I feel weddings are social events so wanted to invite those co-workers with whom I socialize outside of work. Coincidentally, all are women so basically I'm inviting just the women in my group (plus my male boss).
Now, about 6 months ago another woman joined our company and although doesn't work directly with me, she works VERY closely with 3 of the women I'm inviting. This new employee is about my age and super nice. We are on a 'hi, how was your weekend?' basis, and that's it.
Question: do I invite her? She will be the only female in our group who isn't invited and everyone she works with is invited. I could invite her only (no guest) but I am not sure. If she were getting married in 2 months, I would not expect an invite.
Suggestions? Thoughts?
KimiDanny1010
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i honestly feel that if you are questioning it... invite her... you dont want to regret it in a year when you 2 become friends !!!
lanamanitta
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I was going to say you don' t have to (which you don't) but if she's Indian and your wedding is Indian, it will be all the more awkward afterward when people talk about the wedding, because she'll know exactly what it was like! I think it's worth it to invite her because she will be flattered. While she may not be insulted if she is not invited, there is a risk that she will be, and although most people get over that kind of thing pretty quick, it might be fun to have someone there, like you said, to keep the coworkers informed as to what's going on with the various traditions of Indian weddings. I went as my friend's 'date' to her brother's wedding, and had a blast learning all of that stuff!!
JKFris09
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I'm doing the same thing but for an office I no longer work for. The one girl I'm not inviting I never got along with and she is only the person I dont keep in touch with.
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I think it would be a nice getsture to invite her. Speak to the other cowokers that you are close with to see what they think... that's what I did when deciding who from work i was inviting.
drpepper318
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Posted by KimiDanny1010
i honestly feel that if you are questioning it... invite her... you dont want to regret it in a year when you 2 become friends !!!
I agree! There are some people that I've become close with since the wedding (but not before it), and now I really regret that I didn't have them there.
