Battle of the Lamest RSVP Excuses

@Reggie- I think the guest might actually be pregnant, but isn't ready to announce it and doesn't want to make a show of it. She may or may not have a doctor's appointment.

I just love that people don't get that the RSVP card can be the "get out of having to make an excuse card".

Susan - my cousins all do the same for kids who need a chair or highchair but not food.

Crystal and Shelby - I am both of your date twins woot woot for a Friday wedding!

I haven't gotten a decline but I never got an RSVP from my aunt so I text her asking if she got her invite, she responded no I sent another one no response. I get a call from my mom say my aunt won't make it because she will be having knee surgery in July, wedding is in June but okay.

These are hilarious-- thanks for sharing everyone. I don't have any ridiculous declines but I did have one joker write under dietary restrictions "bad wine".

I have one marathon excuse person. She wants to come but it's a long drive...and then plane tickets were too expensive. Then she can't find a dog petsitter. Then she's got a cruise coming two months later and can't get the petsitter twice in two months. Honestly just tell me you can't make it. I'm good.

We are 11 months out and FH grandmother has already declined stating, FH should have thought about her when planning where the wedding should be. She lives in Iowa which neither of us have any type of attachment to, wedding is in Maryland. But she can go to Florida and Las Vegas with her girlfriends a couple times a year.

Ahh these are so funny! We haven't sent invites yet (have sent save the dates) but we've heard through the grapevine so far that one friend needs to attend Dragoncon as Deadpool that weekend so he and his wife can't make it.

Ah well, more champagne for me!

My invitations went out late may, early june. And I haven't received any funny rsvp notes so far. Just the normal "I'm sorry we'll be out of town". Which totally acceptable and better than saying we don't have a pet sitter. But I totally can get the doctors appointment excuse because about 2 months before I sent out our invitations my mom mentioned that my grand parents may not be able to make it because of my grand fathers health (I didn't know what was going to happen to my grandfather at this time, I was thinking...the wedding is in 3-4months).

Well my grandfather has recently been in and out of the hospital due to removal of his toes (was suppose to be his left leg)...however, the upside was when I went to visit him and the first thing he said was "ooh I have your invitation on the table (he thought he was at home because he was pointing to the wall in the hospital)"...me of course super happy that they decided they want to come. My mom on the other hand is still saying "it all depends on papas health, and if he's feeling well enough to make it". (I still get teary eyed thinking about my papas health...I don't ever like seeing any of my family members in the hospital for anything).

Anyway they did rsvp for 2, however I'm not guna get mad or feel hurt if they don't show up....I'm more concerned for my papas health than anything.

Not for me but my sister. We have the same mom but different dads. They've been divorced since my sister was 5 (the time of her wedding, she was 31). Our mom had me tell my sister she wasn't going because my sister invited her step mom whom she's known for 20 years. Really sad.

The husband's co-worker told us after we already made the final payment that he would be at a golf tournament all weekend and already paid. We had personally handed him his STD 6 months before the wedding...

My MIL's sister and her husband were a no show to the wedding because

"They went to the wrong location, and it was just too late by then"

I live in a rather small city, and got married at one of its very well known locations.

Not funny, but I forgot to add (maybe because I blocked it) that after my sister knew the date, her church planned a trip. She chose to go on the church trip instead. I didn't even bother to send her an invitation.

FH's aunt isn't coming because she is mad at his other aunt. I guess that more stung than it is lame but we were still left scratching our heads.

Whenever I see a thread of RSVP nightmares I get scared lol, my Mom tells me my culture is notorious for showing up unannounced and I'm already getting shit about the 21+ thing and some minor points at the date landing on a Sunday and being in mid December. All of that is totally fine mind you, I get people might not be able to do it because work or holiday vacations, I mind when they get snarky with me.

I already have heard that an aunt of mine won't be able to make it (how she knows this more than a year and a half out I'll never know) and another aunt probably won't come become her kids won't be able to come (they'll be about 16 and 17 by then) and there will be alcohol and "sinful dancing". One of my Dad's cousins (courtesy invite really) probably won't come because her son isn't in the wedding party so I hear... So not looking forward to this lol...

I can't seem to get people to commit to our wedding I'm always really good about RSVP to an invite man this is frustrating when I don't have a accurate number grrr

A really good friend of FH didn't RSVP but told us he isn't coming because "it's not my thing". He also said he wouldn't know anyone but actually would know about 10 people and we have him a plus one! Guess it's better not to have people there that don't want to be.

FHs aunt did not reply. Politely asked FMIL if she would mind reaching out and inquiring. FMIL fwd'd an email from FHs aunt saying she was attending. 1 month later, FMIL was surprised that FHs aunt was coming. 'Uh... YOU confirmed it.' Reached out to confirm, directly this time. Nope. No reason, just not coming.

I love all of these...I look forward to the excuses for mine!

Haven't sent out STDs or invites but when FH went to finally meet my biological father (after 4 years of dating and 4 months of being engaged [said father didn't want to meet a man in my life until there was a ring]) he asked about our date and responded with "we will have to see if we can make it as we had thought about taking a trip for the holidays the week before" keep in mind that would mean him taking my siblings out of school a week early. Then he went and made it a point to mention the date to his whole family and made a comment about "I'm making it a point to mention there was talk about a trip we were all planning to take around that time so no feelings get hurt if we don't show up" WTF? Seriously?