Invitation Remorse

Our invites have been sent and the RSVPs are trickling in. Now is the perfect time to start fretting, yes?

ZOMG EVERYTHING IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS!

Lots of nice people have said lots of nice things about our invite/RSVP combo, which is very nice and highly appreciated but I overlooked one crucial thing. Preoccupied with prattling on the invites, I didn't think about how easy it is to overlook the dead obvious. I should have spelled things out a bit more.

So please, my chosen few, if you have not already sent your RSVPs, please write your name(s) on them prior to popping in the post. There's a special spot just for it, nicely lined to guide your penpersonship, conveniently above the checkboxes where you might indicate if you are coming or no. Even though we carefully selected each postcard for each invitee, our memories are not so crash hot that we will remember each and every one of them upon return.

The second problem: did we choose too few? Sure, that we have received RSVPs without names on and aren't sure who they are from may indicate that we have invited too many people, but did we draw the arbitrary line in the right place between our will-haves and will-have-nots?

This line is difficult to draw when you have a family roughly equal to the population of Wales. I decided not to invite any second cousins, even though I know and am on good terms with some of them. Will they be miffed? Relieved? Will their invited parents take offense, harrumph, cluck their tounges and boycott in solidarity?

We didn't invite work colleagues' partners, even though we have met and are on good terms with some of them. Will they be peeved? Will our colleagues? Have we just ensured our future invites to morning teas go "missing"?

We have invited good friends that we don't see much but skipped over mediocre friends we see often. I'm happy with this choice but I'm sure not looking forward to answering any questions. I may have to take them on notice.

We invited at least one real jerk, just because he's good for a laugh at the pub and we can't shake him. I really hope he can come.

PS. - is it rude to have a 'reserves' list for your wedding in case of announced no-shows?

PPS - if you are a friend who hasn't (yet) been invited, please don't assume you are mediocre. You're most likely wonderful, unless you are that one guy. (You know who you are.) It's just that if we were trapped in a lift without enough oxygen, I'd expect you to sacrifice yourself first.

PPPS - by that, I don't mean that I deserve to live more than you, only that you are no doubt a selfless, understanding soul who won't easily take offence.

PPPPS - and that, despite our no-doubt strong friendship, we may simply just have different taste in dress, which would make the wedding awkward and weird and totally not your scene yo, or maybe even the same taste in dress, and I don't want you to show me up. I am fickle.

PPPPPS - and, really, given the title of this blog post, I already feel bad about it, that's the point, so lay off already. I've learned my lesson. Blimey.

PPPPPPS - the real point is that there probably wasn't ever too much of a good reason. I was just playing for laughs.

PPPPPPPS - I never really learned to play well, or with others.