Wedding invitation - don't know who from!

[BillyBanter]

I've just received a text message asking me to save the date but I don't recognise the number!

Is there anyway to word the reply that isn't a bit awkward? I can't even think who might be getting married. Nothing on facebook.

'Hey, I see you know and like me well enough to invite me to your wedding but I don't even have your name and number saved in my phone. Who is this please?'

Maybe it's a wrong number.

Just reply something like 'sounds great, but unfortunately my phone is playing up and doesn't recognise this number, who is this? '

Yes, blame the phone! "really sorry but I lost my phone numbers a while back, who is this?"

Phone playing up! Yes.

It has actually done this. I thought I must have deleted someone's number as when I typed in their name it came up blank but when they replied to my text (having asked someone else for their number) it did come up with their name on the message.

Ring the number whilst withholding yours. Put on a funny voice. See who answers and then pretend it's a wrong number.

I've got the horrible feeling that they'll reply 'It's Caroline and Victor' and I'll reply. 'Sorry you have the wrong number. I don't know a Caroline and Victor' and they will reply 'Billy, you remember me, Caroline, from macrami night classes 1997' and I will think 'oh fuck, um, ah'.

If it's just a "save the date", I think I'd just put a question mark in my diary and await the invitation with interest. It's pretty unlikely that it's anyone you know really well, so if something else comes up in the meantime, so be it.

Delete it and forget all about it.

Have you asked them? I'm curious to know whether you do know them.

The mystery is solved!

I do know them! In fact I was out with them both just last week! They made no mention of their impending nuptials at all that night. Maybe they think it's odd I didn't mention it.

In the end I didn't reply as I figured I would find out sooner or later if I did know them. So this morning I get a text from friend X saying they are getting married and save the date. Her partner obviously sent his broadcast text the other week. Normally any arrangements etc would be done through X so obvs I have her number, but have never needed his. He had to collect something from my house once so would have taken my number from her in case he couldn't find it/remember the number but I didn't have his number saved to my phone if I even was given it. No engagement announcement on fb that I can see so that didn't help in my investigations.