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Anyone else think this is tacky?

I was just invited to a bridal shower by the groom's aunt via facebook. I just think that's tacky. Could they not take the time to write out an invitation? Plus the wedding is in October and the shower is next Saturday. I won't be going 1) because I don't even know the bride and haven't spoken to the groom in a few years and 2) I feel that the invitation wasn't personal because it was  a mass mailing on facebook. Am I wrong to think this?
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Re: Anyone else think this is tacky?

  • I got invited to an engagement party on facebook.  It was for someone in another state.  Yeah, I was friends with them, but it was a very informal engagement party... just going bar-hopping, so it didn't seem that bad to me.  Bridal showers, yeah, I'd think that was a bit tacky.

    ETA:  I did not go

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  • I don't want to come across as mean or anything I just don't understand it. But like I said I don't know the bride and I haven't spoken to the groom in a really long time so I'm not going. We used to go to church together, but their family left several years ago. I do remember being introduced to the bride once but it was a hello nice to meet you and move on thing. I doubt she was the one to put me on the list.

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  • I would probably just respectfully decline.  I think things like bridal showers should be a little bit more formal... to me, that would be like getting a wedding invite on FB....
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  • andplusalso.... I think it's a little weird that you're being invited to a bridal shower for someone you've only met like once.
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  • Yeahhhh... I wouldn't go. Everything about it is just a little off-center (shower so far in advance of the wedding, guests who barely know the honoree, Facebook "invitations").
  • I've been told a little about the wedding through my sister (she's friends with the grooms sister and has spent time with her and the bride) and its going to be a big formal affair. Thats why I was alittle shocked to see the FB invite.
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  • Maybe it was an oversight or a last minute addition?

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  • I have no idea. I'm just going to hit the no I will not be attending reply when I get home.
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  • yeah, that's a lot less formal than I did it lol I just thinking when you're asking gifts from someone (the point of a shower), you should do it in a classy way.... facebook tends to lack that aspect IMO.
  • I think it's tacky that you were even invited!  If you don't know the bride, you shouldn't be invited to her bridal shower, IMO.  Even if you'd gotten a fancy engraved invite, it just screams that they're looking for loads of gifts by inviting people that are strangers, or casual acquaintences at best.
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  • imagejehawley:
    I think it's tacky that you were even invited!  If you don't know the bride, you shouldn't be invited to her bridal shower, IMO.  Even if you'd gotten a fancy engraved invite, it just screams that they're looking for loads of gifts by inviting people that are strangers, or casual acquaintences at best.

    This. Yes, showers are pretty much about the gifts, but not "How many people can I possibly get to buy me stuff?"

  • I agree I would be clicking NO as well that is just odd!
  • I was invited to a destination wedding via facebook.

    I saw that they mass invited about 150-200 people.   Since it was a person from HS I barely knew anymore, I declined.  I think they knew not alot of people would accept, but wanted to make sure anyone who wanted to come knew about it and was invited.

  • It's just a bridal shower, not the actual wedding, so I don't think it's weird. Then again, I didn't have a big fancy shower with real invitations, so maybe I'm biased :) I just think it's silly how everything wedding-related needs to be so big and fancy!
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