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    Sugar bee
    .twist.    October 7, 2011   Alberta, Canada

    I honestly didn't know what to title this topic. I didn't think I'd come across something like this.

    People have been putting me on the spot about inviting this and that person to the wedding already. However, I never expected someone to try and invite a friend of theirs to the bachelorette party.

    This morning I got an email from my FSIL saying  " so & so keeps asking when your bach party is, she wants to go so bad! /sad face"

    I invited 10 people. Total. My closest friends. I don't want anything out of hand, and I don't want a bunch of random people there. I've met so & so maybe twice.

    I'm so frustrated that people do this. Can't you just be greatful you've been invited and keep your mouth shut? Why would this girl, who I hardly know, want to come to my bach party? WHY?

    How do I turn her down nicely?

     
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    Ms. Meowerson    May 12, 2012  

    euwwww awkward.  i'd like to know the answer to this, too.  sorry i don't have an answer myself!

    i'm having a smaller wedding (not super small), so there are like 10 of my closest girls i want to invite, and then there are 2 that are obviously close enough to be invited to the wedding, but i'm definitely not as close with as the others.  i guess i'm just going to invite them?

    how large is your wedding?

     
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    b00kbug    August 18, 2012   Aquebogue, New York

    "Actually, I am looking forward to having just the small gathering that we already organized. But make sure to tell so-and-so that I can't wait to see them at the wedding!"

     
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    .twist.    October 7, 2011   Alberta, Canada

    @Ms. Meowerson: haha. I'm so weirded out by why she would want to come to the bachelorette party.

    Our wedding is max. 120 people. However, I've been to a lot of bachelorette parties that are huge and half the people don't know eachother and end up not having a lot of fun. I wanted mine to be intimate with girlrfiends who knew me well. ya know?

    Anyway, this girl isn't invited to the wedding, and she certainly wasn't invited to the bach party. I just can't figure it out? She's never even met my FI, or his other brother/wife. OR his mom and dad. like... She's not even a friend of the family. Just a random girlfriend of FSIL!

     
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    cirrus    October 2011  

    Maybe you could just say that you would find it very awkward to have a guest at the bachelorette who is not invited to the wedding. I don't necessarily even think that's true, but it might make a good excuse.

     
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    .twist.    October 7, 2011   Alberta, Canada

    @b00kbug: I love the first part of that! Thanks! However, this girl isn't even invited to the wedding.

     
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    Ms. Meowerson    May 12, 2012  

    oh ok, she's just a weirdo.  completely ignore this.  if she asks you directly, you can do a couple things:

    • tell her your bridesmaids are planning it (which is probably true), and you aren't privvy to all the details (which is also probably true)
    • be direct and tell her that you are just having a small gathering with your closest girlfriends

    creepy alert!

     

     
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    b00kbug    August 18, 2012   Aquebogue, New York

    @.twist.: Ooooo, okay. But that makes it even stranger that she would just invite herself. And what the heck is your FSIL encouraging this?

     
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    .twist.    October 7, 2011   Alberta, Canada

    Thanks ladies! I have a feeling what happened was FSIL was chatting to her about it and she said something like "Oh, sounds like fun" and then FSIL said "OH! Well, you should come! We can hang out and you can be my buddy for the night".

    OR something like that. So awkward, and I am not good with this kind of stuff.

     
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    ssparban    October 21, 2011  

    A friend of mine asked to bring HER friend to my Bach Party. I thought it was cool because the more the merrier! At first I thought she was going to be quiet and awkward, but she taught us all a new dance at the clubs and was a HUGE blast to hang out with! Maybe give her a chance?

     

    Do you HAVE to invite her to the wedding if she comes to the Bach Party? I didnt, and there was no expectation too. I offered my friend to invite her friend as her '+ guest' if she wanted too.

     

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