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To think that the bride's been cheeky here!

488 replies

whywhywhywhywhyyy · 15/04/2018 15:51

Alright, so there's a girl I met at uni who's now getting married. We're not close at all, but she's been very kind and invited me to her wedding. Evening only.

As the wedding is hours away, there's only one hotel close by with ridiculous rates, and I'd only be invited from 8:30pm anyway, I'm planning on not going. I went to go and click the 'sorry, can't make it' option on her RSPV website when I saw the ride share list on there.

I've been put down to drive (what appears to be) one of her elderly relatives from my hometown. Never offered this, have never met the elderly relative in question, haven't really spoken to the bride about the wedding at all Confused Messaged another friend who's been invited to evening early and is down on the list to rideshare with someone elderly, same thing with her!

I've never declined an invitation so fast. Not sure if I've been invited as a friend or because I've got a car and happen to be from the same place as her relative!

OP posts:
KateGrey · 15/04/2018 19:38

Height of Cheeky Fuckery! Are they paying you?! Glad you’ve declined but honestly how rude.

happypoobum · 15/04/2018 19:41

Is it wrong that I am really hoping CFB kicks off about the invitation decline and tells OP she has to come?

MrsHathaway · 15/04/2018 19:43

Wedding website has been standard for ages, hasn't it? If you have guests who aren't local then it's a very useful way of presenting a lot of information in one place. When we get a wedding invitation with a URL we know we won't get lost or confused.

My granny got her next door neighbour to print ours out for her.

WineIsTheAnswer · 15/04/2018 19:45

I'm half expecting the bride to ask/expect you to still do the lifts. Is there a tiny obscure button to decline the opportunity to become Enid's taxi driver?

I would play it the other way and call to explain that you won't have enough room in the car as your parents, auntie and neighbour have also decided to come to the wedding. No invite?! that doesn't matter everyone knows if you write something down, everyone has to accept it.

Mummyoflittledragon · 15/04/2018 19:54

This is hilarious. Please update when your friend has met the bride!

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 15/04/2018 19:54

MrsHathaway - tbh a wedding website makes sense, I’m just an old dinosaur who sent her invites out on papyrus Wink

AnnaHindrer · 15/04/2018 19:57

OP, honestly someone this stupid should not be getting married.

SchoolMoney · 15/04/2018 19:58

Does the bride's name begin with K?

MrsHathaway · 15/04/2018 20:03

invites on papyrus

Sounds very Northern Quarter hipster to me Grin

NeverTwerkNaked · 15/04/2018 20:05

Genius levels of cheeky-fuckery! I sometimes seriously wish I could have that level of cheek Grin

I expect quite a number of people might be declining their invitations at this rate

blueskyinmarch · 15/04/2018 20:07

That is cheeky fuckery and then some! Keep us updated OP.

HappydaysArehere · 15/04/2018 20:07

It’s so cheeky it’s funny!

expatinscotland · 15/04/2018 20:09

'I'm half expecting the bride to ask/expect you to still do the lifts.'

This!

Mardala, please tell me you laughed at her. That's on par with Gluezilla.

Weezol · 15/04/2018 20:09

What the actual fucking fuck?

Myimaginarycathasfleas · 15/04/2018 20:11

Oh I do love a zilla...

Liftzilla?

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 15/04/2018 20:21

@MrsHathaway Grin

Purpleneonpinkunicorns · 15/04/2018 20:21

Must admit although very very cheeky as others have said it's funny, I do hope we hear soon what happens with bridezilla and your friend...maybe you could get your neibour to give her a lift? Grin

UnicornRainbowColours · 15/04/2018 20:29

Wow that’s next level cheek!!

Weezol · 15/04/2018 20:32

I'd give the bride a lift to the far side of fuck off.

BodgingThisMumThing · 15/04/2018 20:39

Hahahahah how funny Grin

LoniceraJaponica · 15/04/2018 20:44

What happened in the end MardalaRhyme ?

I love wedding threads, but this tops them all for cheekiness.

MardalaRhyme · 15/04/2018 20:57

Sorry to disappoint but nothing dramatic happened. We went, ferried said relatives about, did the various tasks we were "assigned" and that was it. It was still lovely seeing old school friends, but as for the married couple I'm no longer in touch with them. Nowt to do with the wedding we just weren't that close in the first place.
I think as a group we felt bad saying no though we did draw the line at being asked to carry several heavy boxes down a flight of stairs wearing heels. Some male guests got roped in instead.

mcdog · 15/04/2018 20:57

Blatant placemark, I have seen some wedding threads but this one takes the biscuit!!

fcekinghell · 15/04/2018 21:02

I want to see the website now! Curious about the wedding!

paranoidpammywhammy2 · 15/04/2018 21:06

My friend was an award winning florist. Can you guess why she was invited to stay a week before the wedding?

She got lots of compliments and thanks for her hard work and didn't seem to mind but these things shouldn't be assumed.

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