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Just Said Yes May 2016

I was invited to the Bridal Shower, but not the Wedding?

Mal, on February 10, 2015 at 3:07 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 22

The bride is my coworker and I work directly with her every day. The shower is being hosted by an outside party [groom's family] and there are several employees that have received invitations to the wedding--even though I am the only one who works with her directly. I feel slighted...I cannot attend...

The bride is my coworker and I work directly with her every day. The shower is being hosted by an outside party [groom's family] and there are several employees that have received invitations to the wedding--even though I am the only one who works with her directly. I feel slighted...I cannot attend the bridal shower because of a previous engagement, but I want to be a bigger person and buy her a gift off the registry still. I was actually planning on spending quite a bit of money to purchase something special; however, I feel that I was only invited to receive a gift and now I'm not sure what to do. What do you think?

By the way, I will still invite her to my shower/wedding when I send out invitations in a few months!

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    Just Said Yes August 2019
    Joy ·
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    My mom offered to throw a bridal shower for me. She told me that you can invite anyone you want to the bridal shower, even if they're not invited to the wedding. So she and I invited a ton of people, who weren't necessarily invited to the wedding, which is one week after the bridal shower. So I invited a ton of people, not for a gift, but just to be part of a fun event and eat food, before realizing, apparently that's not socially acceptable or right. Maybe it is right in my mom's country, but here, it is not. So now I'm in a bit of a sticky situation. I am sorry about your situation as well. It could've been due to poor organization too. In my situation for example, my mom said she was throwing me a bridal shower, but then got too busy and left all the planning to me after inviting everyone and buying food, and so I am swamped with another week and a half before the wedding.

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    Just Said Yes May 2024
    Lori ·
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    This seems backward. It must be an oversight.
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