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“It’s Very Socially Uncool”: Guest’s RSVP To Bride’s Wedding Leaves People Divided
Do you know what is scarier than a bridezilla? An entitled guest. A woman soon to be married unleashed her anger after a family friend took it upon herself to RSVP for five guests at the woman’s wedding ceremony.
The engaged lady, whose identity has been hidden, wrote in a post published in a Facebook bridal group along with an image of the RSVP form: “Anyone else deal with ridiculous RSVPs?
Highlights
- A bride was infuriated after a guest RSVPed with extra attendees without permission.
- The guest added '4 + baby' to the RSVP, ignoring the original invite limit.
- The bride was caught off-guard by the guest's assumption to include additional family members.
“I guess I should have been more clear but for a back story, this is a family friend on my fiancé’s side.”
The Facebook user said her fiancé’s family friend marked “joyfully accepts” but revised the number of people in her family who were invited to the event, increasing her allotted four seats to “4 + baby” on the form, Sky News reported on Friday (May 10).
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An enraged bride vented about an entitled guest who added extra attendees to her wedding RSVP without permission
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The guest took the liberty to add a note on the invitation that read: “Don’t worry about [my husband] with his celiac disease.
“He’ll eat before the wedding — and baby will eat from my plate.”
The bride revealed in the Facebook group: “She has kids from three different men including her current husband.
“So I asked her how many she thinks are coming and she told me four — including her one-year-old baby.”
Image credits: 7News
Despite the bride’s thorough efforts, the guest later decided four wasn’t enough for the family, so they wiggled another member on the RSVP invite, as per Sky News.
The Facebook user claimed: “She included her husband’s child from a previous relationship and like I don’t even know her husband well enough to have HIS child from someone else come.
“She never told me that the child was coming with them. I’m just annoyed.”
The woman and her fiancé reportedly knew venues didn’t provide seats for kids under two and, consequently, wished the family friend had checked before assuming it was okay.
The guest revised the number of people in her family who were invited to the event, increasing it to “4 + baby”
Image credits: 7News
“Nothing I can do now,” the irritated wedding host admitted.
Some members of the Facebook group supported the bride’s frustration, suggesting she resolve the issue by contacting the guest to confirm the seating count, while others sided with the family friend’s actions.
“Yikes, if you invite the family then you invite the whole family. If you didn’t want kids there, you should have said so,” a person commented.
Another Facebook user wrote: “It’s not a child-free wedding, and it would be very unkind to welcome all but one of the children in that family. Seriously unkind.”
“I wouldn’t show up at all,” a reader commented
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Hmmm hmmmm 1 year ago
Why on earth is sky news covering this. Do we not have bigger things in the world than wedding guests
Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
Fluff pieces have existed in news since before news was named news. Many an old paper and almanac can be found to have articles like a farmer harvesting a humorously-shaped vegetable. If you don't like the fluff articles, don't read the fluff articles.
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ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
If the invitation was for the family, it was for the family. I have seen wedding invites that are for "person+ ONE" if you really want to limit attendance. You don't send out an RSVP that has a fill in the blank for number of guests and then get mad it's filled in.
Seanette Blaylock 1 year ago
It was filled in in black with the 4, then the pink pen other notations (such as the dietary issue) were written in was used to alter the terms of the invitation, never mind that when they were told 4, that was how many spaces were available for that group. The phrasing of that line also makes it glaringly obvious that the hosts (you know, the people footing the bills) had decided that number.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 1 year ago
You can't always invite the whole family, many venues have very strict limits on seating, stop feeling entitled to more and better grateful you were invited. If you can't come without kids or a plus one (if you weren't offered one) decline, thank them but you can't make it. This will probably help because clearly space was tight. But no one is entitled to more than they are offered. Just decline if you don't like it.
Hmmm hmmmm 1 year ago
But the baby doesn't need a seat , surely it will either use a special high chair or just sit on the parents lap
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Jaya 1 year ago (edited)
Isn't it common that if you invite a couple, their children are also welcome, unless you specified that kids aren't invited? I don't think it's weird that she wrote down that she's bringing their kids. And why on earth does it matter if a child isn't biologically hers? If she's married to the dad, that becomes her child too. Excluding that child, is ridiculous and mean, and can be very harmful for a kid, to be given the message that they're not really part of that family. Also, isn't the rsvp an okay way to indirectly ask if it's okay to bring your kids/baby? Like, if the bride&groom object, they can respond to the rsvp, and if they don't respond, then you'll know they're fine with it?
Debbie 1 year ago
It's either the whole family (mom, dad and children whom they share a house and life with), or an age threshold or no kids. What is that has a foster child or adopted child? Also, it seems like the "4" was written by bride/groom? I'd assume they bride/groom just forgot about the baby or didn't think they would need a seat (a stroller or carriage which the parents would bring).
Load More Replies... Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
This is messy, and I stopped reading because I grew bored of it. But I really like the wording on the invitation of "We have reserved _ seats in your honor" it's so charming!
Seanette Blaylock 1 year ago
I'm neutral on the issue of child-free vs kids-welcome weddings, given the variety of circumstances and relationships out there. However, when the invitation specified FOUR and the guest took it on herself to say there would be FIVE, informing the hosts that they're disregarding space limitations (or whatever else applies) is IMO blatantly rude, and quite enough to justify disinviting them to free up the space for people who can be polite enough to abide by "this is how many spaces are available".
Reyna Blake 10 months ago
Honestly, my opinion is if you want your family to be there, and your family has kids you need to count on them being there. If the wedding is child free, I can't come, and if you insist I have to go because we are family well then... I am gonna have the kiddos.
agermanhome 1 year ago
If I was invited to a "child free" Wedding, that would be the end of the friendship. "Childfree" today, "disabled free" or "foreigner free" tomorrow. I won't set one foot on that slope.
Keith Appleyard 1 year ago
My children (x3) and grandchildren (x6) have always been invited to family weddings without exception, not jsut in UK but in Ireland, France, Denmark. I have many fond memories of when 2 and 3 years old them taking to the dancefloor - typically trying to 'tread' on the reflections from the disco glitter ball.
Hmmm hmmmm 1 year ago
Why on earth is sky news covering this. Do we not have bigger things in the world than wedding guests
Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
Fluff pieces have existed in news since before news was named news. Many an old paper and almanac can be found to have articles like a farmer harvesting a humorously-shaped vegetable. If you don't like the fluff articles, don't read the fluff articles.
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
If the invitation was for the family, it was for the family. I have seen wedding invites that are for "person+ ONE" if you really want to limit attendance. You don't send out an RSVP that has a fill in the blank for number of guests and then get mad it's filled in.
Seanette Blaylock 1 year ago
It was filled in in black with the 4, then the pink pen other notations (such as the dietary issue) were written in was used to alter the terms of the invitation, never mind that when they were told 4, that was how many spaces were available for that group. The phrasing of that line also makes it glaringly obvious that the hosts (you know, the people footing the bills) had decided that number.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 1 year ago
You can't always invite the whole family, many venues have very strict limits on seating, stop feeling entitled to more and better grateful you were invited. If you can't come without kids or a plus one (if you weren't offered one) decline, thank them but you can't make it. This will probably help because clearly space was tight. But no one is entitled to more than they are offered. Just decline if you don't like it.
Hmmm hmmmm 1 year ago
But the baby doesn't need a seat , surely it will either use a special high chair or just sit on the parents lap
Load More Replies... Jaya 1 year ago (edited)
Isn't it common that if you invite a couple, their children are also welcome, unless you specified that kids aren't invited? I don't think it's weird that she wrote down that she's bringing their kids. And why on earth does it matter if a child isn't biologically hers? If she's married to the dad, that becomes her child too. Excluding that child, is ridiculous and mean, and can be very harmful for a kid, to be given the message that they're not really part of that family. Also, isn't the rsvp an okay way to indirectly ask if it's okay to bring your kids/baby? Like, if the bride&groom object, they can respond to the rsvp, and if they don't respond, then you'll know they're fine with it?
Debbie 1 year ago
It's either the whole family (mom, dad and children whom they share a house and life with), or an age threshold or no kids. What is that has a foster child or adopted child? Also, it seems like the "4" was written by bride/groom? I'd assume they bride/groom just forgot about the baby or didn't think they would need a seat (a stroller or carriage which the parents would bring).
Load More Replies... Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
This is messy, and I stopped reading because I grew bored of it. But I really like the wording on the invitation of "We have reserved _ seats in your honor" it's so charming!
Seanette Blaylock 1 year ago
I'm neutral on the issue of child-free vs kids-welcome weddings, given the variety of circumstances and relationships out there. However, when the invitation specified FOUR and the guest took it on herself to say there would be FIVE, informing the hosts that they're disregarding space limitations (or whatever else applies) is IMO blatantly rude, and quite enough to justify disinviting them to free up the space for people who can be polite enough to abide by "this is how many spaces are available".
Reyna Blake 10 months ago
Honestly, my opinion is if you want your family to be there, and your family has kids you need to count on them being there. If the wedding is child free, I can't come, and if you insist I have to go because we are family well then... I am gonna have the kiddos.
agermanhome 1 year ago
If I was invited to a "child free" Wedding, that would be the end of the friendship. "Childfree" today, "disabled free" or "foreigner free" tomorrow. I won't set one foot on that slope.
Keith Appleyard 1 year ago
My children (x3) and grandchildren (x6) have always been invited to family weddings without exception, not jsut in UK but in Ireland, France, Denmark. I have many fond memories of when 2 and 3 years old them taking to the dancefloor - typically trying to 'tread' on the reflections from the disco glitter ball.
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