08/29/2019
Let's talk about appropriate wedding etiquette. This guest was invited to both the day wedding events and an evening party, albeit it was by mistake. Instead of trying to accomodate what was the brides clear error, they made their guest feel not only unwelcome, but it was the guests fault and thus should leave. That is HIGHLY inappropriate. They should have spoken to the event staff immediately and made accommodations.
Everyone is entitled to having a wedding celebration their own way, but to be honest, when you only invite guests to your reception and not to your wedding day - the impression you are setting is that you are only looking for gifts. It offends a good many people. It is different when you have a remote location wedding and want to have a fun party celebrating with your local friends and family when you ask for no gifts to be given.
When planning your wedding, you should think about what message you want to send to your guests. Is it to celebrate your big day with you or do you want them to feel like you just want gifts. I believe my clients are of the first train of thought.
A anonymous woman from the UK was left mortified after being asked to leave a wedding because she was only supposed to be invited to the evening reception. She took to Reddit to share her story.
