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Merbear
Just Said Yes October 2019

Help!! How do i handle people inviting themselves to my wedding?

Merbear, on September 26, 2019 at 8:18 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 13
I have a cousin who assumes that she is invited to my wedding and has been texting me wanting to know the date and details. I know she suspects the wedding is coming up soon and realizes she has not received an invitation. I haven’t posted wedding details on social media. Unfortunately, I cannot use the excuse that it is a small private wedding because we have invited over 200 people. She and I live in different states and although she is a little over an hour away, we do not hang out together unless it is a family event. Our interactions in between are only on social media. The reason I am not inviting her is because she made some rude comments on a social media post I had made and seriously offended my FH, leading me to delete my post (my post was a pic of my FH sitting across the table from me on date night and he was on his phone—not super flattering, but he was doing a social media check in that we were having dinner at a new restaurant and he was with me, which was the same thing I was doing with my post. We stay off of our phones the majority of the time). She has never met him and her banter was completely out of line, accusing him of ignoring me for his phone (he wasn’t) and threatening him if he continued to “ignore” me in spite of my numerous comments stating what was really going on.
I’m trying to figure out a way to be gentle and polite and telling her that she is not invited to the wedding. Unfortunately, the weekend before my wedding I have a family reunion and she will definitely be there, as will a number of people who I have invited to the wedding. I am afraid she’ll confront me there or that one of those folks will tell her the details and she will crash my wedding. I want to go to my reunion......how do I handle/avoid the ensuing drama? Advice/Perspective much appreciated.

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Latest activity by Melle, on September 26, 2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    I think that if you're not going to invite a family member to your wedding for such a specific reason, you should own up to that reason. There's no excuses or generalizations that you can make here, you should be honest. "Unfortunately, we didn't feel that it was best to invite you to the wedding due to the disrespectful comments that you made about my fiance on social media."

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  • N
    Master January 2015
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    I agree with Caytlyn. Just confront her about it and tell her you and your FH were really bothered by her comments. Maybe she'll own up and apologize and this will all blow over. If not, no invite. I would just try to have an adult conversation with her.

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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    I agree with PP. Own it and move on.
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  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
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    I quite agree with PPs. Have you discussed the issues with her previously?
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  • MrsV1027
    Master October 2018
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    Like the pp said you need to be clear with her why she's not getting an invite considering you have an actual reason outside of having a small intimate ceremony. This is what happens when family causes drama and you opt to not invite them. It'll come out sooner or later. Best to rip off the bandaid now and be frank with her.

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  • Mcskipper
    Master July 2018
    Mcskipper ·
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    Yeaaahh, if you’re intentionally excluding her for something she said/did, you owe her an explanation. There may be drama either way but you can’t really avoid it in a situation where you’re excluding a person due to being upset by something that they did. It’s important that she understand what the issue is, is— not knowing compounds the frustration on both sides and never allows for any chance at resolution.
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  • Sara
    Expert February 2020
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    I agree with PPs.

    I also want to add that to not invite family over a social media post seems kind of extreme. There must be more to it than she upset you and your FH over something that was said on Facebook.
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  • M
    Expert September 2020
    Marcia ·
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    I have found that honesty is the best policy in these difficult situations. Ultimately it’s your(and FH) wedding. You get to decide who gets invited. But don’t make her find out from another family member. Just tell her why.

    good luck!
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  • Catherine
    VIP November 2019
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    I agree with Caytlyn. The only way to handle this unfortunate situation is head on. You have to be upfront and honest. That way she won't try and pressure you about info at the reunion and make a scene. Also i would let those who are invited know she isn't welcome because of her being disrespectful and to not give her any details.

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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    PPs have given you really wise advice. Being honest is the best policy, especially in this case!

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  • Fmv
    Super October 2020
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    Yeah i agree with previous posters. Just be honest with her and say that she isnt invited due to certain reasons, just so that there is no confusion
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  • Megan
    Expert October 2019
    Megan ·
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    I concur with everyone else... it's hard to be the person who has to say "I didnt invite you because...". I had to do it too, but owning it is the easiest bet. Good luck.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Yea i can see how that would be a really awkward thing to talk about but i guess eventually you can't avoid them forever and it might just be something uncomfortable you have to get out the way

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