Dear
Polite One,
I
am so angry and insulted as my
children weren't invited to my niece's wedding, but others were. The invitation clearly stated that children
were not welcome. I contacted the bride
to make sure and she said that there will be child attendants, but no
others. There were 10 other children
enjoying the reception while mine were stuck with a babysitter.
Angry
Aunt
Dear
Angry Aunt,
This
is the principal reason I always advise couples not to include children in
their wedding if not inviting them to the wedding/reception. It causes
hurt feelings when guests see
other children at the reception. That said, you mentioned that the
invitation clearly stated that children were not welcome. That is a big no-no.
Those guests who are invited are mentioned on the invitation envelope. That's
unfortunate. Many people do not know this though.
Perhaps
the children enjoying the reception were not invited, as is common. Many guests
do not know how to be good guests or just don't know what is proper. So, they
invite their children to
events. This very well could be the case here.
If
not, well, we will never know why these children were invited and yours were
not. The couple could have been pressured into inviting these few, which is
never nice, but happens.
It
is best to let this go. The couple wanted a childfree event but ended up
with more than they wanted. At least you were good enough to follow their
wishes. You did the right thing.
Sincerely,
The
Polite One
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