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MrsRidley
VIP January 2018

Bridal Shower invite but no invite to wedding

MrsRidley, on March 27, 2017 at 1:50 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 24

I have a question: Is it rude to invite someone to your bridal shower but not the wedding? A distant friend of mine is getting married and invited me to the bridal shower and bachelorette party. However, she has made no mention to me about being invited to the actual wedding. My best friend has been invited to the wedding, so she said she would bring me as a plus one. I feel that is extremely rude and gift grabby to invite someone to all the pre wedding events but not the actual wedding. She is having a small ceremony with immediate family then a larger reception that evening.

Also, I asked if she was registered anywhere for the bridal shower and she stated she prefers cash. I thought the general idea of a bridal shower was to open gifts and such. Is this wrong?

24 Comments

Latest activity by ShanynL, on March 27, 2017 at 8:13 PM
  • Celia Milton
    Celia Milton ·
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    Rude in all ways. Just say no. To everything.

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  • MrsRidley
    VIP January 2018
    MrsRidley ·
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    Felicia-Yes the wedding is in the beginning of May and she's sent them out, that's how my best friend got her invite. They are way closer than her and I, but I don't understand how I'm being invited as a plus one and didn't receive my own invite.

    The bridal shower invite was sent via Snapchat.

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  • MrsRidley
    VIP January 2018
    MrsRidley ·
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    Yeah I am heavily considering skipping all the events.

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  • TeamGrz
    Expert May 2018
    TeamGrz ·
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    Yes. I was invited to an engagement party but no other part of the wedding. It actually fractured the relationship between that friend and I after the fact.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    Yikes! If you definitely know you are not invited to the wedding then I'd RSVP no to the shower and bachelorette party. You are definitely only supposed to invite wedding guests to all pre-wedding events!

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  • Karie
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    Karie ·
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    I would not go. That is so rude! If she can't invite you to her wedding, then she shouldn't invite you to a shower asking for money and gifts!

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  • Danielle
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    Danielle ·
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    Send her an etiquette book and skip the events.

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  • Mandypants
    Super May 2017
    Mandypants ·
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    You are right on all accounts. Super rude. I wouldn't go to any of the parties, and I certainly wouldn't send her a gift.

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  • MrsRidley
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    MrsRidley ·
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    Thanks everyone, I'm not an etiquette guru but I thought that was extremely rude. I'm going to pass.

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  • CountingDowntoMrs
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    CountingDowntoMrs ·
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    She's gift grabbing. Personally, I wouldn't attend either.

    If you didn't make the wedding "cut," I wouldn't want to attend as the plus one. I definitely wouldn't attend the shower.

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  • MrsRidley
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    MrsRidley ·
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    Lmfaoo @Richard

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  • Baletica
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    Baletica ·
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    This is honestly unbelievable. It would be a hard pass for me

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  • MrsCalderon
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    MrsCalderon ·
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    It's rude and if this ever happened to me I would text the person asking if my invite to the wedding got lost or if they forgot to send it, that I need details so I know where to go. I'd want to hear what they had to say in response

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  • CaboBride2018
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    CaboBride2018 ·
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    Very rude and gift grabby. I would decline to attend and wouldn't feel bad about it.

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  • MrsRidley
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    MrsRidley ·
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    MrsCalderon, trust me I want to but I feel like it's drama that I don't even want to stir. I'll just leave her where she's at.

    Baletica, it really is.

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  • N
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    Nancy ·
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    I can't believe anybody would do anything like that. Seriously, was this woman raised by wolves?

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  • N
    Master December 2016
    Nancy ·
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    PS. Maybe you should go to the shower!. Buy her a copy of a Miss Manners Guide To Etiquette Book!

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  • Nessanay
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    Nessanay ·
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    Send her $1.00 and a card.

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  • MrsRidley
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    MrsRidley ·
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    Lol Nancy that would be a great gift.

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  • K
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    K ·
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    I would not be attending anything for this person after being told she prefers your cash. YIKES.

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