Three Days Until, RSVP Issues & Best Last Minute Excuse

Ok so excuse #1- I think you should go head and let her bring her date, hey you already know you have several others not attending. so I dont think it will hurt to allow guest x to bring her "first date". all the others I probably would still be cussing them out lol.

WOW those are bad excuses!!!! I can't believe the guts these people have!!! I would say bye Felicia to all of them and cut them out of my life.

I cannot understand how someone could hear those awful excuses and not say something...ANYTHING?!

I would at least say "You RSVPed, so we saved you a seat and paid for a meal and booze for you. Bailing out this late in the game puts me out $___. Thanks. Really appreciate it." Sounds totally bitter, but...how could you not?!

We went out on a limb and gave a plus one to DH's flaky GM since he was in the wedding. He RSVPed late for "Groomsman and guest". DH called him and got the date's name. The day before the wedding he called DH and told him his date wouldn't be coming with him because she was having emergency back surgery. I didn't think that was a standard emergency procedure.

ETA: My cousin also backed out the week of the wedding (luckily we hadn't turned in our headcount yet). She got a new job that was starting the next week (after the wedding). She didn't tell me she wasn't coming because she figured it was too late to matter.

I almost wish I had funny excuses- All of mine have just been maddening. Although these haven't been last minute "I RSVPed yes, but now I am changing my mind", but rather me calling people because they haven't RSVPed and we are way past the date, and when I get a hold of them, they feel the need to give me a lame excuse (I only need " I am unable to attend, thanks and have a great wedding!"). My closest cousin, who is closest to my age, who has come to stay with me every time it was convenient for him ( I happen to live in a city he wants to visit) said "I don't have enough money, and not enough time to take off of work". I responded and reminded him that my wedding is over 4th of July weekend, when he doesn't work, and that I'm sure he could ride with his dad and stay in his hotel room; it wouldn't cost him a cent. He didn't respond at all, so a few days later, I told him I would put him down as a " decline", and that I was sorry he couldn't come. He responds immediately with "oh, but I will tell you if I change my mind!". I had steam coming out of my ears. Oh, and then another cousin was going to come by herself, but then declined much later saying that her kids were in too many sports, and she couldn't leave her husband to drive them to all the sports. I don't have one darn 1st cousin coming to my wedding, even though I went to every single one of their weddings (I am the youngest of the whole family) . I guess it just shows people's true colors. I mean, I have extremely close family members not coming while giving lame excuses when they got their save the dates 6 Months in advance, but I also have friends that I haven't known for very long who are moving heaven and earth to get to my wedding, and tell me every chance they get how excited they are to come.

Um...wow. Glad you can laugh--and hope it works out for you!

Thanks guys. I got a great laugh out of that.

Honestly they were all voicemails or Facebook messages except one. And I really didn't have a reaction. It was more of a surprised tone in my voice when he bailed...for corn hole.

Cornhole?? Is that the new "I've got to wash my hair that night"? Those excuses are the worst!! I'm sorry they dropped on you - I agree with SunshineJenn. Just drop 'em and move on.

What's cornhole?

My friends and I are currently planning a 10 year high school reunion trip (we all skipped the planned one since we generally see each other about once a year anyways, if not more). There's one friend in the group who is generally pretty flaky. She told us 9 months before the trip (when we booked the cabins), that she wouldn't be able to get it off work. Both her and her husband are self-employed. Derrrrr.......

Corn hole is bean bag tossing onto wooden boards with holes in them.

...well clearly corn hole is WAAAAAY more important than your wedding.

Please bask in the sarcasm.

What if you have cornhole as a lawn game at your wedding? That's a thing now, right?! http://bit.ly/1imQOC3

Wait, can he invite his cornhole buds? It's not the same without them ... and it would be really special to play cornhole at a wedding with them.

@MelissaP I'm in the same boat as you. Most of my family couldn't be bothered with my wedding despite nearly a year's notice but I have awesome friends who are traveling from all corners of the country to come.

To the OP, you are a better bride than I to be able to laugh this. I would call people and cuss them out and tell them how much they were costing you.