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Elizabeth
Just Said Yes June 2015

Should I invite my new coworkers?

Elizabeth, on March 31, 2015 at 10:05 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 26

I got engaged in July and started a new job in January. I've only known my new coworkers for 2.5 months and none have met my fiance yet. If I invite my manager, I feel like I should invite my whole team, which would be 10 guests plus dates.

I'm struggling with whether to invite them or not. I don't want it to look like I'm only inviting them to get gifts, but is it rude to not invite them? I feel like it might be awkward if I invite them, but rude if I don't. My mom thinks I should invite them, my fiance and wedding planner think I shouldn't.

Thoughts? Please no "it's your wedding, do whatever you want" comments Smiley winking I'm looking for opinionated advice! Thanks!

P.S. We're having a church ceremony and hotel ballroom reception of about 150 guests.

26 Comments

Latest activity by K8 D, on April 2, 2015 at 5:53 PM
  • Mrs. in May
    Super May 2015
    Mrs. in May ·
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    I have only been in my current position since October and I am not inviting anyone in my department, I am however inviting my friend from my old department. I would say don't invite them.

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  • Emmy
    Master January 2015
    Emmy ·
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    I wouldn't unless you develop a good friendship with them in the next month or so, like hang out after work etc. I don't think it would be rude if your just invited your manager, should that be who you want there.

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  • MS4
    Super September 2015
    MS4 ·
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    Don't do it! You barely know these people and your FH doesn't want them there. Do you really want to spend hundreds of dollars to celebrate an incredibly special moment in your life with people who are essentially strangers?!

    My goal is to look back at my wedding photos and see faces that I still have loving relationships with. I know that's not everyone's priority, but I would definitely skip the coworkers.

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  • Lara
    Master July 2015
    Lara ·
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    I got engaged a week after starting my job in August 2014. I went with just the manager route. I'm inviting my boss who is married to my CEO and then the other founder of the company and his wife. I have no room to include the whole team, also 10 + spouses (everyone but one guy is married). You've been there a short enough time that no one will be offended if they're not invited. I brought my FH to the christmas party, I talk about the wedding all the time, and he once had lunch with me, my boss, and the founder.

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  • Trisha
    Master August 2015
    Trisha ·
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    I've been working for my company for almost 4 years and I'm only inviting 3 coworkers. I get along with everyone really well, but when we were trying to skim down our list, I read somewhere that if you don't hang out with your coworkers outside of work, don't invite them. I thought that was a good rule of thumb.

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  • Erica and Brian
    VIP June 2015
    Erica and Brian ·
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    If you only would invite them to not be rude then don't. For me, that's not enough of a reason to have someone at my wedding. Everyone invited is someone we truly want to spend our day with.

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  • alyshadanielle
    Master April 2015
    alyshadanielle ·
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    I have been in my position since November and I am not inviting anyone from work. Since I don't really know them, I don't want them to think I am asking for gifts.

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  • JS081615
    Super August 2015
    JS081615 ·
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    I'm a teacher, so I have a lot of "bosses" - principal, three assistant principals, supervisors, etc. I am inviting my closest coworker who I do things with outside of school, as well as the assistant principal and guidance counselor who I work closely with each day, and their secretary. I feel very close with all of them. With that said, I've been engaged since before I started working there almost two years ago.

    If your wedding was a year away still and you had time to see where the relationships with your coworkers go, I would say think about it. But being it's so close and you haven't been there long, I wouldn't invite them. People (usually) understand that weddings are costly and you can't invite everyone. They shouldn't be offended.

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  • V
    Master October 2015
    VWCat ·
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    I've been at my office for a year. Originally, I wasn't going to invite anyone, but I've made a couple of friends here and am going to invite them. I also speak incessantly to them about the wedding because they always ask how the planning is going!! Lol.

    Since you've been there such a short Time and you're wedding is close, I don't think you need to invite any of your coworkers.

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  • Kelsie
    Super August 2015
    Kelsie ·
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    Both fh and I started new jobs a couple of months after we got engaged. By the time the wedding comes we will be at the jobs for over a year but we're not inviting any of our coworkers. I'm not really close to any of mine and neither is he... Plus we don't have room in the budget. Not a single one of my coworkers has said anything about it either as they don't really care.

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  • Stephanie
    VIP May 2015
    Stephanie ·
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    I've been with my department for almost a year and a half, and I'm inviting all of them. (It's a small staff.) I genuinely like these people though.

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  • Elizabeth
    Just Said Yes June 2015
    Elizabeth ·
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    Thanks everyone! I should have specified that my wedding is June 27th. So I need to decide in the next couple weeks when I send out invites. But sounds like the consensus is to not invite them Smiley smile

    Also, to answer some of your questions, I've been to a few happy hours and lunches with them, but no big hang-outs outside of work. One of the girls on my team got married a year ago, so she's been giving me wedding planning advice. And another girl on my team is engaged also, so we've swapped planning stories. So I have been chatting about the wedding at work some, but not excessively.

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  • Genny
    Master May 2015
    Genny ·
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    I wouldn't. I'm not inviting anyone from my work because I don't hang out with them outside of work. I was going to invite one girl I've become close with but she's going to a music festival that weekend. She bought the tickets and everything before I decided to invite her. FH on the other hand is inviting about 6 couples from work, but we do hang out with them outside of work and FH knew them before he started working there because his brother was friends with them.

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  • FutureMrsWalton
    VIP August 2015
    FutureMrsWalton ·
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    We are just inviting bosses. Then we don't feel pressured to invite anyone else.

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  • Maritza
    Master April 2015
    Maritza ·
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    I wouldn't! Unless you have developed relationships outside of the work place, then that's different.

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  • MissJessica
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    MissJessica ·
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    I would only invite them if you hang out with them outside of work. I know that I have a lot of people form my work who I would want to invite but due to limited space on the guest list I'm not inviting them. I would love to have them there but it just doesn't fit in the budget.

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  • MrsA
    Master October 2015
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    I wouldn't, not even the boss at this early stage of employment.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    No, definitely don't invite them. We're not inviting any coworkers, and I've been at my same job for 4 years! I wouldn't invite any of them, not even your manager, since you have only been there a couple months.

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  • Jon Anthony
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    Family and friends first in my opinion. Co-workers next.

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  • AndixLyn
    Master June 2015
    AndixLyn ·
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    I would not invite them.

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