drive, or a quick drink. That way no one reaches the restaurant before you do. If the gap is longer, say so on the invitation so people can plan.

Two addresses don't need two invitations. One link, two scenes, and everyone knows where to be.

The RSVP that works when there are two venues

Configure a confirmation question to know who comes to the town hall, who only to the restaurant, or who to both. That's how you avoid counting too many or too few chairs. Responses arrive inside the same invitation, in one ordered list. You don't have to chase WhatsApp messages or add up scattered replies. If an older guest doesn't use a phone, print a few copies of the link or QR code to hand over. The sensible option is a link for everyone and paper only for those who will keep it.

Personalise without messing it up: names, photo and colour

Don't mix the proposal photo with the restaurant photo. Use the cover for the two of you, and a decorative photo on the dinner scene. Each image reinforces a different stop. Check the character counter when you type the town hall address. If you go over, the text gets cut off or looks cramped on a phone screen. Choose a colour that holds up on screen: a light background with dark text reads better than a shiny gradient. Colour before typeface.

If your civil wedding has two addresses, don't leave them in a scattered message. Build them into a digital invitation you can edit without resending. In Send The Joy you can try it free and publish for 29.99 EUR, with a link and QR code so nobody gets lost.