Agh, Dad. Last minute invite...

becky659

My dad landed state-side last night.  He's been abroad for the entire wedding process (and not in a place where we can causally chat about everything: Africa).
He asked if we had invited various couples he's good friends with... I had- except I had forgotten one family.
I feel awful.  Really, really, really bad.

And the wedding is next weekend.  I googled the situation and I'm pretty sure that most answers are NOT the correct way to handle this.
We have plenty of room for them, if they're able to come. 

Ugh. Should I just leave it alone? Take them an invite personally?  Mail one tomorrow?  Call them?

Mrs.B6302007

Is the overlooked couple a part of a circle with those other couples or are they all separate friends of your dad?

Mrs.B6302007

Also, when is/was your RSVP date?  If it has just passed, you *could* say that you never received their RSVP and were calling to confirm.  The PO loses mail so a "lost" invitation is not far-fetched.  AFTR, I don't usually encourage lying but it's kind of a delicate situation.

Mrs.B6302007

Next weekend as in the 30th?  THat's my anniversary.  =-)

MattsPenguin

Would they have to travel?

I like MrsB's idea of saying that the invitation was lost.  It happens.  Believe me!  An invitation to my friend's wedding got torn in half on its way to me.    I got a new one though.

becky659

They would have to travel about 40 minutes.
And yes, they're all in the same social group! I would feel SO so so bad if they found out that everybody else got invited and they didn't.
I thought about asking if they had gotten their invite... haha. That felt kinda wrong, but I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought that.
Several of our invites DID get lost!

Kate61487

I'd still invite them.  Call them up, explain that with dad out of the country you just forgot them, or cop-out with the lost invite line if you're more comfortable.

One of my mom's cousin's never got their invite b/c the address she had was WAY outdated.  She called and emailed (b/c she ended up leaving a voicemail) explaining that we were so sorry they never got the invite but we'd love for them to come and I'm so glad we did because he and his wife were able to attend!