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Beginner September 2024 Essex

Colleagues at your wedding...

Emma, 8 August, 2024 at 11:30 Posted on Etiquette and Advice 0 3

Hi all,


Please help! I've had my first wedding melt down today and spent the start of the working day crying in the toilets over whether to invite a specific colleague to my wedding. I work in a small team (12 of us) and I made it very clear from the beginning that I am having a small wedding and unfortunately I will not be able to extend an invite to colleagues. I've also kept wedding talk to a minimum only answering basic questions about it so as to not make it a big deal in the office. I do however, have 2 colleagues that I consider close friends - we socialise outside of work, are always chatting on our group chat and I even went on holiday with one of them earlier in the year - and so naturally I have invited the 2 of them. Now a different colleague who I don't see often (and who for my first year and a half working here ignored me) is making me feel uncomfortable by asking if they're invited to my wedding every time I see him. I have been clear every time saying no, numbers are tight and I've had to exclude members of my family. But he is being soooo persistent and even my 2 work friends are starting to make me feel bad saying "why not, he's sweet and means well". I don't know what to do and would love some help!

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Latest activity by Hayley, 15 August, 2024 at 17:34
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    VIP July 2020 Monmouthshire
    RomanticGreenStationery27135 ·
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    Far from being 'sweet', your work colleague is behaving completely inappropriately. Asking if he was invited once was a bit cheeky, but to persist when he's been told 'no' is extremely rude and also harassment. I think you need to be a little less 'nice' in your response. The next time he raises the topic, just say "I have already told you that you are not invited" and change topic. If he persists, I would consider complaining to your HR department - continually asking a work colleague to include you in her private social life is harassment.

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    Beginner October 2025 Tyne & Wear
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    I wouldn’t feel bad. Weddings are stressful enough without someone you don’t consider a friend making you feel uncomfortable. They are also expensive so I feel it is completely acceptable to not spend money on someone you don’t really want there. If him being there won’t add anything to your day then I’d stick to the no! Hopefully he will soon get the hint and stop asking
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  • Hayley
    Beginner September 2025 North Yorkshire
    Hayley ·
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    I have said to my work colleagues that the ceremony is family only and they may be invited to the reception. I have not sent them save the dates so they know it will be just the evening as I'm not close with them and do not socialise with them outside of work so they are not far up my list of people to invites so will see what my other guests RSVP before making any final decisions as my work colleagues took a similar stance to your friend and assumed they were invited when I told them I had a date and venue.

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