Is it okay to show up at your old friend's wedding uninvited if you're there to have fun and you wanted to congratulate the bride/groom? I have always wanted to show up at people's weddings uninvited so I can meet new people and get reunited with my old friends from high school and I'm the kind of person who loves to have lots of friends and since I live in a small town there aren't alot of things to do.
2007-01-15 20:29:51 · 15 answers · asked by Fell In Love 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Plus I can't afford to move to a better town and I don't even own a car
2007-01-15 20:40:46 · update #1
Don't go to the wedding. If this person is an old friend of yours, send them an e-mail or a letter saying "Hi! Remember me? Heard you were getting married!" and then see if an invitation comes your way. Going to see an old friend at their wedding, totally unannounced, is extremely rude and tacky. Weddings are a time for celebrating love. Reunions are a time for catching up. If you do reconnect with your friend and invited to the wedding, that's completely different and then you should go. But, if you don't get a response, or you get a response but no invite, don't go. For your own sake.
Besides, do you really want to be known as a wedding crasher??
2007-01-16 02:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You shouldn't show up at any wedding uninvited. There's a reason why you were not invited. If you want to congratulate the bride and groom, sent them a card or small gift. Think about it. How would you feel if you spent all kinds of time and money planning your wedding just to have people show up because they wanted too? If it were me, I'd be pissed and have you thrown out. Old friend or not.
2007-01-16 00:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jenna G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is not a good idea. If they wanted you to go they would have invited you. If you are looking to make new friends why don't you check out some popular areas near to where you live so you can meet some new people, then you won't have to crash weddings, you might be invited to some who are actually your friends:) Good Luck!
2007-01-16 08:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by palomastephens 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine your sister surely ought to convey the babies such as her on the vacation. they are purely 2 months previous. it is not sensible to ask her to go away them for a weekend or longer with a babysitter at the same time as she flies the international over or by the country, extraordinarily if she is nursing them. they are babies -- they favor to be with their mommy. however she surely ought to not take them to the certain wedding ceremony if she has been informed that's an adults-purely affair. once you've been requested to search for suggestion from from her about this, you should discover suggestions on a truthful, good sitter (perchance from relatives who stay interior the same city because the marriage). propose that the sitter watch the babies in the course of the certain wedding ceremony and reception. she will be able to educate the babies off to the relatives another time -- perchance she will be able to convey them to the practice consultation dinner (in case you've both been invited to it) or perchance she will be able to plot an uncomplicated relatives get-mutually (like brunch at a eating position) for the day after the marriage so everybody can meet her twins. it is high-quality that she needs the relatives to satisfy them because you all stay so a concepts away. however, the marriage isn't the right position for that if it is an adults-purely affair. obviously you shouldn't be envisioned to spend your entire vacation taking care of the twins, however it would want to be high-quality in case you would possibly want to help out slightly. Is her husband drawing near the vacation? if so, you probable heavily isn't mandatory too a lot. If he's not going, although, it would want to be the loving component to attempt this you could help, extraordinarily for the period of shuttle. it is completely acceptable that you'll set barriers of how a lot you could help -- if you're actually not accessible on a particular day or nighttime because you've planned to flow hiking or clubbing or in spite of, then let her understand. solid success operating this out!
2016-12-02 08:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by brenneman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would be really rude, and awkward. If they wanted you there to reminisce they'd have invited you. Plus you have no way of knowing the itinerary or the mood of the event. some weddings are very formal. and if they have food you cant just eat it because the food costs a small fortune. If you want to get invited to a wedding send people engagement gifts, then they'll feel obligated to invite you.
Why dont you move somewhere more fun anyway?
2007-01-15 20:37:27 · answer #5 · answered by jezabella 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You cannot go to the reception as there will not be a place for you at any of the tables.
However, if it is a church wedding, virtually anyone can attend the ceremony. That's the case in Australia anyway.
2007-01-15 21:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. This is NEVER acceptable unless for some strange reason the couple didn't issue invites!
If I was the bride, I would have the staff show you out, old friend or not.
2007-01-15 20:35:15 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I do not feel that you should go if you do not have an invitation. I do not think that you would want people to do that at your wedding. It is really not a proper thing to do and a lot of people would look down on you for doing such a thing.
2007-01-15 20:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ginny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Do not do that.
If you find out someone you use to know is getting married, send them a card to congratulate them and renew the friendship.
2007-01-16 08:04:28 · answer #9 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well NO I really think it is inappropriate, at least for the ceremony, I think later in the evening it might be okay, depending on how much contact you guys have now
usually there is a bachelor party or sth like that, this is where you could go uninvited
greets Anne
2007-01-15 20:35:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anne 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋