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Nancy
Savvy March 2022

This ever happened to you

Nancy, on December 19, 2021 at 10:56 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7
So we recently attended my cousins wedding and my fiancés name was not listed on the table setting. We sent out our save the dates months ago and my cousin and wife are invited so they received one as well. We rsvp to their wedding with both name listed. Should I say something to my cousin for not adding my fiancé on the table setting or should I just let it go. My fiancé didn’t seem bothered but it’s like if I addressed their invitation to name of my cousin and guest.

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Latest activity by Heather, on December 21, 2021 at 1:13 PM
  • Brooke
    Savvy January 2022
    Brooke ·
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    Hm, well I’d be definitely bothered by that as well. It seems a bit tacky to me, especially as you said they had both names on the RSVP. It’s up to you whether to mention it seeing as there’s no changing the situation at this point, but if you do I think you could politely let them know that you were wondering why your fiancé’s name wasn’t listed.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece ·
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    As long as they treat your fiancé with respect and haven’t given you any reason to believe they do not support your fiancé or your relationship, then I’d just let it go. It could have simply been an oversight or there could have been a mix up (we all know no weddings go perfectly).
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  • Stacey
    Super May 2021
    Stacey ·
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    When you received the invitation to their wedding, was his name on it? Or was it just addressed to you? Or You + Guest?

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  • Rosie
    Master February 2022
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    I actually had the opposite happen - my place setting had my husband-to-be's last name on it, even though a. we were not yet engaged at the time, and b. we had provided my name when we rsvped. I did think it was a bit weird, and even weirder, they spelt the last name wrong on both cards, when the rest of my fiance's family's names were spelt correctly, and they were all seated together, while we were randomly seated away from them.

    All in all I thought it was very strange, but loads of people are a LOT less organised than my partner and I, and can't keep track of small details like that and probably just didn't update their spreadsheet/whatever document they were using with the names, and then couldn't find what last name we'd said when the time came. For our wedding, we'd probably reach out and check to be sure, but not everyone would bother or end up having the time to do that, I guess.

    Unless they were really unwelcoming and rude, I'd probably just let it go.

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  • Josie
    Dedicated October 2022
    Josie ·
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    Not exactly the same situation, but my aunt had a big 50th birthday party last month and the invitation was addressed only to me, with not even a mention of a +1 or guest. My whole family knows my fiancé, we've been dating for 5 years and engaged for almost 1 yr. He's spent the last 2 Christmases with my family at this same aunts house. I thought it was rude that he wasn't even mentioned on the invite.

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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
    Lisa ·
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    If they were kind to both of you at their wedding, I would honestly chalk it up to an oversight on their part and just let it go. There's not much that could be done about it now, and as long as it seems like they respect your relationship otherwise, this could have been an honest mistake.
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  • Heather
    Super November 2021
    Heather ·
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    This happened to my cousin when his gf's name wasn't listed on the table seating when we were in Hawaii for our other cousin's wedding. Honestly, I have no idea who to believe or what really happened because my cousin (the bride) said that she did include her on the invite. Now my cousin and his gf have been on and off for a few years now. Therefore, he could have very much not included her on the RSVP at the time if they were broken up. Another scenario could've been the person who created the seating chart may have also forgotten to write her name down. But it was all fixed.

    I'm sure they didn't mean to do it to hurt you guys though as mishaps l like this do happen.

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