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posted 11 months ago in Etiquette
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  • poll: Do I invite my bosses?
    Invite both brother and sister owners : (12 votes)
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    Don't invite either brother or sister owner : (3 votes)
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    Invite sister owner only : (0 votes)
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    Blushing bee
    FallBride2B    October 15, 2011   Upstate NY

    my bosses?  I work for a small beverage wholesaler and in the office is me, office manager, receptionist and our two owners (brother and sister).  I plan on inviting our two warehouse guys and their wives, along with office manager and receptionist.  I'm not inviting any of our salesmen, drivers, maintenance guy, sign guy, etc. 

    One of the owners, the sister, is very friendly and asks me about the wedding often and is just overall excited for us.  The other owner, the brother, could care less about anybody that works for him.  He won't say hello or good morning to anyone unless he's in a good mood, which is rare, and only really talks to me if he needs something.  I don't want either of them thinking they are just getting an invitation so that we get a gift/money, as I know that they are BOTH good people outside of work.  I also don't want them thinking that I didn't want them there at all though, since I am inviting other people from work.  Can I just invite the sister owner or do I have to invite both sister and brother?

     
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    Phantom    February 2011  

    I would invite both. You work with a fairly small number of people, so an omission will be obvious. The brother may not care, but the sister might, so I would just invite them all! You have working relationships and familial relationships intertwined, so I would just cover all the bases. :) Chances are the brother won't come, but you will have done the right thing by inviting him anyway.

     
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    EncoreBridetoBe    February 2, 2013   Canada

    @Phantom: Agree 100%

    Also if the guy is a as big of a jerk as you say I hope he feels the need to bring you a really big present!

     
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    CupCakeMeg    December 18, 2011   Orange County, CA

    I work for a tiny company myself and I've already been hinting (AKA: preparing) them for not receiving an invite to our wedding. Ive explained that its a very small/intimate ceremony and reception, and they've been nothing but AWESOME and supportive in our decision.

     
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    FallBride2B    October 15, 2011   Upstate NY

    I think I kind of know I really should at least invite them, but then somedays I just second guess myself.  Either way it could be akward. 

    And as I sit here at work, our sales manager comes downstairs from his office and I never even thought of inviting him!! Ahhhh!! He is another one who is here all the time and is close with the owners and the rest of us office folk.  Decisions....

     
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    mwitter80    December 11, 2010   Connecticut

    @FallBride2B: I would invite both or niether. You don't want to make people upset.

     
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    2bMrsG    October 13, 2011   Pittsburgh, PA (Las Vegas Wedding)

    If you don't want to invite both of them then I wouldn't invite either of them in order to avoid any potential hurt feelings. I am not that close with any of my co-workers and don't know them outside of work (aside from a few on facebook) so I'm not planning on inviting any of them. I feel bad and all cuz they do ask me quite a bit about the wedding planning, but I just have too many coworkers to invite them all and I really don't wanna hurt anyone.

     

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