So, I wanted to know your thoughts on a Facebook Wedding Invitation.
I received one today from a friend that I used to volunteer with. I can't decide if I should take it seriously or not. Is this a thing? Am I a bad person for judging?
The wedding is January 3rd. It says they want to "Make the most important resolutions this year". Are the vows supposed to be resolutions??
There are about 75 people invited off facebook...so not their entire Facebook list, so maybe I was one of the selected few?
There's no indication about whether my fiance is invited. There's no indication that there will be food. It's at 6 pm. There is champagne on the invitation.
I feel like if there's one thing in your life that you should have a special, printed invitation for, it should be your wedding. Maybe I'm too old school. This just feels like a BBQ invite to me....or a New Year's Party.
Re: Facebook Wedding Invitation
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So I'm guessing appetizers and spiked punch maybe.
I found out from one of her bridesmaids that there WERE paper invites sent to people who don't have facebook and a few others to save money. I don't think I was blisted I just think think this is bizarre. How willthey plan food?
My mom asked me if I would get this person a gift if I wasn't attneding the wendding. I said no.
She said that I shouldn't go then. I don't really get that logic or what gift giving has to do with it.
I think we might just go and leave if we get hungry or if it's no fun. I wonder how many people are thinking about it like I am that were invited.
I've sent paper invites to close family and friends that are likely to come to our destination wedding.
Being military, I have friends all over the world who would wish me well, today I am putting together a social media invite/announcement just to let people know and give them the option to come if desired. Since we're doing a destination wedding at Christmastime, it's likely to be a small crowd (though the reception can easily be expanded if needed). We're not registered, so I don't think people will interpret as a veiled request for gifts.
To OP it really depends on the culture - at my last duty station I hung out with a significantly younger crowd and they used facebook event invites for EVERYTHING (even weddings). It irritated me at first, but eventually I saw how much easier it was to plan things. Now that I'm back to dealing with folks who some don't even text, I miss the ease of online planning.
Edit: based on the updated Info i personally would not go
I kind of want you to go, just so you can report back. That might be horribly mean of me, and I'm sorry. But I genuinely want to know what a wedding with FB-only invites looks like in real life.
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I've never heard of this, either. I think one of my friends mentioned getting an email STD, but that's it.
I understand being paperless, but I think some things should be done with paper, because it shows more of a personal touch and it seems more formal. Wedding invitations and thank you cards should, in my opinion, always be on paper and sent in the normal mail.
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Many people are moving away from paper invites as a bid to be environmentally conscious.
I wouldn't not go just because I was invited via FB. I think I would look at it on a case by case basis.
The inability to list "and guest" or "and so-and-so" to FB invites in particular bugs me. But that's a FB issue, not an etiquette issue. Ok maybe I'm behind on the times but this is the first I've heard many people are moving to paperless invites for weddings? Am I under a rock is this a new thing? From the previous responses it still seems to be viewed as tacky but I've only ever heard of this happening never actually seen it.
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I live in Colorado. I'd hate to generalize but we're kind of a bunch of pot-smoking hippies. I say this with a touch of sarcasm of course, but really, in my day-to-day life I do see a change in what has always been let's say, traditional, for the sake of being environmentally conscious.