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Kari
Master May 2020

Invited to Bachelor Party but Not Wedding

Kari, on March 14, 2020 at 11:19 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 29

So my FH sent his best man a list of about 10 guys he definitely wanted invited to his bachelor party along with 5 alternates, the idea being that if a bunch of the original guys couldn't go and a few more bodies were needed to "make it an event" or split costs those would be the additional people...

So my FH sent his best man a list of about 10 guys he definitely wanted invited to his bachelor party along with 5 alternates, the idea being that if a bunch of the original guys couldn't go and a few more bodies were needed to "make it an event" or split costs those would be the additional people to invite. Included on this list are a few friends of friends (guys who are friends with the best man or other people invited and that we hang out with socially, but not people my FH hangs out with on his own). My FH made it clear to him that these were alternates and they were not invited to our wedding, as we want to keep our wedding relatively small (60-80 people). The BM went ahead and invited ALL of them (all 15 people) and so far he says they are all planning to go.

Not only did my FH not want a huge bachelor party (6-8 guys would have been fine), but now there are three people planning to attend his bachelor party who are not invited to our wedding (originally all five alternates were on our B-list but we've since extended a wedding invitation to a couple of them). Do people invited to bachelor and bachelorette parties generally assume they are invited to the wedding? I don't want to change our plans because of the BM not following my FH's guidance, but I'm a little annoyed by the whole thing. I don't want us to end up being the "rude" ones when the BM screwed up. Plus I'm upset that my FH is going to have to walk a fine line of politeness throughout his bachelor party and will be have to careful about talking about the wedding too much. This event is supposed to be his friends celebrating him getting married, not some thing where he has to be on guard and watching his words the whole time.

I'm also now worried that as the inevitable few "no" RSVPs roll in and we extend the invite to a few additional guests, we'll have to prioritize all of these people (keep in mind, these are friends of friends, my FH doesn't even have their phone numbers or contact info) instead of the other guests who actually mean something to us. I don't want to tip the balance of our wedding guests to people we're not super close with and that all fall on my FH's side, instead of being able to prioritize other guests who we didn't have space for during our first cut.

I'm pretty pissed.

Someone please tell me dudes don't care about this stuff at all and it doesn't matter whether or not all the guys at the bachelor party are invited to our wedding.

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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
    Kari ·
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    I think it is incredible that you would assume you understand the relationship my FH has with his friends better than he does. I definitely know people for whom this would be unacceptable, but these particular four guys are not at all going to be offended about the wedding itself and are just going to be psyched about going away for a guys only weekend. In fact I'm for a few of them this is a total win - a weekend getaway guy time, craft beer, and stupid antics and no having to get dressed up, buying gifts, and staying on their best behavior. It's really a non-issue.

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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
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    This topic is closed.

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  • LB
    Champion November 2016
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    That's not how this works. You came on a public forum and asked for opinions, just because you dont like those opinions doesnt mean you can "close" the thread or ask people not to give their two cents.
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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
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    I'm no longer asking for opinions because this concern has been resolved and there is no issue. Information in my original post was not entirely correct; unfortunately WW does not allow people to update their original posts, even when clarification is needed or a topic has been resolved and additional input is no longer needed.

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    Of course. I mean to be perfectly honest it does sound rude to me to invite people to the bachelor party and not the wedding... but I also don’t know these people so really you and your fiancé know best of anyone. Me and other people on this site can give input of course but ultimately you know what’s best. You can count on me to be one to always give you my blunt honest advice/opinion (if you ask for it of course) but there’s no reason to be rude while doing it, and if you don’t agree, it’s your guests and your wedding! :p
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  • Sierra
    Beginner May 2021
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    My belief is.. it’s your day! Don’t worry about people who can’t see that. Just leave them off the guest list! People have to understand that weddings are EXPENSIVE! Me and my FH are having to leave some family off even because it’s coming to around $75 a person. Don’t stress too much! Guys usually don’t care anyways. Best of luck to you— 💓
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  • Kelsi
    Expert June 2020
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    My FH was invited to his college roommates bachelor party but not his wedding. I was floored he was invited to the bachelor party but not the wedding. Told him he was dumb to go. He literally did not care at all he was invited to one and not the other.
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  • Mandi
    Master October 2020
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    It is common courtesy that if yiure invited to the pre wedding events, you're invited to the wedding. Your FH messed up when he included them on the list he gave to his BM. Better send out a couple more invites.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I agree with this. They shouldn't have been put on an alternate list if they weren't invited to the wedding. I can easily see how the best man thought it was fine to invite them.

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