Lame Excuses For Why People Aren't Going to Your Wedding...What Did You Receive?

Maybe they couldn't get the time off? still no excuse for not RSVPing though. H's grandmother just RSVP'd no with no reason given, and then when FIL asked her about it, she told him it's because I'm not Jewish.

My FH's sister isn't going because I didn't invite her alcoholic daughter and I really didn't even bother asking the others. We only got 3 no's so if they can't attend for whatever lame reason that's on them. They are going to miss an awesome party.

My FH's brother isn't coming because I guess he has some firefighter relay competition thing.....feel very sad for FH because I know he would want him there.

I should say...these were voluntary answers-all we asked was can you please send in your RSVP or let us know if you cannot make it. I think people feel like they have to give an answer if they say they can't make it. Sometimes a simple "We won't be able to attend" is just fine.

I just think some of them are funny.

We didn't really have many lame excuses. The only person who declined the wedding for a lame reason and that I hold a grudge about is one of my uncles. He said he couldn't attend because he couldn't afford to take the day off of work and drive to the wedding (1.5 hours away, afternoon wedding so no hotel room necessary). My other uncle offered to drive him and pay him the money that he would have made at work once he heard his excuse. He still didn't come.

None of that really bothered me until my brother's wedding 4 months later. He attended because it was local. He did not say a single word to me all evening, however waited until I was away from my husband to go up to him and apologize about not being able to make it to the wedding and hopes that we aren't mad at him. Ummm why don't you apologize to your actual niece? Not wait until I leave to approach my husband about it. Ugh... sorry to go off, but a year later that still just pisses me off.

My best friend from high school got married and she had me and two other girls of as bridesmaids, the four of us were inseparable in high school (and her wedding was only about 2 years after high school and we had all remained pretty tight). However one of the bridesmaids dropped out because she was involved in theatre and they were having their end-of-year banquet. They have a banquet every year, it wasn't like it was her last year of college (and therefore last banquet) and the banquet was with people she saw all the time. So she basically ditched being in the wedding for a little party. After that we all stopped talking to her! Terrible excuse! I'm hoping nothing like that happens to me, I'm so sorry to hear your lame excuses so far...that's pretty terrible!

Check this out I get no RSVP's or mention that they received their invite? They are acting like I don't exsit!!!! LAME.... FH Family only a few are coming but the rest didn't even respond so SAD

HI DATE TWIN!!!!

MrsO-That would TOTALLY tick me off!

Kita-DATE TWIN! Wow. That sucks! We have so many that we are following-up with. Some of them I KNOW are coming, and some I KNOW are not. It's like, ok, people, we can't just assume you all are not coming. Ugh.

Don't have the invites or save the dates out yet but when our wedding talk comes up this is what i get "We'll see if you two are still getting married by then"

The one that irked us the most was someone canceling on us last minute because he had surgery the Monday before the wedding. Um, you have to schedule those things- why didn't you let me know earlier?!?!

Can I also just say how annoying it is when people don't respond to RSVP's. I mean I sent you to invitation with a stamp on the return envelope. How difficult is it to check yes or no and drop it in the mailbox?

@Stephanie, I know.. I'd rather get a "no" than no RSVP at all. It's so rude and lazy IMO.

How about the I can't afford to go even when knowing 30 months prior and still 11 months to go.... Yet in the same month of saying no they could afford a jet-ski, a new truck and a new camper.... It's like you could at least be honest.

@Maggie B in their defence my mom only found out about her surgery a week before she was to go in to have it. So it may not have been done maliciously.

Last year my aunt and her husband retired, sold their house, and bought an RV. They are currently staying at a campground 20 mins from the venue. They rsvp'd yes months ago. Last week I checked in with her, and they both got jobs because they were "bored" and now they both have to work that day. They knew the date when they got jobs, they could have said "I need this one day off for my niece's wedding." 3 more sleeps and I can stop stressing out!!!

Wow! I haven't sent anything out yet. But I know the excuses will be coming once I do, at least from a few select people. I can already feel it. Lol

I heard my grandma is sick... I heard I have to work (which they have known 7 months) I heard I dont have a baby sitter (its a family wedding where kids are allowed... and they were the life of my wedding)

Oh and I forgot the best one yet... someone who rsvped said they were gonna be there cancelled a week before the wedding because they said someone they dont like is gonna be there... Really... I had like 10 people rsvp and didnt show up!

Ok let's see if I can top it ...

1. a bridesmaid dropped out and I had to replace her(one of my best friends of 12 yrs) and her excuse was that she wasn't comfortable being in front of alot of people, psst, come on, you work at a place where there's thousands of people, you shop at walmart where there's plenty of people... whatever..

2. (This one takes the cake and still pisses me off and I just wanna choke the life out of him) My brother, who was supposed to be the one to walk me down the aisle, lets see, how do I put this ? I had been calling him for a week and a half he wasn't answering my calls and he wasn't returning my calls or text when I left him voicemails and sent him text.. well the night before the wedding rehearsal I called him and he finally answered his phone.. I was like, ugh, what time will you be here tomorrow for rehearsal ? His response was, Sis, I don't have the gas or the money so I won't be there, and I am like crying

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And I went on to tell him, You know you are fixing to screw my wedding up and and he was like I can't help it, if I can't make it then I can't make it.. and OMG!!! I went off on him and said more than a few not so nice choice words.. And I had to find someone else to fill the spot at the last minute.. and then his g/f and I had a few choice words and she threaten to have me locked up for telling her to go F herself.. I told her to do what she had to do cause there's not a judge or policeman in Mississippi that would lock me up for telling her to go F herself cause she stuck her nose where it didn't belong.. she's the cause of my brother treating me and my sister like crap.. and we haven't spoken since that night and I don't intend to speak to him or her as long as he is with her.. cause what he did to me I will never ever forgive him for it.. That hurt me so bad that I didn't want to even go throu with the wedding there for a minute.. But I realized that they are the

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