I'm having my wedding reception next yr and i'm worried about my guest lists. I only have limited number of places and i have quite a number of friends and colleagues to invite. Should I invite my boss too even though i don't really talk to him unless necessary? He is not my immediate boss. I don't even feel like inviting my immediate boss.
2006-09-20 23:09:43 · 28 answers · asked by autumn lover 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Inviting your boss would be a mistake and send the wrong message on at least 2 levels.
First, it shows an unprofessional attutude toward your job, because it attempts to blur the line between professional and personal relationships. Keep your work and personal lives separate.
Second, it could be seen by your co-workers as an attempt to get an unfair "in" with the bosses, and have an unfortunate effect on your work life. The bosses might see it that way, too, and that wouldn't be good, either.
If you have a couple of close personal friends at work, it's OK to invite them, but otherwise invite either everyone or no one from work, with the excuse that you have only a limited number of places and relatives are getting them all.
2006-09-20 23:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by barbertono 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I got married in 2005 and we were limited by the venue as to how many people we could invite, so we came up with the list of everyone we should/wanted to invite and whittled it down, so cousins we hadn't seen in over three years for example didn't get an invitation.....by applying rules like that we both felt that the list was fair and we got it to agree to the numbers....from 400 to 110 in a 26 rules or thereabouts....and we invited some people just to the evening not the whole day, knowing some people wouldn't stay very late from the main event.
2006-09-20 23:21:55 · answer #2 · answered by stepfordswiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is to only invite the people who really mean something to you. My husband is Greek and when we got married a year ago, he could've easily invited over 400 guests - just on his side alone. I told him I wanted a fairly small wedding - and he agreed to it. We each invited 75 people - which came to a total of 140, 130 showed for the wedding and reception. It worked out great. It was just the right amount without being overwhelming. Do what makes you happy and will provide years of lovely memories afterwards.
2006-09-21 00:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 09:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invite only the people you like and want to share your special day. You are under no obligation to invite your bosses.
You could have an outdoor picnic for those people you can't invite to the reception.
2006-09-21 01:24:49 · answer #5 · answered by ne11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only invite the really important people to you and your fiancee.
Close family and close friends. You need not invite family members you don't associate with regularly, you need not invite all co-workers, and definitely not your boss who is not a close friend.
2006-09-21 09:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by whymewhynow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should keep your guest list limited to family and close friends. Invite the people that you love the most and who loves you. They will be excited to help you celebrate your special day.
2006-09-21 02:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by martini_40727 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to decide if you want a large wedding where you invite everyone you've ever met or a smaller wedding where you invite your close family and friends. It's totally up to you.
2006-09-20 23:17:40 · answer #8 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would only invite close friends & family...especially if I had a limited # of invites & resources & I wouldn't ask my boss or most of my co-workers either. Not that they're not ok co-workers, I just don't socialize with them outside of work, so I guess that would be a good criteria, if you don't do things with them outside of work, don't ask them.
2006-09-20 23:20:41 · answer #9 · answered by kibbie01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't invite people from work at all unless you hang out with them on the weekend!
We received wedding presents ($$) from people at my husbands job, even though they were not invited to the wedding.
2006-09-21 03:39:16 · answer #10 · answered by ee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋