Do I have to mail every single invite or can i hand deliver some?

katjacook · March 2012

There are a few coworkers that I am inviting to the wedding and it just seems simplier( and cheaper) to hand deliver them than mail them out.

Its only like 2-3 coworkers that I see outside of work

adamar15 · March 2012

I would mail them, especially for co-workers. Are you inviting everyone in your office? If not, then it would be a little awkward for one person to have your invitation stuck to their desk for other people to see.

KellyS01 · March 2012

Hand delivering them is considered poor etiquette. Also, it can cause problems with other CW who are not being invited. Kind of the same thing as when you were a kid and some kids in your class got invited to a birthday party, but not others. Just makes you feel bad if you aren't on the receiving end. And honestly, if it's just a few CW, you would be saving, what, $5 max?

Also, I hope you aren't planning to send them out soon since your wedding is over a year away.

Maggie0829 · March 2012

I agree with PP. Honestly, it isn't like you will be saving a crap load of money if you don't mail out 6 or so invites.

ErinG93 · March 2012

Ditto Adamar. Plus, it's only $1.35 to send three invites.

cpm1223 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]Hand delivering them is considered poor etiquette. Also, it can cause problems with other CW who are not being invited. <strong>Kind of the same thing as when you were a kid and some kids in your class got invited to a birthday party, but not others.</strong> Just makes you feel bad if you aren't on the receiving end. And honestly, if it's just a few CW, you would be saving, what, $5 max? Also, I hope you aren't planning to send them out soon since your wedding is over a year away.
Posted by KellyS01[/QUOTE]

This!!

Send the invites to your co-workers home address.

NicoleSahara · March 2012

OP did say she sees them outside of work, so I figured she meant she'd give them their invitation outside of work. Definitely don't give them at work where other people aren't invited. But as Erin pointed out, we're talking about $1.35 here...it's probably better just to mail them.

pkontk · March 2012

Yes, definitely mail them. My FI tried to give a few STDs to his buddies who came over last weekend, before we mailed them. I nixed that right away.

afeliz79 · March 2012

I really dislike being handed invitations. Especially if I know others got them in the mail.

Kate61487 · March 2012

definitely mail them. in addition to what PPs said about people possibly feeling left out I would have a really high possibility of losing an invitation I was handed. When it comes in the mail most people have a sort of rhythm of how mail gets sorted, how you make sure you've responded, etc. If you hand it to me in person who knows where it would end up; in my car, the bottom of my purse, in my desk.

Elizabeth80 · March 2012

I def understand it being cheaper. But I plan to mail all of mine. I think you should mail them.

dubird · March 2012

We did hand deliver three of them, but two had gotten lost in the mail and one had gotten returned. Oddly, the returned one did have the correct address on it, so he has no idea why it was returned. ><

librababy · March 2012

I plan to hand deliver a few invites to the people's houses. But that is because the mail system here sucks big time. SO safer to hand deliver the ones I can.

Do I have to mail every single invite or can i hand deliver some?

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