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Thank You Etiquette Board! Near Miss with the B-list

Thank you all very much for your time and care in posting.  FI and I were dealing with a very large guest list, and we were about to do a B-list.  Then we came here.  We figured it was ok to do, as long as no one found out.  We hadn't really thought of this as a big deal, but after reading posts it definitely seems the not right thing to do. So we cut back in other areas, trimmed the list, and now we're cooking with crisco.  It feels great to know we're doing the right thing, and we'll be celebrating the day with the people we want.  It didn't occur to us that people might feel like we were "gift grabbing."  That's not us, and we're really glad to have dodged the bullet.  So please, keep posting. This is just the start of many potential gaffes, and we need your help.

Re: Thank You Etiquette Board! Near Miss with the B-list

  • Thanks for being appreciative! We don't often get posters who have had bad ideas nixed who are then thankful to us. 
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  • Glad you got helpful advice!
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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  • I'll jump on the thank-you train: I mentioned this in the "EnGAGment Party" thread, but when we first got engaged, FI and I didn't realize it was rude to host your own engagement party.  Most of our friends had hosted their own so it seemed normal.  But this board set me straight and we did not host our own party.  Then we had a happy ending anyway: FILs threw us a party this summer!
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    "I'm not a rude bitch.  I'm ten rude bitches in a large coat."

  • Good for you! Tell us about your wedding! 
  • That's awesome! These ladies are fantastic. Happy planning!

    After 6 years and 2 boys, finally tying the knot on October 27th, 2013!

  • I have to agree with OP.  I think I got burned and a rude awakening in my first few posts. But I've learned to listen to the reasoning. (I've been to an open bar wedding only once and was quite shocked!)
    Now we are hosting our guests properly, addressing invites appropriately, and all of the good stuff.  It's still weird sometimes when I tell FH that this must be done this way or that way because it's etiquette, but I think even he appreciates it.

    So, yes thank you!
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