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Unless they've put your invite somewhere 'safe' and now can't remember where that place was?? I understand your frustration, give them the postcode and tell them to google it :P
That is really annoying, but I think it's pretty normal. We had people calling right up to the day of asking about timing, location, etc, etc...even though we had all of that information on the invitations, and also had a wedding website.
I just gave them the info, and usually threw in a line at the beginning like "the information is on the wedding invitation, we're having the ceremony at 4:30...". I guess I was telling myself that by saying that they'll see the value of holding onto future wedding invites they receive, so I wouldn't get too annoyed over it ll the time.
lol, inappropriate, but you could just screen your calls, and have your phone message be "Sorry we're not here right now. If you're calling about the wedding, it's being held at ..."
Hang in there, it's normal but there are plenty of more enjoyable things to think about.
Do you have a wedding web-site? If people did that to ours I would tell them to get on our site and see all the info there. You shouldn't be bothered with this when you've so much else to do!
MsRain: We started out with a website but no one was using it, or if they did, instead of looking up info on the website the would just hit the button to email me so it did more harm than good. Even with the website everyone just kept calling us for everything, so I stopped updating it because I felt like, if everyone was going to bother me for information regarless, why waste my time and energy on the website. Frustrating!
Realeastcoaster: glad to hear it's normal and I'm not the only one who finds this annoying!
I like the idea of the wedding website and voicemail combo - just put a message on your phone saying: If you need details please visit www.mywedding.com - Hope to see you there. Then just enjoy it as things roll to voicemail.
dude. seriously, people are clueless. i had people calling me THE MORNING of the wedding with questions about time, place, what they should wear!!!! After 3 calls I gave my phone to my MOH and told her to only pick up for hubby to be and vendors. I totally understand your frustration, especially with people who have gone through this same process within the last 5 years. Dont call me about stuff that you can readily access yourself if you werent so lazy!!!! I have very little patience so when people called the weeks before the wedding I told them to refer to the invitation or website. Then they started calling my FI and he has even less patience than me. Serves them right...
That is so annoying! Could you create a general email with the info and if they call, you can just send it to them? I know that is not what you want to be doing or have the time for right now, but people sometimes just don't get it or think the world revolves around them!
ugh week before my wedding and I am still helping people book last minute hotel rooms b/c the block expired but people still want the discounted rate. Hello! I gave you that info a year ago!!
so yea, I feel you.
Habibi: LOL people just started asking me this morning about the block. I'm like, ya, I told you months ago, the rooms are held up to two weeks before the wedding, and if you book after that you're not going to get the discount. You're generous to help them; if our guests call me after the block expires asking for help, I'm going to tell them to call Best Western!!
Yeah, I'm with you too. What is wrong with looking at the info I gave you? FI's aunt called to RSVP 2 weeks after the invites were sent (6 weeks BEFORE our requested deadline) and left a message that she was planning to come but she hoped it wasn't too late to RSVP. Hello, you obviously have the invitation in front of you if you're calling me. Then, last week, she emailed FMIL to ask if she could bring her son (age 18, in college). Yes, his name was on the invitation, he is invited. Then she emails again to ask if she can also bring her son's girlfriend. Rude. Sorry, had to vent :)
I think some people would rather talk to you directly even if they are aware that the information is on the invitation or a website. It's a little more social and they're about to spend their whole day or weekend coming to see you so they want to connect a little beforehand.
To those that had people calling you the day of - that's awful!! I want to say "I wouldn't answer my phone", but I know I probably would thinking it was the photographer or something. Wow!
Soooo I updated our wedding site and I'm going to take your gir's advice and have my vm send them to it. Hopefully they'll do it, rather than blowing up our phones!
Shelliduke: your aunt is crazy!
Oh my goodness. That is so irritating. But I really do think a lot of people toss stuff in piles and forget where they put it. They figure it's easier just to call you, but don't realize how irritating it is.
Sorry this is happening, but yes, it's totally normal! My family was all blowing up our phones when the address of the place wasn't in the GPS. Then some of them didnt even have the address of the hotels THEY booked. I'm like hello? You booked the hotel, how should i know where the heck it is??? Then I've had people calling me to make thim this hair appointment, nail appoint, etc. I don't live, nor have I ever lived, in the location we are getting married, so you can google just as well as I can! I'll just never understand why some people refuse to take care of themselves.
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I am so frustrated. Fiance's family and some friends keep calling us for the address of the venue and directions, time of the wedding……This was all in our invitation AND we included a map that we made WITH directions. This makes me believe that all these people tossed not only the invitaiton but also the map, and are now bothering us for the information. I think this is seriously so rude. Not only to toss out the maps and everything we gave them, but then to also call us three weeks before the wedding to ask us about it.
Now his guy friends, I can sort of understand, because they don't know better. But some of these relatives of his got married in the last 2 years and so it's like…..don't they remember what it was like? What were they thinking!!!
I know this is probably a normal occurence, but it's just so annoying! It's really hard for me to respond by just giving them the address, instead of telling them "what happened to all the information we sent you to begin with?"
Please tell me this is totally normal, so I don’t come to the conclusion that fiance's 'people' are rude morons!!