October 2012 Weddings

Bachelor party, but not invited to the wedding?

So my FI is on the fence about inviting a few of his college friends.  Although he would like to, he also likes the intimate feel of our guestlist.  I gave him a short window of time that we could add them and send them invites, since the rest went out this weekend.  There are really only 3 or 4 frat brothers that he doesn't see often, that he is thinking about.  Currently there are a handful of college friends invited. 
For his bachelor party, he really wanted to go to a big away football game in Sept, but expected no one but his best man would actually be able to go since its on the other side of the country.  To his surprise, there is a total of 8 guys, HS and college mix that are making the trip!  Awesome!  However, he started to get calls from other college guys saying that they heard his bachelor party is going to be that weekend and they are going to the game too.  Some of the people he heard will be there aren't "on the fence".  I think it's a little more relaxed with bachelor parties, but I don't want FI to feel like he has to invite these other guys if/when they run into each other.  What do you guys think?  I also told FI that he should maybe softly tell the friend he suspects is spreading the B-party news to all the old frat brothers, that we are having a smaller wedding.  Do you think this is appropriate?

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Re: Bachelor party, but not invited to the wedding?

  • I don't think he can stop his friends from making the game if they decide to. While its against etiquette to have people at pre-wedding parties that aren't invited to the wedding, in this case it's not his fault. I would tell the friend to stop spreading the news to those that aren't invited. I would also go ahead and invite this he was on the fence about that are coming to the bachelor party.
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  • I think guys are different like that and wouldn't expect a wedding invite just becuase they were at the bachelor party.  If he is okay with having theses guys just at the party, I say go ahead and invite them! 
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_bachelor-party-but-not-invited-to-the-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:7014d94a-ddb8-4dbb-b4d3-2f159a3cd072Post:5b1dc51b-b70b-4ac3-bd52-e12ef5956021">Re: Bachelor party, but not invited to the wedding?</a>:
    [QUOTE]I think guys are different like that and wouldn't expect a wedding invite just becuase they were at the bachelor party.  If he is okay with having theses guys just at the party, I say go ahead and invite them! 
    Posted by christinavy[/QUOTE]

    That's what I was thinking too, especially since they aren't technically invited to the bachelor party, but they will inevitably end up running into one another and probably see each other throughout the weekend.  I think we will probably invite the 3 guys we were thinking about (all of which I know and we have seen in the last 2 years), but this group is upwards of 10 extra guys (plus dates, I'm sure) and we really just don't have the budget just because they are inviting themselves to/tagging onto his party.

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  • In Response to Re:Bachelor party, but not invited to the wedding?:[QUOTE]I think guys are different like that and wouldn't expect a wedding invite just becuase they were at the bachelor party.nbsp; If he is okay with having theses guys just at the party, I say go ahead and invite them!nbsp; Posted by christinavy[/QUOTE]

    I completely agree with this. FI had his bachelor party over the weekend and one of his friends invited a bunch of his college buddies. Obviously these guys are not getting an invite since FI and I don't even know them, but seems like something about the phrase 'Bachelor Party' draws out a bunch of guys just wanting to celebrate.
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  • I agree that guys are a little more relaxed about this kind of thing.  I found out that my fiance's best man invited someone to the bachelor party who isn't invited to the wedding and told him this was against etiquette.  He and my fiance had never heard such a thing and didn't see a huge problem with it so I can't stop them!  I think in your case it sounds like the guys will just have a fun football weekend and probably not be sore about not being invited to the wedding.  Girls seem to like attending weddings much more than guys! 
  • My fiance said he wouldn't be at all insulted if invited to a bachelor party but not the wedding. I would be, and think most people still adhere to that ettiquette.

    That said, like others have pointed out, I think guys are generally more relaxed and wouldn't be upset about it. I think also if they are aware you're having a very small and intimate wedding, they'd be less likely to get upset. Still weird to me, though...
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