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Becky
Expert January 2018

Sibling Date Invite

Becky, on May 25, 2017 at 8:27 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 18

My brother is in the middle of college and been dating a girl now for a year. My mom says they're pretty serious and I was planning on inviting her even though I've never met her. It's a DH wedding with only 18 guests. My MOH was shocked that I would consider inviting her because they're only in college, not living together (dorms), and are not 21 (nor will be by the time of the wedding). By the time of the wedding they'll be together for 1.5 years and def be considered a couple. Invited/STDs not out yet, but am I in the right for including her? Is my MOH right? Or does it really not matter?

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Latest activity by Private_User832, on May 25, 2017 at 11:20 AM
  • mrsmack
    VIP April 2017
    mrsmack ·
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    You're in the right, you should definitely invite her.

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  • P
    Master April 2018
    Powers2 ·
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    You should invite her.

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  • Red2018
    VIP August 2018
    Red2018 ·
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    Invite her. Let her be the one to say no if she so chooses

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  • LillyBean17
    Master October 2017
    LillyBean17 ·
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    From the minute they decided to be considered a couple, they were a couple. Timeframe has nothing to do with it.

    She should be invited, it's a nice gesture.

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  • VC
    Master May 2017
    VC ·
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    She should be invited.

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  • Becky
    Expert January 2018
    Becky ·
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    Thanks all!

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  • Karie
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    Karie ·
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    Just put {Brothers Name} and Guest on the invitation. This allows him to bring a plus one, regardless of if he is dating this same girl at the time of your wedding.

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  • Bemyguest
    Master April 2017
    Bemyguest ·
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    ^^ Ahhh nope, if you're inviting this girl you need to invite her by name.

    However she doesn't need a separate STD. You can just address your brother's as Brother Lastname and Girlfriend DifferentLastName.

    Ex: John Smith and Jane Doe.

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  • love8432
    Super May 2018
    love8432 ·
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    I would invite her!

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  • augustlawbride
    Expert August 2017
    augustlawbride ·
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    She should be included

    Personally I'm for siblings always getting plus ones unless you have a really good reason not to

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  • milinovemberbride
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    milinovemberbride ·
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    Why do they have to be dating for a year and a half to be considered a couple? Because they're young and not 21 yet? LOL.. invite her. They're a couple (even if they were only dating for 3 days) and if they've been dating for a year, a serious one.

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  • Sos0033
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    Sos0033 ·
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    What does not being 21 have to do with it?

    Also, I HATE when people use cohabitation as a determining factor if your relationship is legitimate/serious or not. My FH and I have chosen not to live together before marriage, but this doesn't make us any less "serious."

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  • Amanda
    Master October 2018
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    Honestly I HATE ... yes HATE my brothers gf or fiance or something ... and nobody does like her ... but do i have to. Invite her of course ... if rather not invite my brother lol but that won't go over well ...i think you should

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  • Chip
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    Chip ·
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    Yes, you definitely have to invite her!

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  • MrsB
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    I'm the last of my siblings to get married. When my brother got married a year and a half ago, FH was deployed and couldn't come, but we'd been together for about 2 years at that point...and I was invited by myself. I was super offended.

    Your MOH is wrong. And...he's your BROTHER.

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  • Harts&Bows
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    Harts&Bows ·
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    She should be invited. Especially considering she's with such close family

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  • Becky
    Expert January 2018
    Becky ·
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    Ya this is all what I thought and why I was planning on doing it originally (and still plan on it). When I finally mail the invites, would it be wrong if me to address one invite to both of them but in the care of our parents? My brother's school is only a couple hours from our parents and he prefers not getting mail at school and wherever I want to send something to him he asks me to send it to our parents instead and he'll just get it next time he's home

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
    Private_User832 ·
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    Your moh is wrong

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