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Jessica
Savvy September 2019

Bachelorette party: People inviting themselves..advice??

Jessica, on January 10, 2019 at 11:31 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 17
So I have a friend who I’m not so close with anymore..or we never really were. But she was always part of my group of friends so I invited her to the wedding because I didn’t want her to be the only one left out. I went back and forth on this for awhile but just decided what’s one more to avoid hurt feelings..

So now she keeps hounding me about my bachelorette party (which I never planned to invite her to). There are others I’m also choosing not to invite to the BP so she isn’t singled out here like she would have been for the wedding. But she assumes she is invited to the bachelorette party and literally texts me every other week asking when and where we plan on going so she can coordinate with her other trips she has planned. I wanted to use the excuse that it’s going to be just the bridal party only..but that’s not true and she would find out at some point.

I just don’t know what to say to her. I think it’s incredibly awkward and rude on her part because if I was in her position I wouldn’t be doing this assuming I was invited to something. Like I said she barely made the cut for the wedding! Now I’m kicking myself for being too nice and if I wouldn’t have invited her to the wedding then I wouldn’t have this problem at all.

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Latest activity by Tori, on January 11, 2019 at 1:23 AM
  • JustKidding
    VIP April 2018
    JustKidding ·
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    "I'm sorry, we're keeping it small. Not everyone was invited."

    "Sorry, we were unable to invite you"

    "It's a bit rude to assume you were invited."

    Depends how nice you want to be. She's being rude, so you can either stop replying to her texts, or just tell her. She's not caring about the position she's putting you in, so meh.

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  • Rayna
    Devoted July 2019
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    I’d tell her my bridal party was planning the bachelorette party and they’ve already extended all of the invitations.
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  • Augusta
    Dedicated February 2020
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    This type of thing gives me so much anxiety, but I think you have really great ideas here. The first one I feel is something that could be said without hurting feelings.

    S ome people just don’t have boundaries or feel like the relationship is more important to them than how the other person feels. You might be her closest friend even though she’s not yours, which could be why she’s assuming she’s part of it- or maybe she’s lonely? Either way I think “just kidding” says it best about just needed to tell her, even if it’s blunt.
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  • Shay
    Expert April 2024
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    I’ll be blunt with her,You’re Not invited 🍷
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  • Kenisha
    Champion June 2019
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    That’s a perfect response.
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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
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    Or if you really wanna avoid the ackwardness, figure out the dates of her other trips and then try and plan your party for while she’s away. That way, she will never know she was never actually invited
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Is your bachelorette just members of your bridal party? If so, not inviting her seems fine. If it's a larger party with lots of people, I'd probably just invite her. But I agree, it's odd to invite yourself.

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  • Christine
    Expert September 2020
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    I'd let her know she isn't invited so that she can stop trying to plan around it (even though she's being super presumptuous here). You can just tell her something like "Sorry, it's a small bachelorette party and not everyone is invited."

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  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
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    Wow, this is a tough one, for sure. But it seems like the only way to avoid hurt feelings is to invite her. For whatever reason, she is assuming she'll be on the list for the bachelorette party. That is on her, as nobody should ever assume things like that. But I understand why you don't want to invite her, so that's not a real solution for you. In that case, you may have to just deal with someone's hurt feelings. "Sorry, but my bridal party is planning the whole thing, and they kept the invite list small." You won't be able to control her reaction, or how she deals with you in the future, so all you can do is be kind when you break the news, and hope for the best.

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  • J
    Master October 2019
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    This happened with me but with one of FH's friends. He spilled the beans to too many people about our group bridal party trip and then this friend of his was like oh can't wait for it. I'm like uhhhh he's not coming. We already have enough people/couples because we extended it to spouses/so's we know and really would like to spend the trip with. He was not really one of them. Basically everyone coming is attached to someone else in the bridal party so it would be weird if this other friend comes. Hoping FH and the friend forgot about it so when we book we just go with the original guest list.

    Idk I guess you just have to be firm with her since she keeps asking (rude? like why haha). Say you are keeping it small and the bridal party is making the arrangements and that everyone was decided on already. Additionally, say it wouldn't have been possible to invite everyone/too hectic!

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  • M
    Savvy May 2019
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    I would not invite her, its your day and if you're not close it will be weird to have her there. I would just say "Sorry, my bridal party is setting it up, and were trying to keep it small so only them and a few others were invited. I am looking forward to celebrating with you at the wedding though!"
    Remember, its her that is rude, you don't need to worry too much about her feelings or be embarrassed, its her that needs to be embarrassed for imposing herself on your special day. You already did your nice deed by inviting her to the wedding.

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  • Mrs. J Robinson
    Super March 2019
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    Exactly this
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  • Charity
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    Tell her you are limited on the guest list, your not planning it not everyone is being invited

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  • Jessica
    Savvy September 2019
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    No it’s not just the bridal party but it is my closest friends...Which just isn’t her.
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  • Jessica
    Savvy September 2019
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    That’s true... we are renting an air bnb and I guess I could just say they planned it and already settled on a house that only holds so many..
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  • Jessica
    Savvy September 2019
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    I agree! Thanks that’s a good way to look at it.
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  • Tori
    Devoted March 2019
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    I don't understand this. My party is 4 people including me and another bride I know has 13 people, including non bridal party people. I honestly never understood why you would invite non bridal party people to a bachelorette party but to each their own.

    Unfortunately, you need to be blunt with her. The longer you skirt the issue the worse it will be. I would say, oh it's only going to be a small group or, due to accommodations I could only invite this many people. Have you had a bridal shower yet? Is she invited to that? Maybe include her in that if you feel bad about the bachelorette situation.
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