Hi. I am getting married in November and this is my second time around. We plan to marry at the church and have a four hour champagne brunch. I have a lot of coworkers who probably think they should be invited. Any advice how to handle this would be appreciated. We are only having 40-50 people max.
Hi. I am getting married in November and this is my second time around. We plan to marry at the church and have a four hour champagne brunch. I have a lot of coworkers who probably think they should be invited. Any advice how to handle this would be appreciated. We are only having 40-50 people max.
Introducing the New Mrs. Mahaffey - August 26, 2007
Just let them know, "I would loove for you to be there, but we're having a very small ceremony with immediately family members only". (You have to exaggerate a little lol)
[quote="SeptBride"]Just let them know, "I would loove for you to be there, but we're having a very small ceremony with immediately family members only". (You have to exaggerate a little lol)
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Thats right, when you do family only, people understand...because if you invite one, you must invite them all, so to nip in the bud, I didn't bother, but I explained it just like Askalot said.
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Hi Mrsflipper, welcome to the site
and HE!L NO, one you start mixing and mingling social and work life, where will you draw the line. What do you do to keep a professional work relationship with everyone...don't invite anyone.
(OK, side note...unless you are really close with someone socially before hand)don't just invite them just for the sake of inviting them.
most people from work just want to be nosey any way. Tell them you'll take lots of pics.
Can you tell me more about what you are doing with your brunch reception? I am thinking about doing the same thing on a larger scale and am looking for ideas.
[quote="MRSFLIPPER"]Hi. I am getting married in November and this is my second time around. We plan to marry at the church and have a four hour champagne brunch. I have a lot of coworkers who probably think they should be invited. Any advice how to handle this would be appreciated. We are only having 40-50 people max.
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Welcome MsFlipper. I think the coworker issue depends on how close you are to them. I have some coworkers that are closer than many of my family members. I invited 5 people from work they showed more excitement about being invited than my close family members who just assume they are supposed to be invited.
Plus depending on where you work/type of work you do, coworkers tend to give better gifts. Heck my supervisor paid the make up artist that did my entire wedding party and on top of that bought whatever make up I wanted to keep. The other four gave VERY NICE cash gifts.
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Thanks, everyone, for your input. I have decided to invite the coworkers I share an office with (6) even though I know 4 of them are not coming - I think it is better to do this, erring on the side of caution.
The brunch idea is great, gals. Why? Think about it: You get married in the morning; champagne is served along with breakfast and lunch items of your choosing. You don't have to do a seating plan unless you want to because the food is set up buffet-style. Liquor will not be served at my affair and if someone there buys a drink, they will have to pay for it. We are providing the champagne as far as liquor is concerned. By the way, the wedding cake is also included! We are saving 50% of what we would pay at a catering hall by having our special day at an elegant Italian restaurant. What do you think? :)
Introducing the New Mrs. Mahaffey - August 26, 2007
That's the best idea ever in life. Seriously,I want to do the same thing, without the champangne. When are you having your ceremony? I was thinking about having mine at like 11:00 AM. I'm inviting my coworkers too. There's only five of them I work with closely and I'm sure only two out of five will come.
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Yes, it is a great idea. The only reason we are having champagne is because it is included in the package we chose at the restaurant; otherwise, we'd have no alcohol at all. The whole shindig is from 12 to 4. Nobody needs to be drinking at that time anyway (lol)!
Introducing the New Mrs. Mahaffey - August 26, 2007
LOl I know that's right!
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They might WANT to, but they don't NEED to!
That is exactly why I'm doing it. I'm not adverse to drinking, however out of respect for my mother and the older members of my family, I don't want my friends and guests that do drink to be too far gone. A brunch ensures that folks won't be doing too much drinking, also financially its best for me because our guest list looks to be about 400, so the cheaper the better, lol.
I'm thinking of doing a jazz brunch type theme. Have a live band, etc. I'm still fleshing out the idea, but I went to a jazz brunch Sunday at an upscale soul food restaurant and I fell in love with it.
[quote="MRSFLIPPER"]Thanks, everyone, for your input. I have decided to invite the coworkers I share an office with (6) even though I know 4 of them are not coming - I think it is better to do this, erring on the side of caution.
The brunch idea is great, gals. Why? Think about it: You get married in the morning; champagne is served along with breakfast and lunch items of your choosing. You don't have to do a seating plan unless you want to because the food is set up buffet-style. Liquor will not be served at my affair and if someone there buys a drink, they will have to pay for it. We are providing the champagne as far as liquor is concerned. By the way, the wedding cake is also included! We are saving 50% of what we would pay at a catering hall by having our special day at an elegant Italian restaurant. What do you think? :)
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Real love requires a minimum of emotion and a maximum of the will - Bishop Keith W. Reed, Sr.