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VC, on July 29, 2016 at 9:16 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 22

For those who are inviting or had their wedding. Which guest and how long was it since you saw them?

We are inviting some relatives we haven't seen in YEARS. I'd say maybe 5 years since we last saw them in person. That person may not show up since they are half way across the globe.

For the ones who are very likely to attend, probably 2 years ago.

You?

22 Comments

Latest activity by Minders, on July 30, 2016 at 9:06 PM
  • AsYouWish
    Super October 2016
    AsYouWish ·
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    I'm inviting quite a few people I haven't seen in a while. Including my dad and my brother (they both live in NY and I live in VA) so we don't see each other often. I haven't seen either of them since my brother got married threes years ago. There will be more I haven't seen in a long time too.

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  • Regan
    Expert June 2017
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    Moms cousin, 4 years. But she wants to throw me a shower, so she is coming I guess lol

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  • Karen P
    Super May 2017
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    I'm inviting cousins I am close to and really want to see that I haven't seen in person since our grandma died in 2012, and one cousin and his family who missed the funeral so I have never met his wife or kids and haven't seen him since I was six years old or so - but his wife and I actually have this great relationship on facebook, so I'm hoping they come. I really want my wedding to be the impetus for a family reunion and we can do brunch and stuff the day before and just hang out and catch up.

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  • Melissa
    Master March 2018
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    We don't have a whole lot of guests like this. While ours is far away still, the only ones that we haven't seen in a while is family that lives oot.

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  • SleepytheDwarf
    Master June 2017
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    We haven't seen my dad's side of the family in probably 5+ years, but I still plan on inviting his brothers and their families. They just aren't the kind of guys who make plans and they don't have a sister to force them to get together! :-)

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  • CMC
    Master November 2016
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    My mom wants to invite her aunts and uncles (so my great-aunts and -uncles) and I actually can't remember the last time I saw them. At least 15 years ago, probably more. But they live pretty far away, so we don't think they're actually going to come.

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  • Kayla
    VIP September 2016
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    Everyone we are inviting we talk to regularly, and have seen in the last 12 months.(with the exception of 2 of FHs family members)

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  • GreektoIrish2017
    Super October 2017
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    Some of FH's family I've never even met, like his cousins, aunts, uncles, and his stepmom. They'll all be at the wedding and that'll be my first time ever seeing or speaking to them. They live in ME and we live in FL. FH is from Maine but I'm from PA and only his mom, dad, sister, and niece have been down here. So it'll be interesting I suppose

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  • klimberkat
    VIP August 2016
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    My family is all or nothing so I had to invite all my cousins, and my family is spread to literally every corner of the country and abroad. One cousin who I haven't seen in almost 10 years declined, I think he held the record. Of those I know are coming so far, there's a cousin I last saw at another cousin's wedding 4 years ago. We're FB friends and it'll be nice to see him again and meet his fiance. My mom pretty much insisted on a wedding because they're the only time our family gets together anymore.

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  • Ali
    Master June 2017
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    Myself or my FH have seen all our guests within the last year and half. We are only inviting close friends and family.

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  • Theresa Beale
    Master November 2014
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    DH has a friend he hadn't seen in 18 years! I found said friend's phone number and did a reverse 411 look up to get his address. This friend was so excited to attend and re-connect with all his friends he hadn't seen in such a long time.

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  • KiwiDerbyBride
    VIP May 2015
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    My godmother who I hadn't seen in at least five years, possibly ten. Her daughter came as her +1 and I hadn't seen her in about twenty years! It was lovely to catch up with them both.

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  • Yourlilfig
    VIP August 2016
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    I have friends coming from Canada and we haven't seen each other in 8 years. I'm really excited.

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  • 5starFM
    VIP January 2017
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    I can only think of one family. I've never met them and FH has not seen them in 5 years or so. They live in Canada. And that's if they come.

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  • Dreamer
    Master May 2013
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    We invited my uncle and his wife - I hadn't seen them in almost 3 years, before our wedding. They were the only 2, of 250 invited guests, who didn't have the courtesy to respond. They couldn't manage to spend 30 seconds to send a congratulatory e-mail, either. In hindsight, we wouldn't have wasted the invitation and postage.

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  • Donna
    Expert September 2017
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    As a way to limit our guest list, we are not inviting people that we haven't seen since we got together, which is 7 years ago.

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  • ChristinaS
    VIP April 2017
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    My dad wanted me to invite his cousin who I haven't seen in at least 10 years.

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  • Almost-Mrs.Saraza
    Expert August 2016
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    FH invited his grandfather who lives in Colombia. He has not seen his grandfather in over 10 years. His grandfather came at the beginning on June and we are so excited to have him at our wedding! Oh and he's 91 years old!!!! We are so lucky and blessed!

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  • Erin381
    Master September 2016
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    Everyone of my guests I have seen in the last 2 years - including international cousins.

    FH has not seen many of his in more than 10. Its just how his family is. On his moms side I have met 1 of her 12 siblings.

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  • MNA
    Master April 2018
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    Most of FH's family he hasn't seen for a couple of years, but he talks to them regularly. They're several states away, so we don't see them as much as we might otherwise.

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