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    lulucarmen    August 7, 2010   Saskatchewan

    Okay, I'm sure a lot of you have posted at least something about your wedding on Facebook. Well, I just had this happen...what do I do?

    I posted my status as: "lulucarmen": actually got a few wedding projects done today!

    I get a few "congrats", "woohoo's", and "I am so excited for you"..

    But then, I get "Am I invited?"

    What do you say to this? This is one of FI's acquaintances, so I have no idea if he wishes to invite this person, I suppose I will have to ask him tomorrow. Anyway, what do you say to these people who straight up ask if they are invited?

    What if they are invited? Do you say "yes of course you are invited"?

    What if they are not invited?

    I am going to limit my status updates on facebook about the wedding plans from now on, as I'm sure there will be a few more of these people popping up!

     
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    cheerful    September 2009 - eloped  

    A breezy "we haven't dealt with the guest list yet!" or you can ignore it since it's rude for him to ask. Honestly, I'd just ignore it and send the comment along to your fiancé. You might want to begin telling people it will be a small wedding, limited funds, limited guestlist, budget restrictions, all the excuses you can think of. Set the stage!

     
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    wonderlanded    2 October 2010   London

    Yep, I'd absolutely go with a 'finalising our numbers and the guest list is one of those projects we haven't got to yet!'

    People really can be so rude.

     
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    I would ignore it. Facebook is not the place to tell people if they are invited or not, especially in an open comment. There's also a chance he was just joking around too. If you don't respond and he asks again then I would suggest talking to FI and giving him an answer but for now, I say ignore. He didn't ask in the proper place, he does not get an answer.

     
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    CorgiTales    February 1, 2011  

    I would totally ignore it unless it was a private message to you. If they messaged you I think you need to say SOMETHING, but I like the pp that said the guest list is a project you haven't gotten to yet

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    Ignore! Ugh, that's an awkward question. I'm friends with people on facebook I haven't spoken to in YEARS (I keep meaning to clean out my friends list) and that would make me insane.

     
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    Carbon Girl    January 17, 2010   Vermont, planning from Gainesville, FL

    Wow, that is so rude.  Ugh!  I had coworkers assume they were invited to mine when they were not originally.  I just invited them anyway as it is a destination wedding and I know they cannot afford to come.

     
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    JamaicaBride    May 14, 2011   Charlotte, NC

    I am going to be a dissenter here and say that I don't think it's necessarily rude that someone asked if they were invited to your wedding via FB. I think it may be awkward but not rude. I think you kind of opened up that can of worms by posting about your wedding on FB. I think there was a post about this topic a while back and most people commented that they don't post any wedding related things on FB for that very reason....you start talking to people about the planning process etc...they naturally assume that they are/could be invited.

    Now that the question has been asked though...either pass it off to your FI since the person is a friend of his...or deflect using the suggestions made by the other posters.

     

     
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    CupcakeSprinkles    October 16, 2010   Dallas, Texas

    Just ignore it.  That was completely rude.  People should assume *nothing* in this economy, when a lot of us are paying for things ourselves and every bridal mag in the world advises us to "trim the guest list" to save money. 

     
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    gamblina    October 29, 2010  

    i am cringing for this to happen to me! i have posted nothing wedding related on facebook for that reason:) people don't respond to comments all the time so i would ignore it too!

     
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    sunshinebride    July 30, 2010   California

    i got the, "i'm invited right?!" question, and without being able to stop myself, i said "yeah, of course"...but i hadn't even CONSIDERED inviting the person.  i really need to think before i speak...

     

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