I have more of a horror story that goes along with wedding etiquette. One of my friends (now more of an associate)was getting married and included me in her bridal party. Mind you, I'd just been invited by my company to attend a huge all expense paid for conference & gala of events in Minneapolis (they only chose a few of thier top performers to invite for free, so it was an honor to get invited) during this time. With a month's notice, I
cancelled my trip and planned for this shot gun wedding. The bridesmaids had to put their initial deposits down for their gowns, but 2 wks before the wedding, she & the groom (they were notoriuos for doing the break up make up thing) got into this
HUGE fight and the whole thing was called off!
When my "friend" told us about it we all cried and hugged and did the sympathy (male-bashing) thing with her, but days later, we started to ask about the deposits. She was very nonchalant about the matter and was just like ~you guys need to discuss that with Mrs. So & So (just like that). So I did. Needless to say, the lady had cancelled the order for the gowns when my "friend" told her that the wedding was off & refused to give the $$ back. I even inquired about having her just order mine (the gown was beautiful ~ it was a neutral color, straight designed with no frumpy bows or anything. Trust me, it wasn't like the ones that I've cracked on people for wearing to formal events) but she wouldn't do it! I called my company and thankfully was able to go on the trip anyway, but that left a sour taste in my mouth. And my "friend" just laughed it all off and was like "oh well". Hmph. I was just in shock because even though they always "broke up", I never thought they'd pull this crap before their wedding.
AND the icing on the proverbial cake......... she and the boyfriend ended up eloping, went to the Justice of the Peace and didn't invite one of us. How's that for inconsiderate?
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"Things that make you go
hmmmmm..."
-Arsenio Hall