I am new to the board and had my first wedding drama. I mailed out my invitations last week for my wedding Oct. 2nd. Well, my Aunt who is like a second mom, called me the second she received her invitation. I'm thinking that she wanted to call me to let me know she received her invitation and that she thought it was nice, etc. NO...she called me to inform me that since she received her invitation in the mail that she felt like an outsider and a "regular" guest. I thought nothing of just dropping her invite in the mail, being as though I am running around doing 500 other things and there is only one of me. My Aunt then tells me that she thought we had a closer relationship than me just putting her invite in the mail. I won't bore you with the rest of the conversation, but you can see where I am going with this. Of course, she had me all upset over this.
First off, why would I NOT send her an invitation? Most people keep invites for a keepsake.
Second, I really don't think this was something that she should have contacted me about. I have other things that I have to deal with not an Aunt calling about receiving an INVITATION!! I was really outdone.
Well, I just wanted to vent!!
Sometimes silence is GOLDEN!!
Mon, 07/25/2005 - 14:50
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Sometimes silence is GOLDEN!!
I am new to the board and had my first wedding drama. I mailed out my invitations last week for my wedding Oct. 2nd. Well, my Aunt who is like a second mom, called me the second she received her invitation. I'm thinking that she wanted to call me to let me know she received her invitation and that she thought it was nice, etc. NO...she called me to inform me that since she received her invitation in the mail that she felt like an outsider and a "regular" guest. I thought nothing of just dropping her invite in the mail, being as though I am running around doing 500 other things and there is only one of me. My Aunt then tells me that she thought we had a closer relationship than me just putting her invite in the mail. I won't bore you with the rest of the conversation, but you can see where I am going with this. Of course, she had me all upset over this.
First off, why would I NOT send her an invitation? Most people keep invites for a keepsake.
Second, I really don't think this was something that she should have contacted me about. I have other things that I have to deal with not an Aunt calling about receiving an INVITATION!! I was really outdone.
Well, I just wanted to vent!!
Take a deep cleansing breath and just laugh it off. Next call from her will be an apology, she was just having a moment, we all do:) The closer you get to 10/2 you'll need to vent a lot more than that. Peace an Blessings
Living my life like it's GOLDEN!!
Thanks for the blessings!! I will relax, relate and release the best way I can!!
i agree with phenomonique. My wedding is on 8/13/05 and i have vented some much on this web site. :)
Nikky29
KLB take a deep breathe and woooo saaah. girl don't let your Aunt bother you, she was going thru something. Granted she shouldn't have called you with it, but understand she's probably just as excited or overwhelmed with your wedding as you. ( believe it) Every guest received an invitation in the mail for my wedding just for the sake of me keeping track of them. My wedding party recieved their's in they're thank you gift bags. But how could they have forgotten. Sometimes people just react, but don't let that get to you. If she calls with anymore nonsense, direct her to speak to your MOH. Let her handle the crazy stuff, you have to much to think about. Remember to breathe and pray ( a lot of both ;D ) Best of luck to you!!!!
I've learned that
people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but
people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou
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Thanks again. All of your words have really helped me.