Is it weird to invite someone I hardly know to Burns Night party at my house

[CassandrasCastle]

Well, party is stretching it... I'm 27 weeks pg, but hoping to lay on the whisky for everyone else. It's basically going to be a few good pals from my current and previous jobs; not 'just' colleagues, but people I've formed friendships with and see outside work.

DP and I were hoping to have plentiful alcohol available, plus nice non-alcoholic gin and Shloer etc. (LOVE SHOLER) And a wee haggis, along with buffet food. I really want to address the haggis too..and maybe play a couple of games.

Anyway - would it be weird to invite someone who lives round the corner from me, whom I met at prenatal yoga and have exchanged numbers with? We have only ever seen each other at yoga sessions, maybe 6 times now, but get on well.

I just don't want to seem like a needy weirdo by suddenly asking her to my house though - with her DH too. Should I? Just thought I'd put it to AIBU

I might do swede chips

I would invite her, but maybe in a more casual way.

Go on, invite her! It’s totally in the spirit of Burns Night. We’ll be an international gathering tomorrow: Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and the USA will be represented at our table. In the past we’ve had France, Kosovo, Austria and Northern Ireland drop in too. Slàinte mhath!
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My flags came up weird there...!

No one I know is having a Burns night your plans sound delicious! I think nibbles & a cheeseboard are a fine accompaniment. Don’t forget the shortbread. In previous years I’ve done a gammon cooked in Irn Bru (like nigella’s ham in coke) which has always gone down very well!

@Cheeseandwin5 I'll try and keep it casual I tend to finish invitation like this with 'no worries either way!!' type of thing, and I think that actually sounds slightly desperate.

Also, I invited another friend, non work, whom I haven't seen in ages, and she hasn't replied...I am a bit crushed by this, haha

This is how you turn acquaintances into friends...
I'm in Scotland and I've never heard of anyone having a burns night. I am having a party coincidently tonight but nothing to do with Burns. May chuck in some haggis croquetes on the buffet

Btw, if you're free tomorrow evening, we're having a few people round for drinks and haggis for Burns Night. V low key because: pregnant/lazy.. I realise it's a bit of an out of the blue invitation, ha! But you're practically next door right :D and it would be lovely to see you both. As I said, it is NOT a highly planned occasion, so no worried either way!

Is that a bad message...

I would cut out the last line. It sounds a bit like you don’t care if she comes or not.

@sonjadog Thanks. And yup, I seem to be addicted to saying 'no worries either way' -

I'd go if I were her - it sounds good fun. Love a Burns Night!

You cannot microwave a haggis on Burns night. Nor can you prick it with a fork before cooking. Not if you want to do the traditional address.

I will be doing it the traditional way with neeps and tatties followed by cranachan for afters. Whisky for the drinkers Irn Bru for those that like it.
I would supply oat cakes and a selection of Scottish cheese for those who just want a wee taste.

Maybe we can just address a bowl full of microwaved haggis, and hope Rabbie doesn't turn in his grave

I wouldn't know from that message if you really wanted me to come if I was her OP. I Would go with something more like Hi we are having a wee night tomorrow for Burns night. Nothing formal just a few friends and some whisky and haggis. If you aren't into sheeps lining then there will be other nibbles too. Hope you can both make it.

Btw, if you're free tomorrow evening, we're having a few people round for drinks and haggis for Burns Night. It would be lovely to see you both.

Much less awkward

I am very awkward

Ooo, I got 2% YABU, so intruiged!

Come on OP you know how it goes. That gory bit before you plunge the knife in with all the entrails bright! If you are going to go the the bother of hosting a Burns night you might as well treat your friends to the full spectacular.

Download some pipe band music, get a bit of tartan out and go for it.

I would invite anyone I thought would enjoy it.

Your party sounds great, I went to a Burns Night party of someone I had met only a couple of times and was happy to be invited and had a great time.

Neep chips are amazing, but make sure you have the traditional mash too.

I think the only problem with having it on a buffet is it needs to be eaten while still hot so can't sit around like other buffet food.

You are hugely over invested and I'd be alarmed if I were her and stumbled across this thread...

@ScarlettBlaize Yes, I am basically an extremely creepy stalker, she should be very afraid

@CassandrasCastle

It's always nice to invite people you don't know well to things! Just FYI, haggis is not technically on the safe for pregnancy list as it usually contains liver. You can get one that doesn't have it in which someone posted on a facebook group i'm in. You might not be bothered as it's quite a small amount i would guess but i would mention it to the other pregnant lady so she can make up her mind :)

Maybe we can just address a bowl full of microwaved haggis, and hope Rabbie doesn't turn in his grave
We always have only vegan haggis. Rabbie's ghost hasn't visited us yet.

ScarlettBlaize, have a word with yourself.

We've been addressing pricked with fork haggi for decades. No ghostly visitations or complaints from the living to report.