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InkedDoll
VIP January 2015

Post-wedding rant

InkedDoll, 25 January, 2015 at 15:30 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 18

So most of you know that we didn't tell many people that we were getting married. Everyone knew we were engaged, but to keep fuss to a minimum we only told the 19 invited guests (all close family) the date and time, and we asked them not to mention it to anyone else.

Almost straight after the ceremony we posted a pic on Facebook ( the one of our hands I also posted here) and updated our relationship statuses. We got many likes, comments and messages of congrats which was lovely. Most people were surprised, but all positive, including my extended family.

Today, just over a week later, I got a notification that there was a new comment on the photo. It was a friend of H's who lives in Australia, so I've never met her. The comment was: "Er, WHAT!!!???" And then followed a few mins later by: "Yeah congrats but f*cking hell we were JUST home! How do we not go to your wedding??? Honeymoon in Australia!!!!!!" Those are copy and pastes, so punctuation all hers.

Now her husband commented on the pic congratulating us on the day, so given that they were close friends of H's before emigrating, he finds it odd that the husband hadn't mentioned it at any point. But hey ho, people have busy lives, whatever. I know my wedding is not no1 topic of conversation for everyone else.

However, this has really narked me. How dare this woman I've never met act like we've insulted her by not inviting her to our wedding?! We didn't invite anyone - that must be obvious by the number of surprised comments on the pic. Not to mention that when they were visiting the UK over Xmas, they didn't even bother to come up to Manc to see all their old friends. A mutual friend had to drive over 100 miles to visit them where they were staying in Yorkshire.

I asked H to message her and explain that we didn't invite anyone so I dunno what she's said to that if anything. But it's still annoying. My own cousins have been gracious about it, why can't she? Grr. Sorry all, rant over Smiley smile

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Latest activity by k.j.w, 26 January, 2015 at 23:25
  • pink & glitz
    Beginner August 2014
    pink & glitz ·
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    You will always upset someone but you both had your dream day your way! I would ignore her, what kind of language is that to use (fxcking hell) when you hear of someone else's good news! Xx

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  • MrsShep
    Beginner September 2014
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    Urgh, Christ some people are so crass. Quite possible that her husband did mention it but that she's either A too self absorbed or B only just gone onto facebook and has commented as if she didn't know.

    I would either totally ignore her, or comment saying no one knew except family, I'd also be tempted to say would have been nice to see you when you came over, but that one is probably up to your H.

    Weddings make people feel they have some sort of weird rights!

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  • jen-lou
    Super July 2016
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    ^^^^ exactly this! She'd most probably had a few too many vino's and thought she was brave behind a computer, bet she wouldn't say it to your face if you bumped into her at the local shop.

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  • InkedDoll
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    Yeah, very possibly. Looking at H's pic he actually captioned it "snuck off to Gretna to get married", so even if she didn't so much as glance at the preceding comments, that made it obvious that nobody knew. I know you can't tell tone over the internet so maybe she was joking, but it didn't sound it to me. Thank goodness they do live in Aus so we won't have to invite them to our party, when we get round to having one..

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  • MrsShep
    Beginner September 2014
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    Perfect caption from Mr ID. Haha, I totally think you should invite them Smiley winking

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  • MrsShep
    Beginner September 2014
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    Perfect caption from Mr ID. Haha, I totally think you should invite them Smiley winking

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  • *Mini*
    Beginner January 2012
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    She sounds like a dick. Let your husband deal with it and ignore.

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  • Ali_G
    Beginner October 2012
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    I think you're actually over-exagerating. I would view that comment as a light hearted one. If you don't know her, how do you know she's actually offended at not being invited?

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  • InkedDoll
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    I don't. And as I said in one of my earlier posts, you can't tell tone on the internet - maybe she is joking. I didn't have a sleepless night over it or anything - it just narked me, y'know? But hey ho, it's done now.

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  • Pompey
    Beginner June 2012
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    I guess it's hard to tell on t'interweb - my friend often speaks like this, so I read it in a jokey way.

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  • InkedDoll
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    The interesting thing is that I said to my H "it comes across as weird and entitled, is she normally like that?" and he said "err.." and hesitated before adding "no". I don't know how he knows them - I suspect just part of the old Rockworld crowd - but it seems like perhaps he liked the husband and just tolerated the wife Smiley smile

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  • halloweeny
    Beginner October 2013
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    I think you might be reading a bit too much into it. Wouldn't take it personally if i were you. YOu're always going to get some plonker saying stupid stuff. I can see how you'd be annoyed about it though.

    Could you hide her post?

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  • InkedDoll
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    I dunno, maybe. It's annoying that it's the last comment on the pic after over 100 posts of congrats, and will probably stay that way now! But it's entirely possible I read too much into it. Some people add six exclamation marks to everything they say, maybe she's one of those people.

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  • halloweeny
    Beginner October 2013
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    If it makes you feel any better something similar happened to us.

    one of OH's FB friends commented on a picture of the confetti shot posted moments after it was taken by a mate. she put something like this:

    ' you got married????! [err did she think we always dress like that?] Thanks for no invite! Beautiful bride [i.e. she couldn't remember my name]'

    Haha!! why even bother?

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  • MrsShep
    Beginner September 2014
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    As we've said before, weddings do seem to turn people into snivelling idiots!

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  • *Pugsley*
    Beginner March 2014
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    Considering she's said something nice in trying to get you to go on honeymoon to Aus in the same or next sentence I think she said it in a nice and jokey way & you might have been 'narked' at something you didn't mean to be.

    I don't think she's acting like she's insulted at all.

    Breathe!!!

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  • Tiny-Tiggs
    Beginner April 2012
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    Exactly this! This is how I took it. I understand that if you're not used to that kind of OTT response then you might not get it but my friends quite often speak like this and it's just banter.

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  • InkedDoll
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    Yeah, it could well be. I'm not very used to 'banter' as my friends aren't really like that. She's the first person to express annoyance at not having been invited, even in a jokey way, so I was a bit taken aback by it! No chance of a honeymoon in Australia though, I hate hot weather, hence having a January wedding Smiley smile

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  • k.j.w
    Beginner June 2017
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    The joys of the internet & a person you dont really know- you dont know whether she was just being a cow or joking around, or both!

    Its like when we got engaged, and everyone was saying congrats, one of our mates put 'feel sick.' I read it as banter coz thats how that group of mates are, but people who dont know him may have thought he was being rude etc.

    Maybe get your other half to delete that post off the pic if you don't want it on there as the last post?!

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