People Inviting Themselves
My grandmother, whom I hardly know, just wrote me and said that she will be in the area (from out of state) with my aunt and uncle during the time of my wedding. She wants to know if they can come to the wedding. This is a small wedding with only our closest family and friends. I wouldn`t know my grandmother, aunt or uncle if I passed them on the street. Plus, it would make my mother very uncomfortable having my dad`s entire family sitting right behind her (they are divorced) when she has no family with her. How can I tell them not to come without offending them and possibly my father?
Posted by LV; updated 06/13/06
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Reply that you would love to have them come to the wedding but that the reception was going to be a very small and intimate gathering with only very close family and friends attending
Posted by Heather; updated 06/13/06
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As tacky as it is for anyone to invite themselves, my cousin found a way to be just as tacky. She informed the people who added other numbers to her already filled out RSVP cards, that they were more than welcomed to come along and the cost would be $55 per extra person. They had their wedding set to 100 people and so many family members added on friends, kids this is after she put Mr & Mrs Blank or Mr. Blank because the person is single and the single people wanted to bring a friend so she welcomed them but informed them that they would have to foot the bill for the extra people. You wouldn`t believe how many RSVP changes she had. I can`t believe that people would be so rude when the Bride is inviting a specific person to be a guest. She was so sick of people counting her money and just adding people to her budget.
Posted by Mika; updated 06/16/06
