Should I invite old teacher to my wedding?

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I’m getting married later this year and am considering inviting my old teacher to my wedding but want to check first it’s not weird! They were my favourite teacher at secondary school, invested a lot of time and effort into helping me with my studies and had a lasting impact on my life and career. I’m also inviting quite a few friends from my year at school so they would have a few people there that they might know/remember. However we are no longer really in touch and haven’t spoken in about 10 years so the invite would come a bit out of the blue!

Do you think they would be touched or would they find it very weird?!

I think that’s weird, sorry.

Good luck with your wedding!

Weird

I think it would be odd to receive an invitation from someone I hadn't spoken to in 10 years!!!

I invited my first school headmistress to ours, however I had been in touch with her ever since I left.

I think out of the blue it would be weird.

As a teacher myself I would find it a bit odd but quite like the thought behind it. It's really nice to hear how former students have done in life but an invite to a wedding is a bit much IMO!

I've been a secondary teacher for many years. I love it when old students get in touch. But yeah, I would find it weird to get a wedding invite, sorry. Send a nice message instead.

WEIRD!

By all means send a wee card saying what you're doing now and thanking him/her. But an invitation is just a bit too far.

Sorry bit weird. I have a similar teacher and I have gone back to visit him, albeit doing work experience that he helped me arrange... But when I got married it didnt even cross my mind to invite him.

Why don't you just send him or her a letter telling them the impact they had on you as you're getting married soon and was taking a trip down memory lane? I'm sure they'd be really touched by that instead

I agree with everyone, I think that’s odd.

A bit weird but a nice weird.

Definitely weird, as you haven’t been in touch.
I don’t think having their old pupils their counts as a social group either. Haven’t seen them in years, may not remember them, didn’t ever know them as adults, never in a social group with them...
Write them a letter instead!

Ok thanks everyone, it’s fairly unanimous. Glad I checked first!!

Yes it's weird, especially as you haven't been in touch for ten years.

@ElusiveOrangeTwirl more than one person facing the same situation? Well I never!

I was going to say very weird! Glad you e seen the responses

Why not have a group photo of you and your schoolfriends at your wedding and send it to your old teacher. Say you were all reminiscing and you wanted them to know how much you appreciated the time and effort they gave you. A lovely note, update and an wedding photograph will be more welcome than an out of the blue invitation.

Good luck OP

I was going to say, 'Oh God, yes!' and if it's me, I'll come .

I'd be delighted to get an invite, to an ex student's wedding. But please drop them a line at some point and tell them the impact they had on you. They'll be chuffed to bits!

Ok OP I’m as weird as you, because I thought it is a lovely idea. Maybe write a letter first, and tell him/her how much they influenced your life for the better and how much you appreciate the time/help they gave you, mention you are getting married this year and see how it goes from there.

Why not have a group photo of you and your schoolfriends at your wedding and send it to your old teacher. Say you were all reminiscing and you wanted them to know how much you appreciated the time and effort they gave you.

This is lovely.

Really weird!

@KC225 that is a lovely suggestion, do that instead OP

Very weird!
The school friend photo sounds good though.

Definitely weird if you'd not kept in touch.