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To be miffed

109 replies

Mullinsamy · 29/06/2013 18:12

We have attended a friends wedding today. Not best friends but close enough. The things that have annoyed me so far:

  1. They left my teenage son off the invite, just me, DP and DS2. I thought this was just an oversight but there was no place for him at the sit down meal.
  2. We were put on a table of what I can only describe as the table where nobody knew anyone else, at all. Like outcasts and away from our mutual friends.
  3. No meal was provided for DS2 - he is a toddler and when I queried this, I was told that we were expected to just share ours.

I probably am being over sensitive, but I spent the ceremony outside, looking after their toddler as he wanted to scream through the ceremony. I am now outside again through the speeches.
Hmm

OP posts:
mulranno · 30/06/2013 00:04

OP - apologies for taking ThePersuitofhappiness post at 22:52: at face value and not checking the facts - ie that you had not in fcat checked it out. However it still stands that:

YABU - for CHOOSING to AVOID clarifying the invite status of DS1 with the bridal couple however uncomfortable this would be for you. If you assumed it was a typo you could have sent a simple text at any point to clarify. This not a good enough excuse and you know it.

YABVU - for then PLOUGHING ON and taking him despite choosing not to confirm arrangements. Effectively GATECRASHING a wedding.

YABVU - to then COMPLAIN that there was no place for DS1 when YOU CHOSE not to clarify. You should be APOLOGIZING to the hosts for YOUR misinterpretation/misunderstanding.

YABVU - for not assuming "POSITIVE INTENT" re the family invitation - ie that the couple kindly asked youngest children to make childcare arrangements for easier guests. And that they have every right as hosts and payers to invite who exactly they want - and you should respect this.

YABVU - to complain about helping with their toddler - either volunteer and DO IT GRACIOUSLY or say no if you dont want to do it. Did you do it to assuage your guilt for using your DS1 to stubbornly gatecrash their wedding?

YABVU - to complain about the seating plan - guests are expected to MAKE AN EFFORT to mingle and socialize with new people to make a social event a success in response to the efforts of the hosts.

YANBU - AT ALL to expect your toddler to be fed at an event.

You are CROSS because of the outcome of actions you chose not to take (checking invite status of DS1) and then actions you chose to take (taking DS1 regardless, looking after couples toddler)

Looks like a passive/aggressive and in-assertive approach which is a recipe for naval gazing, blame and inner bitterness.

Looks also like someone who takes more than they give and have unrealistic and shewed expectations of others.

You will be the talk of the wedding among your mutual friends and their family as being an exceptionally ignorant and stubborn guest who blighted the efforts of the hosts on their wedding day APPALLING. Clearly the hosts have much more sophisticated social decorum that you by their efforts to make light of the difficult situation you put them in.

How would you view a guest who did this to you on the most important day of you life (one which involves difficult financial and social decisions and logistics) and them went on to complain about it?

Would you think that they were BU?

LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 30/06/2013 00:05

So the vast majority think YWBU to turn up at a wedding with an uninvited guest....

I'm guessing you still think you were NBU.

Why did you bother posting in the first place?

ProperStumped · 30/06/2013 00:09

It's like those people that take their second child to a kids birthday party when only the first child was invited. Also rude.

Mamafratelli · 30/06/2013 00:10

How embarrassing for your 14yo. He's going to love you for this Grin

Maggie111 · 30/06/2013 00:11

stokes you are so right!

MummytoKatie · 30/06/2013 00:19

I wonder if the wedding couple have a toddler who never eats and assumes they all don't? I have a 3 yo (is she still a toddler?) who eats really well so am horrified when friends suggest getting two of them a child's meal between them. (My reply being "well that's fine if your dd only wants to eat 3 bake beans and a carrot stick." Even funnier was when one of them reckoned that her child probably would only eat the 3 baked beans and a carrot stick. Especially as dd was listening and announced she wanted all her baked beans.)

The sensible thing would be to ask parents if their child wants a meal or not....

EDMNWiganSalfordandBlackpool · 30/06/2013 00:28

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EDMNWiganSalfordandBlackpool · 30/06/2013 00:29

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/06/2013 11:45

I think that the bride and groom should have explained why the teenager was left off the invitation, so that everyone knew what was going on. "Dear George and Mildred, I am sorry that we cannot invite Aloysius to the wedding, due to financial and space restraints. However you are welcome to bring little Xavier, as he can sit on your lap and share your meal. I hope that you understand. Love Bride and Groom".

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