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Your people! My first RSVP headache

Well things were going smoothly in the RSVP department until this weekend. FI's aunt sent back her RSVP. For those I thought would be suspect I wrote in their name and number of guest allowed. For dear aunt Alice I put her name and #1. The one was for herself, no guest. Simple right? Why did she send it back and change my 1 into a 4! When i told FI and my FMIL they were like WTH!! Who does that?! So I asked FI if he wanted to call her, then I said nevermind I will call her. I figured I have seen this woman twice in the six years my FI and I have been together, I didn't have anything to loose.

Me: Hi aunt Alice, it's me Benita
Aunt Alice: Hey baby how you doing?
Me: I'm good I need to talk to you about your RSVP.
Aunt Alice: Oh yeah I was RSVPing for me, the twins (they are 22) and my man.
Me: I'm sorry Aunt Alice I only had you counted as one. All single people have one slot  so we can accomate everyone. I didn't even allow my own mother to have a guest.
Aunt Alice; Oh ok we can just come to the church.
Me: Aunt Alice we aren't getting married at a church. We are getting married at an arboretum and the reception is all at the same place.
Aunt Alice: Oh I didn't even read the invitation.
Me: We are having people at the house afterwards if you want to come by.
Aunt Alice: Ok good. We will just come over to the house afterward. DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE ANYTHING.
Me: (LMFAO!) No Aunt Alice we're good. I will make sure I let you know what time we make it back to the house.
Aunt Alice: Ok love you honey.
Me: Love you too, bye.

1 to 4 to -1. Gotta love your people.
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Re: Your people! My first RSVP headache

  • Me: Hi aunt Alice, it's me Benita
    Aunt Alice: Hey baby how you doing?
    Me: I'm good I need to talk to you about your RSVP.
    Aunt Alice: Oh yeah I was RSVPing for me, the twins (they are 22) and my man.
    Me: I'm sorry Aunt Alice I only had you counted as one. All single people have one slot  so we can accomate everyone. I didn't even allow my own mother to have a guest.
    Aunt Alice; Oh ok we can just come to the church.
    Me: Aunt Alice we aren't getting married at a church. We are getting married at an arboretum and the reception is all at the same place.
    Aunt Alice: Oh I didn't even read the invitation.
    Me: We are having people at the house afterwards if you want to come by.
    Aunt Alice: Ok good. We will just come over to the house afterward. DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE ANYTHING.
    Me: (LMFAO!) No Aunt Alice we're good. I will make sure I let you know what time we make it back to the house.
    Aunt Alice: Ok love you honey.
    Me: Love you too, bye.

    Um, Ontee, where were you gonna go?   you know what, nevamind.



  • I agree the Twins are out of the question, but she has a man. You mentioned all singles don't get a +1. But she isn't single.....
    Wedding date July 7, 2012
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    [QUOTE]I agree the Twins are out of the question, but she has a man. You mentioned all singles don't get a +1. But she isn't single.....
    Posted by Carla1019[/QUOTE]

    For these purposes, If you are not married you are single. They don't even live together and her ex-husband is the uncle. he got one invite too. She was being invited by defult.
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  • oh okay, I got it.

    Wedding date July 7, 2012
  • I'm sorry, I had to laugh at the " oh I didn't read the invitation" ...where they do that at!!?? Po tink tink.....
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  • LOL well glad it ended well
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  • Girrrl those RSVP issues caused my only bridezilla moment in 1.5 years of planning.  lol  Welcome to the club!  Congrats, you handled it wonderfully!  I hope that's the only one you will have to deal with.
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    [QUOTE]I'm sorry, I had to laugh at the " oh I didn't read the invitation" ...where they do that at!!?? Po tink tink.....
    Posted by MissusD1116[/QUOTE]

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  • Glad it worked out. So 4 turned into -1, now that is WINNING!!!!  
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    [QUOTE]I'm sorry, I had to laugh at the " oh I didn't read the invitation" ...where they do that at!!?? <strong><font color="#ff0000">Po tink tink.....
    </font></strong>Posted by MissusD1116[/QUOTE]

    OMG!!! I almost HIT the floor!! 20 pearls I KNEW there was gonna be some foolishness when I saw your name and that subject.  GIIIRL YOU are killing me! But for real I am glad you worked out your plus one from Untee.

    ROFL - and the uncle/her ex is invited? LOL

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Your people! My first RSVP headache : OMG!!! I almost HIT the floor!! 20 pearls I KNEW there was gonna be some foolishness when I saw your name and that subject.  GIIIRL YOU are killing me! But for real I am glad you worked out your plus one from Untee. ROFL - <font color="#ff0000">and the uncle/her ex is invited</font>? LOL YOUR PEOPLE
    Posted by happe2gether[/QUOTE]


    Yes that is his mother's brother. I don't know why he even invited his ex-wife. I guess he felt obligated since they were together forever.

    poor lilttle tink tink-LMAo!!!
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  • not the "twins!!" Yay for saving $$
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