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Jessika
Savvy June 2015

Invite boss to wedding?

Jessika, on September 17, 2014 at 11:48 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 29

I work in a hospital in a leadership position and just can not decide whether or not I should invite my boss or not. We do talk about her kids/grandkids and my daughter but don't get super personal with our conversations. I do have quite a few friends that I hang out with outside of work that will be invited so there will be people that I work with going to the wedding. Anyone been in a similar situation?

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Latest activity by MrsLaskey, on September 30, 2014 at 1:48 PM
  • DisneyNut
    Master October 2014
    DisneyNut ·
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    I have one "boss" and three additional guys that I support in my role. Not a single one got an invite. My BFF works with me though and she sure got an invite. I don't like my boss so much when I have to be at work so I sure don't want him at our wedding.

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  • DisneyNut
    Master October 2014
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    I have one "boss" and three additional guys that I support in my role. Not a single one got an invite. My BFF works with me though and she sure got an invite. I don't like my boss so much when I have to be at work so I sure don't want him at our wedding.

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  • L + R
    Master September 2014
    L + R ·
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    I read an article once saying all or none at the workplace. Just an etiquette perspective, though, I think. Honestly, if you're not close to her and know she wouldn't be upset/hurt/bummed in the slightest that she didn't get an invite and other co-workers did, then I'd say don't do it.

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  • Rachael
    Expert November 2014
    Rachael ·
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    Both my FH and I invited our boss'. I think it all depends on how you feel though. If you get along well with her, and really like her - then go for it. But if you have a little voice in your head telling you not to, you should probably listen to it!

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  • Whitney
    Devoted March 2015
    Whitney ·
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    Nope. I work for a really small office and I will be quitting my job before the wedding as I am moving 5 hours away. I approached my list like this "Will I be friends with you in 5 or 10 years?" If I couldn't answer yes, I moved on to the next person.

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  • Enya
    VIP July 2015
    Enya ·
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    My office is tiny, so i definitely invited my boss and co-worker and their families. They were also the first ones to say HELL YES to the destination wedding after my FH.

    ... we all get along pretty well though so it's not a big deal.

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  • SarahJ
    Expert October 2014
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    I have worked with my boss for 8yrs and he is not invited. I did invite someone at the office that I have worked with for 10yrs and socialize with outside the office. No one was offended. My FH did not invited anyone from his work.

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  • K+S
    VIP October 2015
    K+S ·
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    I'm really good friends with my boss, so he is definitely getting an invite. I'm also going to invite the other supervisors in my company, but I don't think I'm going to invite anyone else, just the people I work hand in hand with everyday.

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  • D
    VIP October 2014
    DanieGee ·
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    I wasn't sure at first if I should invite my bosses or not. I wanted to invite a handful of my department too. I decided it had to be all or none, because I plan to be working here for a while, and I don't want any hurt feelings. So I just invited them all.

    If I hadn't invited all the coworkers in my department, it would have just been my bosses.

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  • Sully
    Devoted October 2014
    Sully ·
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    I invited about 3 co-workers. 1 was out of obligation and no I did not invite my bosses. I don't like them and have been miserable at my job for 2 and a half years. Why invite someone who makes everyday miserable as it is to an intimate life changing event?

    Looking back- I should have just said, "nope, not inviting ANY co-workers!" and nipped that obligation and guilt feeling in the bud.

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  • E
    Master July 2015
    Emma ·
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    I invited my boss and one of our supervisors and only one other person from work. FH is inviting his boss and one person even though at first he didn't want too.

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  • RH
    Master November 2014
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    I work in a small office. There are only 11 people employed here. I'm inviting three of them, the two I work directly with and the third is one who I got out to lunch with all the time, I've met her family and also helped her with events outside of work. I'm also quitting my job a week before the wedding, I'll be moving down to where FH is & that's over two hours from where I currently work, so I'll be finding a new job. The coworkers I invited are the only ones here who I would care to see again after leaving.

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  • Staci
    Master September 2014
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    I was planning on inviting my boss...until she got pregnant and her baby was due within weeks of my wedding! It made it easier though since I did the all or nothing method and invited no one from work.

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  • Rachel DellaPorte
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    I probably wouldn't. Co-workers are co-workers; a boss is something else. If you just share general conversation about kids and grandkids without getting personal, inviting her would probably put her in the awkward position of declining or accepting because she feels pressured to. Then again, I'm a firm believer in keeping business separate from my personal life. I am one way with colleagues, and far more relaxed with friends.

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  • Jessika
    Savvy June 2015
    Jessika ·
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    I do plan on working there for quite some time so I am leaning towards that I should invite her. I just know my co-workers will be less than thrilled that our boss will be there lol

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  • *Mrs_D*
    Master October 2014
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    I had a very similar situation. I am an attorney in an office with 4 other attorneys, 15 other paralegals and legal assistants, and then the partner/owner/ bossman. I am not particularly close to him, but he IS my boss, and because we are a close group in general, I felt obligated to invite him, and I did. At the end of the day, my 3 friends from our office that I invited wont care too much that he is there, and I will feel better that I invited him.

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  • Finally Mrs Gee
    Master April 2015
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    I did. I work in an office with myself, my coworker, and my boss so I definately did! We all get along great and it will be alot of fun! I think it depends on your closeness with your boss as well as if you do the "all or none" approach!

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  • rusticbride
    Master May 2014
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    I don't mix business with pleasure, so no co-workers were invited to our wedding minus the one co-worker I knew beforehand/was in our bridal party/is my DH's best friend for life.. LMAO.

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  • MrsWilliams
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    No. Just No

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  • OG Mrs.K (2.0)
    Master September 2014
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    I did - but I work very closely with my boss and have a good enough relationship with him where it wasn't even really a question, especially since I also invited other people from work.

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