Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 18:51     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Did you ask the bride or her mom about Covid precautions? I mean we are in the middle of a pandemic!
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 17:26     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:OP I was up at 6 am as first day of in person school and work. Was getting ready and actually in shower. It beeped last like 20 times. I thought was boss or a Covid thing for school.

This wedding is a six hour drive. Apparently no church. Is a mixed religion marriage. So it is driving six hours. Checking into room and going down to reception, to bed then six hours back. My kid can sit alone in room sure but why make kid suffer. Wedding is in middle of nowhere. It is also not near a train. If it was Boston, NyC even Florida would go. But this is some random surburb in upstate NY.

I only mention church as most no kids weddings allow kids at church portion so at least get to see the wedding part.


I posted seconds before you. So you don’t want to go either. Don’t go. Problem solved.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 17:24     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is annoying but the 14 year old can stay in the hotel room during the wedding so that’s a non-issue


?? Why can't the 14 yr old attend the wedding? They are grown up enough not to be a distraction. This is so weird.


Because the 14-year-old is expressly not invited to the wedding.


The 14 yo does not want to go to his mom’s cousin’s kid’s wedding. Mine would be so happy if I bought him a pizza and left him alone in a hotel room with Netflix and his phone. That would be a wonderful night for him.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 17:15     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
OP I was up at 6 am as first day of in person school and work. Was getting ready and actually in shower. It beeped last like 20 times. I thought was boss or a Covid thing for school.

This wedding is a six hour drive. Apparently no church. Is a mixed religion marriage. So it is driving six hours. Checking into room and going down to reception, to bed then six hours back. My kid can sit alone in room sure but why make kid suffer. Wedding is in middle of nowhere. It is also not near a train. If it was Boston, NyC even Florida would go. But this is some random surburb in upstate NY.

I only mention church as most no kids weddings allow kids at church portion so at least get to see the wedding part.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 16:41     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is annoying but the 14 year old can stay in the hotel room during the wedding so that’s a non-issue


?? Why can't the 14 yr old attend the wedding? They are grown up enough not to be a distraction. This is so weird.


Because the 14-year-old is expressly not invited to the wedding.


My wedding was probably middle of the road fancy, but was in DC and it was $185 a plate. 14 year old boys are not interested in attending weddings. It's a lot to ask the bride and groom to host extras.


Cool story bro.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 16:19     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is annoying but the 14 year old can stay in the hotel room during the wedding so that’s a non-issue


?? Why can't the 14 yr old attend the wedding? They are grown up enough not to be a distraction. This is so weird.


Because the 14-year-old is expressly not invited to the wedding.


My wedding was probably middle of the road fancy, but was in DC and it was $185 a plate. 14 year old boys are not interested in attending weddings. It's a lot to ask the bride and groom to host extras.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 16:08     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:No class not to send a printed invite. Ignore the text.


This is a pandemic postponed wedding - they probably sent a printed invite for the first scheduled date.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 16:07     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would you assume the 14 year-old isn’t invited to the wedding? That is not a kid it’s a teenager.


If the invite came to "Mr and Mrs Smith" rather than "Mr and Mrs Smith and family" then it's pretty clear.

And I think OP said it was an older relative getting married - so it's likely not a 200 person affair and they had to cut numbers from somewhere. It makes sense to cut out that whole generation if it's a smaller event.


I thought the cousin is 27. That's not an old bride by today's standards.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:57     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
No class not to send a printed invite. Ignore the text.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:55     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Agree it's annoying.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:55     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why are people putting on large gathering weddings, indoors, in middle of a pandemic?

- NO, my ass is not coming to your big ass indoor wedding reception
- NO, my ass is not traveling to a hotel either.

At most, if you're nearby, I will come to your outdoor wedding ceremony. Then it's outdoor reception or bye bye.


Exactly. People are dying! Stay home!


Who is dying now? The anti vax community?


News said 60% of new COVID cases in Israel are vaccinated people.

It's unclear if vaccinated people can still get COVID and pass it.

Vaccine efficacy is allegedly about same as BC pill. We know that's not perfect.

My kid isn't vaccinated.

= NO thank you

Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:53     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why everyone is piling on OP - who texts a wedding invitation and wants a response immediately?

Even when I was single with tons of money and no obligations, I still would want a couple days to figure this out. who wants a reply to an out of town wedding invitation RIGHT NOW?

Because some people love to find some reason to attack the OP, pretty much regardless of what they post. It's strange. Like, if a friend told me some version of the OP's story, I'd be like, "Yeah, that's silly. No one RSVPs immediately -- they check their calendar, talk to their spouse, etc. Pressuring people to respond ASAP is strange. Especially at 6:30 in the morning. (And then we would make some jokes and move on.)
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:51     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would you assume the 14 year-old isn’t invited to the wedding? That is not a kid it’s a teenager.


If the invite came to "Mr and Mrs Smith" rather than "Mr and Mrs Smith and family" then it's pretty clear.

And I think OP said it was an older relative getting married - so it's likely not a 200 person affair and they had to cut numbers from somewhere. It makes sense to cut out that whole generation if it's a smaller event.


The bride's mom texted that the wedding was "no kids," so no one is assuming anything. The kid is not invited.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:50     Subject: Re:Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is annoying but the 14 year old can stay in the hotel room during the wedding so that’s a non-issue


?? Why can't the 14 yr old attend the wedding? They are grown up enough not to be a distraction. This is so weird.


Because the 14-year-old is expressly not invited to the wedding.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2021 15:48     Subject: Annoying Wedding Invitation Today
"An overnight thing". Op, you sound provincial