is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests?

wdubin122 · March 2010

No, I don't think it is appropriate to put rules in the invite but what if you put something like "Formal reception to follow."?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · March 2010

OP - hire a bouncer. Do escort cards. If people don't have a seat, they aren't coming in the venue. After all, you need to have enough food for them.

sucrets4 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]No, I don't think it is appropriate to put rules in the invite but what if you put something like "Formal reception to follow."?
Posted by wdubin122[/QUOTE]

Ack, no!

Do you really think that someone who believes that it's fine to wear jeans to a wedding will have their mind changed by the teeny tiny word 'formal'? No, but it'll probably annoy everyone else who can read.

LoveOfMikesLife · March 2010

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[QUOTE]All I can say is "Wow!!!" <strong>I thought I was a mean girl</strong>.
Posted by venessar[/QUOTE]

They can arrest you for that now!

Schroeder246 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]Well, I bet no one here can tell me what a plagal cadence is. Wait...we're not trying to show off how smart we are?
Posted by sucrets4[/QUOTE]

<div>omg sucrets, i know i'm really new here but you just tripped my nerd wire! so i'll show off how smart i am by simply saying to you, "amen".</div><div>
</div><div>:)</div>

mmccr · March 2010

The only way you can get your FI family to dress well for your wedding, is if you buy their clothes and even then they still might not wear them. You are focusing on the wrong things. When your day come you are going to be so excited and happy you are not going to be thinking of that mess.

Take a few breaths and relax it is going to be ok. If not you are going to ruin your day. Good luck.

mixtapehearts · March 2010

Haha yay sucrets and Schroder! Plagal candences for the win!! IV-I....

PS: This was the most fantastic post to read. I'm sufficiently less bored now

sucrets4 · March 2010

I'm glad I'm not alone.

We're so smrt, girls!!!!!!!

beatlesgirl25 · March 2010

Sucrets, since there are others on here who do know what a plagal cadence is, does that mean you're less special now? Bummer. Knowledge is just no fun if you can't hold it over other people's heads.

sucrets4 · March 2010

No, BG, we're just going to start a plagal cadence club instead. It'll be great. And then we can collectively hold our knowledge over everyone else's heads.

msoniat · March 2010

Yeah there are some rude response on here. I am sorry for those! This is supposed to be a place to help each other out. Grow up people! However, I do think it may be offensive to a lot of people if you include a rule list. However I do know that some people put on the rsvp that formal attire is requested. Or something along those lines. You may want to jsut ask your in laws to pass on by word of mouth that it si going to be an upscale, formal and classy wedding. Best of luck!

beatlesgirl25 · March 2010

Ooh, even better! Strength in numbers. You guys really are smart!

mizri · March 2010

Wow, this has been quite amusing... I'm usually a lurker on this board, but I did want to say to the OP about the attire part of the issue. On our wedding website, FI wrote in the attire section:

Guest will be expected to wear at least semi-formal attire. For those of you who have no idea what this may entail, a nice pair of slacks and a button-down shirt for the guys, and either a dress, skirt, or pants suit for the ladies. Ladies, please respect the formality of the occasion, and dress appropiately. That means that if your skirt does not reach past your fingers when your hands are at your side, please rethink your attire. We do not want the groomsmen to suffer from a pulled neck. Thank you.

I had nothing to do with it, but I like the way he worded it, and that he left it in a joking manner. And, yeah, I do have some family that will probably be showing up in jeans and t-shirts. Will it bother me? No, I'll be happy that they are with me and FI on our special day.

beatlesgirl25 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_rude-enclose-rules-of-event-sheet-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:4955ee4c-6203-4264-bc60-8c194adea880Post:89f0a60e-6510-403d-905b-0cf8580b2cec">Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests?</a>:
[QUOTE]On our wedding website, FI wrote in the attire section: <strong>Guest will be expected to wear</strong> <strong>at least</strong> semi-formal attire. For those of you who have no idea what this may entail, a nice pair of slacks and a button-down shirt for the guys, and either a dress, skirt, or pants suit for the ladies. <strong>Ladies, please respect the formality of the occasion, and dress appropiately.</strong> That means that if your skirt does not reach past your fingers when your hands are at your side, please rethink your attire. We do not want the groomsmen to suffer from a pulled neck. Thank you. I had nothing to do with it, but I like the way he worded it, and that he left it in a joking manner. And, yeah, I do have some family that will probably be showing up in jeans and t-shirts. Will it bother me? No, I'll be happy that they are with me and FI on our special day.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

See, if I was a guest, I would be totally turned off by this language. Especially since it's coming from a place of you guys wanting people to wear something specific. The joke at the end doesn't take that message away. It's not like you're TOTALLY joking and don't care one bit what people wear, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered to put a dress code in. I don't know, maybe that's just how I would take it.

sucrets4 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_rude-enclose-rules-of-event-sheet-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:4955ee4c-6203-4264-bc60-8c194adea880Post:89f0a60e-6510-403d-905b-0cf8580b2cec">Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests?</a>:
[QUOTE]Wow, this has been quite amusing... I'm usually a lurker on this board, but I did want to say to the OP about the attire part of the issue. On our wedding website, FI wrote in the attire section: Guest will be expected to wear at least semi-formal attire. For those of you who have no idea what this may entail, a nice pair of slacks and a button-down shirt for the guys, and either a dress, skirt, or pants suit for the ladies. Ladies, please respect the formality of the occasion, and dress appropiately. That means that if your skirt does not reach past your fingers when your hands are at your side, please rethink your attire. We do not want the groomsmen to suffer from a pulled neck. Thank you. I had nothing to do with it, but I like the way he worded it, and that he left it in a joking manner. And, yeah, I do have some family that will probably be showing up in jeans and t-shirts. Will it bother me? No, I'll be happy that they are with me and FI on our special day.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

Will there be someone there with a ruler measuring the length of the skirts? Be careful, though...when my mom was growing up the skirts had to reach the floor when they kneeled, but they would be sneaky and roll them up at the waistband when people weren't looking.

Piru · March 2010

Man, does any thread on here last more than two posts before derailing?

Anyway...

Yes, I'd say it's rude, and I am not a hoity toity that would jump in and say it's rude to not cut the cake or give expensive gifts or something silly like that.

It sounds like you're a bit of a control freak and honestly if you want to control everything down to what people where and what the kids are doing, you're not going to have a good time at your own wedding because it's not going to go perfectly no matter what.

Call for RSVPs if needed. If someone shows up dressed inappropriately, laugh about it and move on. It's not the end of the world and if it reflects badly on anyone it will be them, not you. Don't make a list, you have to have SOME trust that people know how to dress for a formal wedding. There's always one that doesn't. Oh well.

Mrs.B6302007 · March 2010

<div style="margin:0px;padding:5px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">[QUOTE]Guest will be expected to wear at least semi-formal attire. For those of you who have no idea what this may entail, a nice pair of slacks and a button-down shirt for the guys, and either a dress, skirt, or pants suit for the ladies. Ladies, please respect the formality of the occasion, and dress appropiately. That means that if your skirt does not reach past your fingers when your hands are at your side, please rethink your attire. We do not want the groomsmen to suffer from a pulled neck. Thank you.I had nothing to do with it, but I like the way he worded it, and that he left it in a joking manner.[/QUOTE]

I'm not finding the joke.
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kikibaby · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_rude-enclose-rules-of-event-sheet-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:4955ee4c-6203-4264-bc60-8c194adea880Post:89f0a60e-6510-403d-905b-0cf8580b2cec">Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests?</a>:
[QUOTE]Wow, this has been quite amusing... I'm usually a lurker on this board, but I did want to say to the OP about the attire part of the issue. On our wedding website, FI wrote in the attire section: Guest will be expected to wear at least semi-formal attire. For those of you who have no idea what this may entail, a nice pair of slacks and a button-down shirt for the guys, and either a dress, skirt, or pants suit for the ladies. Ladies, please respect the formality of the occasion, and dress appropiately. That means that if your skirt does not reach past your fingers when your hands are at your side, please rethink your attire. We do not want the groomsmen to suffer from a pulled neck. Thank you. I had nothing to do with it, but I like the way he worded it, and that he left it in a joking manner. And, yeah, I do have some family that will probably be showing up in jeans and t-shirts. Will it bother me? No, I'll be happy that they are with me and FI on our special day.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

This language sounds like something you'd get at a middle school dance. Ridiculous and insulting to your guests. If I got this from any non-family member, I wouldn't go to the wedding.

mizri · March 2010

Well, considering weddings are, generally, formal affairs and there are people out there that do not know what this means.... We also won't be pissed if people don't listen. If they show up in sweats, big deal. At least we have them with us sharing our day. But I do have some younger family members, and so does FI, that tend to dress as if they work a street corner, and really, we don't want the groomsmen to get pulled necks.... It's tacky. But formal attire is not required.

sucrets4 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]I'm not finding the joke.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

It must be because you're pregnant, B.

sucrets4 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]Well, considering weddings are, generally, formal affairs and there are people out there that do not know what this means.... We also won't be pissed if people don't listen. If they show up in sweats, big deal. At least we have them with us sharing our day. But I do have some younger family members, and so does FI, that tend to dress as if they work a street corner, <strong>and really, we don't want the groomsmen to get pulled necks</strong>.... It's tacky. But formal attire is not required.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

Are they horny 14 year old boys?

mizri · March 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests? : Are they horny 14 year old boys?
Posted by sucrets4[/QUOTE]
<div>
</div><div>No, but they are single males.... Damn, is everyone on here so serious? Men will turn to look at someone dressed like a hooker. And if you think your man won't, you're an idiot.</div>

beatlesgirl25 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]Well, considering weddings are, generally, formal affairs and there are people out there that do not know what this means.... <strong>We also won't be pissed if people don't listen. If they show up in sweats, big deal. At least we have them with us sharing our day. </strong> But I do have some younger family members, and so does FI, that tend to dress as if they work a street corner, and really, we don't want the groomsmen to get pulled necks.... It's tacky. But formal attire is not required.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

But this is the whole point of contradiction here. If it really and truly didn't matter to you guys that they wore sweats, why would you need a dress code specification? It is kind of insulting and if it's not going to change how people dress either way, then why bother offending your guests with your perceptions that they don't know how to dress appropriately?

Mrs.B6302007 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests? : No, but they are single males.... Damn, is everyone on here so serious? Men will turn to look at someone dressed like a hooker. And if you think your man won't, you're an idiot.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

I don't think <em>serious </em>is the word.

kikibaby · March 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests? : No, but they are single males.... Damn, is everyone on here so serious? Men will turn to look at someone dressed like a hooker. And if you think your man won't, you're an idiot.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

"My man" certainly wouldn't break his neck over it. Of course, I dress like a hooker every day, so...

Mrs.B6302007 · March 2010

I can't fit into my hooker clothes and I'm having trouble finding them in maternity sizes.

sucrets4 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: is it rude to enclose a "rules of the event" sheet for the guests? : No, but they are single males.... Damn, is everyone on here so serious? Men will turn to look at someone dressed like a hooker. And if you think your man won't, you're an idiot.
Posted by mizri[/QUOTE]

I never said that my H wouldn't, however I don't think he would physically harm himself just to look at a half naked chick.

sucrets4 · March 2010

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[QUOTE]I can't fit into my hooker clothes and I'm having trouble finding them in maternity sizes.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

HAHAHA!

Just let your belly hang out, it'll be all good. Make sure you get a nice, supportive bra, though.

beatlesgirl25 · March 2010

I say do away with the dress code and just hire EMTs to stand by with a bunch of neck braces. Problem solved!

Mrs.B6302007 · March 2010

Around here, the husbands and wives all break our necks to look at the hookers.

But that's only to see if we can figure out if they're really female or not.

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