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Guests Going Through A Divorce

My fiance and I spend a lot of time hanging out with one of my best friends from college and her husband. Although the guys met through my friend and I, they have become pretty good friends on their own. Now my friend and her husband have decided to get a divorce which, of course, is devistating for a number of reasons that have nothing at all to do with my wedding. My fiance and I are trying to decide the best way to handle this as far as having them at our wedding. Obviously, we still plan on inviting both of them. The divorice is not bitter and it is not as if either one was terribly mistreating the other, they simply found themselves going in very different directions and their marriage unfortunately did not survive. We plan on keeping them both as friends. However, their divorce may not even be final yet by the time of our wedding (this June) and we just want to be as sensitive as possible. My main question is whether or not we invite them with dates. All of our other friends are invited with dates and I really don't think either of them would cause a scene at our wedding over seeing the other with someone else, but I don't want to be responsible for anyone being uncomfortable at our wedding. What is the appropriate way to handle this?
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Re: Guests Going Through A Divorce

  • I'd invite them with dates and let them figure it out.
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  • I would wait until closer to the time invites go out to decide.  They might be dating someone else by then, whether or not the divorce is even final.  I would plan in your guest list to give them dates, and then re-evaluate when its time for invites to come out.  If all of your other guests are getting dates though I would probably give them one as well.
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  • Yeah. That probably is what I should do. I know it's not really my problem, I just feel really bad about the whole situation so I am worried about being a part of anything that could make it worse.
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  • Allow them to bring a date... as it may be very difficult for them to come alone.  My assumption is that either one or the other will come.  If their divorce goes well.. they might both come- but I doubt it.

    I hope their divorce continues to go well.. as this could be very messy and painful for everyone involved if it doesn't : (
  • I'd wait to make the final call, but count a guest for each of them for now, and unless there's a really compelling reason NOT to include a guest, I would.  But, whatever you do for one, you should really do for the other. 
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_guests-going-through-divorce?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:058a1f25-8ce3-42b6-88ee-bed13037586dPost:d105aee3-5126-468b-af38-1108ec4e4628">Re: Guests Going Through A Divorce</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'd invite them with dates and let them figure it out.
    Posted by lizarellie[/QUOTE]

    I think I would do that as well.  Then they can decide how to RSVP, with or without bringing someone.
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  • If you do allow them to bring plus ones, I would be a little more relaxed about wanting them to be romantically involved. For example if one brings a date, the other might want to bring a friend for moral support. But I could be totally off on this...
  • I'd also invite them both with dates.
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