Invitation Help

Christal12

Okay, so I am a small business owner. I have a Curves franchise. Needless to say I am very close with some of my members and I defiantly want them to be a part of my special day. I mailed these "close" members save the date cards. My question is how do I not hurt any ones feelings when it comes to those members who I did not personally invite. And, yes, people will know who go them and who didn't. It is a small town and these women TALK. 

I also like the idea of inviting all of my members who are active and feel they have a close relationship with me and want to come. What is the proper way to do this type of announcement in my club? 

emilykathleen511

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[QUOTE]Okay, so I am a small business owner. I have a Curves franchise. Needless to say I am very close with some of my members and I defiantly want them to be a part of my special day. I mailed these "close" members save the date cards. My question is how do I not hurt any ones feelings when it comes to those members who I did not personally invite. And, yes, people will know who go them and who didn't. It is a small town and these women TALK.  I also like the idea of inviting all of my members who are active and feel they have a close relationship with me and want to come. What is the proper way to do this type of announcement in my club? 
Posted by Christal12[/QUOTE]

<div>There is no "proper" way to do a mass invite in your franchise. You either need to not invite them, or find out their addresses and invite them the good ol' fashioned way.</div>

Irishcurls

Wait, but "personally invited" and "mass invited" are the same thing, although one is tackier than the other. The ones you don't invite at all, use pp's suggestion on keeping it small and realize you can't please everyone. The ones you do wish to invite, I'd just stick to mailing them actual invitations, like you've started doing. 

MyNameIsNot

Send invitations to the ones you want to invite.  Do not send invitations to the others.  Do not post or display anything at the club.

It often helps to quietly mention to the few that you are inviting that not everyone was invited, and ask that they avoid wedding talk at the club.