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covid wedding and coworkers

Rebecca, on January 21, 2021 at 11:15 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 3

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Hello everyone! At this point, my fiancé and I have accepted that our wedding will need to be changed because of COVID. We’re keeping our original date (05/01/21) but are adding a virtual element. While our immediate families and wedding party will attend in-person, we’re sending invitations to other family members and friends for a Zoom ceremony. Pre-covid, we had planned to invite a few coworkers. Since none of them are coming in person now due to capacity restrictions, would it be appropriate to invite all of my coworkers (about 40 people) to the Zoom ceremony?? I feel like people won’t be too understanding if I still only invite certain people since it’s just a Zoom call, and, I’m sure that there are some colleagues who’d like to hop on the call who I hadn’t planned to invite in-person originally. On the other hand, I’m worried that people will feel put out or like I’m trying to get all these gifts if I invite everyone. FYI I’d be inviting everyone via an all-staff email (not mailing individual invites to their homes). Help please!

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on January 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM

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Caytlyn · on January 21, 2021 at 11:42 AM
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I wouldn’t invite anyone to a Zoom wedding that I wouldn’t invite to my in person wedding. They’re still attending a very intimate moment in your life.
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Maggie · on January 21, 2021 at 3:28 PM
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I agree that there is no good reason to invite people to a virtual wedding who you wouldn't have invited to an in-person wedding if you could. It would be awkward at best and, yeah, come across as gift-grabby (even if that isn't your intention at all) at worst. No coworker is going to be offended that they weren't invited to yet another Zoom meeting, especially for an event they have no interest in.
Don't send an all-staff email. Email the people you want to invite personally and directly. If I saw a virtual wedding invitation come via an all-staff email I would just delete it and go about my day, but I would also think that colleague had poor professional judgment.
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Lynnie · on January 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM
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Hi Rebecca! I think I'd just stick with your original co-worker invites - unless there were any other co-workers you really wanted to invite in the first place!
I totally understand wanting to be more inclusive now since it's virtual, but I think you're right - it could put your colleagues in an awkward wedding gift grey zone!
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