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May 2012 Weddings

Guest problems

I decided from the very beginning that I wasn't going to invite anybody from work. I flat out didn't want some of them there, and I was worried some would get offended if I invited some people and not others.

Since getting engaged, I've transferred to a different unit (I work in a hospital) and a couple people from my old unit have also transferred here. One girl in particular I kinda consider a "work friend" and I know it's wrong, but I get very excitable, and I've been discussing wedding stuff with her. One night about a month or two ago she asked when and where it was, and I told her, and she said something about going. I was mortified she had invited herself. Since then she's asked a couple more times, and the last time she said she put it in her phone so she wouldn't forget it.

One of my best friends, who use to work on my old unit and knows the co-worker in question, says I should just invite her. The person has mentioned something on my facebook about a couple other people I use to work with all going as dates to the wedding too. I wouldn't mind terribly if this one person went, but I really don't want the others there too.

She keeps asking about if we've bought or sent invitations yet (I know they're suppose to be sent already, they will be very soon!) and I've been avoiding her tonight, but she caught me by myself and drilled me about them, so she knows I have them and they're almost all printed.

The guest list was already high, and now FI has decided to invite his aunts and sister (they don't get along, it's been touch and go if they were going to be invited) which has brought the guest total to 192. Part of me wants to just not invite her and if she shows up, she shows up. Another part of me is worried she'll get upset if I have to tell her she's not invited. I might try to mention how high our guest count has become.
 
I just don't know what to do I guess. Undecided
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  • That is the worst position to be put in! Not only is it awkward and uncomfortable for you but nobody wants to hurt someone's feelings over something like a wedding invite.

    I would say that if you made the decision not to invite co-workers then you should probably stick to your guns about that choice. Chances are, you invite her and she's going to be talking about it at work and eventually other co-workers of yours are going to find out that she is the only one invited... Might make things even more awkward for you at work :(

    Sorry you have to deal with this, its one of the only sucky parts to getting married.
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  • Unfor. you have put yourself in a bad spot - if you didn't plan on inviting her you probably shouldn't have "talked wedding" with her, lol.  But, at this point I think you need to invite her and her s/o and then leave it at that. If you, personally, haven't talked about the wedding with anyone else at work then you don't need to invite them. I understand that your guest count is high, but there isn't a graceful way to bail out of this one...
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    [QUOTE]Unfor. you have put yourself in a bad spot - if you didn't plan on inviting her you probably shouldn't have "talked wedding" with her, lol.  But, at this point I think you need to invite her and her s/o and then leave it at that. If you, personally, haven't talked about the wedding with anyone else at work then you don't need to invite them. I understand that your guest count is high, but there isn't a graceful way to bail out of this one...
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    This! I hate to say it, but you talked wedding with her and honestly, when she asked the first time about being invited you should have said "we made the decision not to invite co-workers due to budget/space constraints" Since you have essentially kept stringing her along, not telling her she was NOT invited, and continuing to talk wedding with her....you're stuck. You should go ahead and invite her and her s/o...if you don't, don't be surprised if she isn't your "work friend" anymore.
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  • I would be (semi)honest with her and say that because of FI's additions of family that you had to revise the guest list and that unfortunately you cannot accomodate anyone else and had to cut co-workers.

    PP are probably the safer route of just inviting her, but I'm a big believer in not doing things you don't want to on your wedding day.  There's a 99% chance this girl will cause a huff, maybe problems at work, if not just uncomfortable.  But you have to weigh both options, is it a big deal to have her there or have a potentially difficult work environment?

    GL with whatever decision you make!
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  • mandi921vhmandi921vh member
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    For some reason I think it's weird to say you are not inviting co-workers... but maybe that's just me. I would just say you are only having family and close friends at your wedding and the guest list is set in stone and you can't add anyone else. It's possible she thought she was invited because you talked to her about your wedding when she isn't invited however it's rude of her to assume she is invited without you specifically saying it or giving her a STD or invite.
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    [QUOTE]For some reason I think it's weird to say you are not inviting co-workers... but maybe that's just me. I would just say you are only having family and close friends at your wedding and the guest list is set in stone and you can't add anyone else. It's possible she thought she was invited because you talked to her about your wedding when she isn't invited however it's rude of her to assume she is invited without you specifically saying it or giving her a STD or invite.
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    Yes this, my wording was probably off, but I like the way mandi921vh said it.  That you are only having family/close friends.
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