Hi I posted awhile ago about possibly not making a friend's rehearsal dinner. Now it turns out that I can make it. I am a bridesmaid
I am currently confused and baffled on this. My friend is having a large wedding and has a total of 7 bridesmaids. One of us is married, three others (MOH included) are dating, and I'm engaged. The bride has told two of the bridesmaids who are dating that they could not bring their SOs to the wedding because her guest list has reached the venue's capacity. They were reasonably upset, but some how managed to put it behind them (if it were me I'd drop out of the wedding party).
A few days ago she sent out a Facebook message to us about the rehearsal. It is a couple of weeks away. She worded that "with those who have exceptions and I have spoken to, no one else can bring their SOs to the rehearsal." I was confused by this and texted her if my fiancé was invited. We were both planning to attend and my fiancé asked to get off early from work to attend. She finally told me and said she was so sorry that I could not bring my fiancé because of funding? I was very confused and am one of the two bridesmaids who are in serious committed relationships, yet apparently exceptions were given to others? What gives?
I looked all over online to see if what the bride did was inconsiderate, but there are mixed reviews. What does this community say? She is also in my bridal party, I am getting married two months after her wedding and was planning to invite her husband to come to the rehearsal dinner (my bridal party is allowed to bring their plus ones to the rehearsal AND wedding). My mom thinks I should not invite her husband to the rehearsal dinner after she did this to me, but I don't want to come off passive aggressive.
Re: No bridesmaid SOs invited to Rehearsal Dinner?
Don't stoop to her level, invite her husband to the wedding and rehearsal. Two wrongs don't make a right. Be the bigger person when you have the power. When she holds the cards, decline her rude invitation that excludes your significant other.
ETA ~ if your FI is now uninvited to the wedding I would drop out. I don't think you'll have to worry about inviting her husband to your RD if that's the case, sure her rude butt will drop out of yours in turn. GL!
Wow, question my friendship with her? Is it really that serious to go to that level? Idk. He is definitely invited to the wedding, but NOT to the rehearsal dinner. When she meant exceptions, I thought she was talking about people like my fiancé and I.
If he's also not invited to the wedding, then I think you should reconsider your "friendship" with this person. It is not reasonable of her to expect you to celebrate her relationship when she fails to properly acknowledge yours.
As to the comments about you questioning your friendship... well, yes, to some people it IS that serious to not invite someone's SO to an event. That type of behavior illustrates how little the person regards your relationship, as if it should be no big deal for you to attend an event without them. And hey, maybe it is no big deal to you, but the fact that you came here asking about it says it might just be rubbing you the wrong way, and that's for a good reason.
I have more to say to provide a little more context but im using someone's phone that I'm REALLY unfamiliar with, and typing is very arduous.
Then go have a hot date with your FI.
I would echo other pp in that you can decline the RD, or like Addie said, just go to the rehearsal and skip the dinner. I would also be honest and tell her why.
Then, when it's your wedding, you just kill her with kindness! Having her husband invited and involved sends a much more meaningful message than stooping to her level and playing childish games. If it were a competition, you would win with proper etiquette!
I'd decline. Betcha a dollar she b-lists someone else into the dinner to fill your spot.
However, if you are requiring ppl to take time out of their day to rehearse your ceremony, then you need to host them by hosting a rehearsal dinner.
The only ppl that you are required to host at the dinner are those who are actually participating directly in your ceremony and who just attended the rehearsal. Many ppl like to include out of town guests, but I think it's unnecessary and becomes ridiculous if the majority of your guest list is OOT, because at that point you are having a reception prior to your actual wedding and reception.
If you don't want to/ can't afford the dinner, then don't have a rehearsal.
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