I don't really care about upsetting family
I was planning to not invite anyone except grandparents, but decided that that would mean my parents have to look after them, rather than enjoy themselves, so am inviting aunts and uncles to do that instead.

it's annoying because my cousins on my mum's side are great, and those on my dad's side are shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:03, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I don't mean to give you wedding advice, but
Only invite awesome people, ignore the rest. Fuck courtesy, fuck equality, fuck politeness.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

I'm planning to invite all of them
Luckily, the shit ones don't talk to us, so probably they won't be going. They'll find a good excuse, as they have done for 28 years, not to travel to Tenerife and visit us there.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

You do know that you have to ask the queen if you want to get married right?

(Bazongaloid, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)

We'll get married in Spain
So I hope not. However, I'll ask if she gives me a good present.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

^this
Thankfully this is something I will never have to worry about.
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

courtesy, equality and politeness aren't entering into it
reasons for inviting my aunts and uncles are:
1. people to look after my grandparents
2. More presents
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)

That works
I was thinking about all the others, people you've not seen in years etc.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

naa, bollocks
they can all fuck off. I see all my good old mates all the time, so they are all in. The mrs has broken ties with her old mates as they are shit, and we see the best of our uni mates reasonably frequently so they are in too.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:24, Reply)

Sounds perfect!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:26, Reply)

My uncles partner got the hump because I hadn't invited her daughter
which would have meant including the baby and her husband, and due to lack of numbers I couldn't, but I had invited their son, because he's living at home. Rather than coming to me and raising this apparent snub, she waits until the last minute and then my uncle has to raise it with my dad who then asks me who says, let me ask mrs al and see. I was a bit pissed off at being told who to invite, but couldn't be bothered with the grief so I was going to say, yeah, she can come along as we've had some drop outs.

But before that message could be conveyed we got a one line e-mail saying they wouldn't be attending the wedding or reception.

So my dads response was "fuck her, the stupid bitch" and that was also my opinion.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)

fuck that shit
there's no need for it.

a friend of ours is having a nightmare because of step-parents. their head table is going to have about 20 people on it because they are all being wankers.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

I haven't seen practically any of my cousins in over a decade
they can sod-off if they think they're getting invited. Same goes to anyone who wants to bring a baby. They can f*** off and die!
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)

unfortunately my bro and my gf's sister both have babies
so they have to come and bring them :-(
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)

Guy I shared an office with got married
and invited me and our supervisor. Supervisor's new born sproglet went for the world's loudest scream competition entry right at the, "I blah blah blah take thee blah blah blah to be my lawfully wedded..."

Not happening at mine, they can put them in the kennels for the day (or whatever it is you do with babies).
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)

If it's you - then rape them

(Bazongaloid, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

I hate hearing babies scream at the best of times

( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:48, Reply)

You just tell people beforehand
"If it cries take it out."
That's just bad manners that she didn't take it out.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)

My friends have banned kids from their wedding
Smart move.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

oh yeah, young children too
they're just as bad in completely different ways
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

his wife did take it out
but from the side of the church the screaming was still audible and there was a minute or so before it was actually out of the way. Stupid babies, no sense of occasion.
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

at my brother's wedding my aunt, uncles and grandparents arrived really quite late
holding up the proceedings.

as soon as they got in the venue and settled in my aunt immediately started tutting at someone's kid who had a made a brief happy laughing sound.

stupid cow.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)

I wouldn't know
I was the perfect baby, child, teenager and indeed adult.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

perfect architypal behaviourly disturbed, demanding only-child
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

I only ever made one demand
and it was "Be aware of me", on a very boring Sunday afternoon.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Yeah yeah yeah
Right, I'm off to photograph the Stockholm Syndrome bank thingy for chickenlady.
( djtrialprice, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

You mean you're off to take pictures of chickens
for the lady in the Stockholm bank.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Lovely!
I'm going to ask my mother and father to write a list down with the family I should invite, and that's it.

As I said, the big mayority haven't bother to visit us in Tenerife for 30 years, so I'm pretty certain they won't go.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:15, Reply)