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re: Wedding invite etiquette
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:04 am to yellowfin
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:04 am to yellowfin
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We didn't include children in our wedding reception and looking back I kind of regret it, now that I have kids if the invitation says no kids it goes in the trash.
We would have been missing a lot of people had we decided on no kids. They didn't bother us at all.
Looking back I'm not sure why we even considered not having children invited.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:04 am to yellowfin
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now that I have kids if the invitation says no kids it goes in the trash.
Completely ridiculous. Who doesn't like a night out with their spouse?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:06 am to LouisianaLady
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Completely ridiculous. Who doesn't like a night out with their spouse?
No offense, but how would you even know how to feel about this? You're what, 23 with no kids and no husband? You have nothing to base your "ridiculous" opinion on.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:08 am to LNCHBOX
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you have to have a kid to realize someone THROWING AN INVITE IN THE TRASH to anyone who doesn't invite their kid is being ridiculous.
You bring your kid everywhere you go? EVERYWHERE? Date night?
You bring your kid everywhere you go? EVERYWHERE? Date night?
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 10:08 am
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:08 am to LouisianaLady
If I'm gonna do a night out with my spouse it's not going to involve sitting through a wedding
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:09 am to LouisianaLady
Weren't you literally just arguing that it's okay for someone to not invite someone's SO (or a +1) because of money? But it's not okay to cut out kids instead?
For the record, saying "no offense" doesn't excuse statements that frankly are quite offensive.
For the record, saying "no offense" doesn't excuse statements that frankly are quite offensive.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 10:10 am
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:09 am to LNCHBOX
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Looking back I'm not sure why we even considered not having children invited.
us too.
i mean, we have flower girls and ring bearers in the wedding....
can't exactly tell them "thanks for showing up, but the reception is adults only."
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:09 am to SallyWheeler
I know we gave everyone a +1, but I've definietly seen invitations that did not give someone a plus one and it was intentional. Like others have said, weddings are expensive, and @ $50+ a head, I wouldn't just assume I could bring someone. It's also a little hard to ask. I know if people would have asked me, I would have said it was fine, but in the back of my mind, I would be thinking of the $50+ bucks I just added to the budget. I wouldn't want to put that on anyone. But that's just me, not saying it would be wrong or anything.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:10 am to LouisianaLady
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Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you have to have a kid to realize someone THROWING AN INVITE IN THE TRASH to anyone who doesn't invite their kid is being ridiculous.
You bring your kid everywhere you go? EVERYWHERE? Date night?
You're entitled to your opinion, just like I'm allowed to point out how ridiculous it is.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:11 am to SallyWheeler
Bring one. Who the frick invites someone to a wedding and won't let them bring a date? There will be enough no-shows to cover extras.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:12 am to 911Moto
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Bring one. Who the frick invites someone to a wedding and won't let them bring a date? There will be enough no-shows to cover extras.
Most people plan their wedding knowing about no-shows..
Invite 200 people, plan for 150.. or whatever. They're likely already paying for less than what they invited. Kinda shitty for a guest to decide they can bring an uninvited date because some people won't show up.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:13 am to LouisianaLady
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Weren't you literally just arguing that it's okay for someone to not invite someone's SO (or a +1) because of money?
I actually made a fairly lengthy post about reasons other than money, but sure.
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But it's not okay to cut out kids instead?
It's up to the couple. This also has nothing to do with what I said to you.
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For the record, saying "no offense" doesn't excuse statements that frankly are quite offensive.
If my statement was "quite offensive," you have some of the thinnest skin imaginable. You are a young twenty something with no kids and no husband. You don't even know how you'll feel in that situation, so how can you possibly say someone else's opinion is ridiculous?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:15 am to LNCHBOX
FWIW, I totally agree with not going to a wedding of an acquaintance if your kids aren't invited. Getting a sitter is hard. I sure as shite never agreed to watch kids on my Saturday night when I was a teen.
Just like I wouldn't attend a wedding alone (without a date) unless it was someone important to me, I wouldn't expect someone to get a sitting unless the couple was important to them.
Just like I wouldn't attend a wedding alone (without a date) unless it was someone important to me, I wouldn't expect someone to get a sitting unless the couple was important to them.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:17 am to LouisianaLady
Someone tells me I can't bring my wife, that invite going straight to the dump.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:19 am to Jack Daniel
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Someone tells me I can't bring my wife, that invite going straight to the dump.
No one would ever invite you without your wife. Not really the same as an SO of 4 months.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:19 am to Jack Daniel
Why would anyone not invite your wife? 
I'd argue that's quite different from OP's chick that the couple has no idea he's dating and also different from a baby.
I'd argue that's quite different from OP's chick that the couple has no idea he's dating and also different from a baby.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:22 am to LouisianaLady
My current rule is that if I'm close enough to attend the bachelor party then I'll go to the wedding
I've served in over 20 of them so I'm kinda tired of it
I've served in over 20 of them so I'm kinda tired of it
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:25 am to yellowfin
Yeah, we went to a wedding recently that we honestly could have skipped. Drove all the way out to NOLA hungover as hell, and left barely halfway into the reception.
I've been to some kickass weddings, but this was not one.
I've been to some kickass weddings, but this was not one.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:26 am to yellowfin
Geez you're popular
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:31 am to yellowfin
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I've served in over 20 of them so I'm kinda tired of it
Thinking Spicy Stacy made some good jack on all of them.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 10:34 am
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