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Dedicated August 2014

Bridal shower blowup- all wrong information on invite

Private User, on March 23, 2014 at 4:28 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 11

I get a message Friday afternoon saying telling me that on the invite for my bridal shower,my last name was spelled incorrectly.. my mothers ENTIRE name spelled incorrectly. The registries were wrong, The wording on the invite stated that it was my and my fiances bridal shower.. the response card had his name first on it therefore insinuating it is a jack and jill . I immediately called 1 bridesmaid just saying "so my name is wrong on my invitation.. fyi" they had NO CLUE the invites were even sent! I got another 8-15 texts the next few days asking why my name was wrong, why I'm having a Jack and Jill shower and if I'd change y wedding colors because the invite opposite of the wedding colors, on top of that,my fiances last name was spelled wrong on all of the envelopes going to his family. I'm just shocked. I know in the grand scheme of the wedding.. this isnt the end of the world. But what can I do to make this better? 2 maids now want to send evites out. is that tacky?

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Latest activity by GrayCatVintage, on March 23, 2014 at 11:38 PM
  • Mrs. S (Amanda C.)
    Super July 2014
    Mrs. S (Amanda C.) ·
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    I would just let it go and laugh it off. It's nice of them to throw you a shower. Maybe the BM got excited and just forgot to double check things. The guests should know they're not from you.

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  • M
    Master August 2014
    Miss S. ·
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    Who was responsible for this?

    I would figure something out because your registries were wrong, too…. which is somewhat important because people will want to get you gifts for your bridal shower. I wouldn't care too much about the names because most people wouldn't know that your mother's name is misspelled anyways.

    The problem is that if you are going to resend invites, it might confuse people with RSVPs.

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  • P
    Dedicated August 2014
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    1 bridesmaid took this on herself, from my understanding. INSISTED she would do it all and let the others know which didn't happen. I was called and basically scolded that I hadn't given any registry information therefore she just had to figure it out. I know 2 girls want to send evite updates but you know how it goes with older ladies not having email. I might simply ask them to split the list and personally call each person and check in with them and just let them know of the miscommunication.. is that a horrible thing to ask? I'm NOT controlling and I've been so easy going, but I don't think my expectations are too high when all I'd like is the correct registry and my mothers name spelled right

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  • M
    Master August 2014
    Miss S. ·
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    How much time do you have between now and the shower?

    I think sending evites would be ok and could even include a simple explanation (i.e. we were too excited therefore we got some information wrong the first time around) with why they are being resent.

    The older ladies would probably be ok with a phone call, unless your BMs would want to resend actually invites to them.

    Sorry this happened :/

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  • P
    Dedicated August 2014
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    Yeah.. there is just a bit more than 2 months before this!!! I feel like jeeeeeeez you could have taken another week to MAKE SURE of things!!!! ask me some last minute questions have like 5 people look at it.. have my own MOTHER look at them!!! Just a grrrrrr moment!

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  • Cameron & Winston
    Dedicated August 2014
    Cameron & Winston ·
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    With that much information wrong I would send out another invitation. You have plenty of time and you can just have an "Oops!"/"Sorry!"/whatever else on the new one. Calling each person invited would be a lot and would probably be awkward for both people.

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  • SW517
    Super May 2014
    SW517 ·
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    I sent out a bridal shower invitation for my best friend last year that had the wrong address for the place. I sent out postcards to everyone saying something along the lines of, "Ooops... in all of the excited of the events to come, the address was written incorrectly. The correct address is blah blah blah. Hope to see you there!" I was mortified that I messed up, but no one said a word about it. I would definitely request they send something to clear up the registry thing. Also, I would think they need to mention something about it being female only? Not sure on the etiquette for that.

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  • FutureMrsNoel
    VIP September 2014
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    Oh my, id definitly have them send out new ones to clear things up. It's not like one things wrong, it's basically the entire invite. Y you have time to get them out

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  • Kaesey
    Super August 2014
    Kaesey ·
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    I would just send out completely new ones, you have time. There is so much wrong information -- I think it would be tedious to have to call everyone and then they have to write all the correct info down. Unfortunate to say about the bm whose mishap this was but I would designate her to less crucial duties from here on out.

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  • Aftan
    Super May 2014
    Aftan ·
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    I would send out new ones...I wouldn't do postcards because then whoever saw it would know exactly when you would not be home, therefore making your home vulnerable (I have a very unique name so it's not hard to find out info on me so I think about these things). I had to reorder my bridal shower invites (thankfully before sending) because we had to change the date but my MOH had already ordered so I paid to reorder since I was the reason we had to change the date.

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  • GrayCatVintage
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    GrayCatVintage ·
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    I too would send out all new ones since so much information was incorrect. Typos are one thing, the miscommunication about the registry and the notion it would be a Jack & Jill shower however is another and should be professionally rectified with a new invitation. I would send an actual letter that you open because post cards get mixed in with the "junk mail" so often they get missed or tossed before they are seen.

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