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Amina
Dedicated January 2020

Non invites guests looking for invites

Amina, on December 8, 2019 at 10:31 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 10
Anyone else dealing with family who did not make the cute for an invite coming out directly asking where their invite was?? Currently FH’s family members are reaching out asking where their invites are after not even bothering to pick up the phone and speak to him on a regular when we live close and the rest of the family makes a point. One in particular, a cousin (not blood, child of FH’s mother’s bff) whose sister was invited and not her or her other sister. This cousin didn’t even have FH’s number and had to ask other family members for it. She invited us to her recent destination wedding which would have costed over $2k which most of her or her husbands couldn’t afford to go to either. But this particular cousin never shows up to anything we have like birthdays or other important events in our lives but seems to feel entitled to an invitation. If you don’t even had said person number that should tell you that some sort of family connection or not, you’re obviously not that close to warrant an invitation. I would thin people would realize that a wedding can’t be a free for all with invites especially when we’re covering the costs completely ourselves. She even made a point to complain to FH’s mother, her own mother, and her sister who was invited which made the sister reach out to us upset without knowing the full story. Another family member of FH just outright texted him asking where her invite was with about 10 angry emoji faces. We never hear from her ever. Last time we even saw her was like 3 years ago. She rsvp’d to come to our engagement party then never showed up and we haven’t heard from her since (over a year ago). Why it why do people do these kind of things??

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Latest activity by Danielle, on December 9, 2019 at 5:46 PM
  • Sylvie
    Dedicated September 2020
    Sylvie ·
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    Yes and guess what my answer was??😂😂 Well I haven’t heard from you in a long while, we haven’t kept In touch and I wasn’t sure if you would come... I can’t afford to invite guess who I wasn’t sure if they would attend. Sorry 😚
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  • Aimee
    Super July 2021
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    People want to party on the expense of others. These same people may not even think to bring a wedding gift
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  • Merline
    Super February 2020
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    Sorry you're going through this! I feel like these events bring out the ghosts lol. I agree with Aimee post! Also the same people who are asking for an invite, are the one's who will RSVP yes and not show.
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  • Crystal
    Devoted October 2020
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    Say budget to the first one. Second one day, “your rsvp’d to come to our engagement but didn’t show or call.” Put that ball in her court.


    I’ve had the opposite. I’ve been invited to weddings where the people never call or Hang out. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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  • Jennifer
    VIP October 2021
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    Word of advice: THOSE YOU INVITE TO AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY- YOU INVITE TO A WEDDING.
    As 99% of people assume that if they are “close enough” to come to an engagement party- and bring a gift- than they are important enough to be invited to the actual wedding.
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  • Amina
    Dedicated January 2020
    Amina ·
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    Not when those people never show up, let you know why, and then disappear for over a year
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  • Amina
    Dedicated January 2020
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    *don’t let you know why
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  • Jennifer
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    Ok. I get that you feel like that, however the majority of people feel that if you are invited to the engagement party they are “in the cut” to make it to the wedding.


    It is proper etiquette to invite anyone who was invited to the Engagement Party:

    https://www.marthastewartweddings.com/619701/engagement-party-guest-list

    https://www.brides.com/story/engagement-party-etiquette
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  • Kaitlin
    Dedicated January 2022
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    Just let them know you only invited close family and friends. Budget only allows so many guests!

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  • Danielle
    Devoted May 2021
    Danielle ·
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    I am so sorry you’re going through thisSmiley sad weddings just make people go crazy and I don’t know why! Hang in there, I can relate to this ❤️
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