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Granted, our wedding was parents/siblings only and meant to be simple ceremony/dinner. Certainly not sending out fancy invites for that. Defeats the purpose of "less fluff" which is what we were trying to do.
If that violates some sort of etiquette protocol....oh well. Our day was perfect in our eyes.
What if someone isn't on facebook??
Does it make them not worthy of your friendship?
I swear. Etiquette is just out the doors these days. I was so dumbfounded I didn't know how to respond.
Have you been received a text message wedding invite? Did you acknowledge it?
No, I haven't. But I wonder, is the couple hard-up for money? Perhaps they can't afford invites. If they are friends/relatives you care about, it doesn't matter.
Worst I've had is an invite that said children weren't allowed, and also asked for only monetary gifts.
What if someone isn't on facebook??
Does it make them not worthy of your friendship?
I'm not on facebook, by choice.
If someone's not on FB, I'd want to give them a high five. I can't stand FB at all.
Our wedding was 17 people. My parents aren't on FB. For that small of a wedding, communication wasn't a big issue. My parents don't have FB, so we called them to ask if day/time would work.
What if someone isn't on facebook??
Does it make them not worthy of your friendship?
I'm not on facebook, by choice.
Then you call them or send an e-vite or text... there's lots of ways vs FB.
I think that invitations are charming and old fashioned. And when I get one, I look at it, enter it into my calendar or send regrets and then throw it away.
That's a lot of money tossed into the recycling bin.
Or time. I know someone who hand made her invitations....went into the same place. Lots of money and time, right into the recycle bin.
I swear. Etiquette is just out the doors these days. I was so dumbfounded I didn't know how to respond.
Have you been received a text message wedding invite? Did you acknowledge it?
That is so tacky that it's making me laugh.
It also reminds me of another tacky wedding invite: years ago, a co-worker was getting married & put 1 general wedding invitation in the break room for whoever wanted to show up. Ugh! I still can't believe she did that.
No, I haven't. But I wonder, is the couple hard-up for money? Perhaps they can't afford invites. If they are friends/relatives you care about, it doesn't matter.
Worst I've had is an invite that said children weren't allowed, and also asked for only monetary gifts.
I don't see a problem if people's invitations specify "adults only." However, I fully agree that requesting monetary gifts is tacky.
I knew a couple who married when they were somewhere around middle-age and their wedding invitations specified that guests were to only give monetary gifts.
On 1 hand, I understood that since each of them had been single for many years, they didn't need gifts since they already had stuff they needed like toasters, blenders, etc. However, on the other hand, to ask for money in the invitation seemed in poor taste. I can't really explain why.
It also reminds me of another tacky wedding invite: years ago, a co-worker was getting married & put 1 general wedding invitation in the break room for whoever wanted to show up. Ugh! I still can't believe she did that.
OP, obviously they know you well enough that you had them in your phone contacts list.
I wouldn't call it tacky so much as progressive. RSVP by mail if you prefer.
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