I have always found it weird, the people they invited. The mom lists her "clients," presumably from whatever business she runs and George lists a man he hasn't seen in 15 years.
Do people seriously invite their business clients to their daughter's wedding when they don't even know her? Seems beyond silly. It seems the out of control list was because of the parents, not Annie.
"Why couldn't the monkey arrange this from INSIDE the garbage can?"
Some people send invitations only to get a gift in return. Granted, it didn't sound like that in this particular situation from the way they were talking, but that is a reason a lot of people invite acquaintances in addition to their close friends. Same with graduation invitations - you get a ton of invites to send, but no one except your immediate family is going to show up - but they will send the graduate a check.
And you're right - it was the parents fault (mainly Nina's) because Annie even said they didn't have that many friends.
I completely agree. What I cannot believe about this entire movie is how extreme this family (especially Nina) get about this wedding, and act like it is all typical. Especially with the guest list, you don’t invite every person you’ve ever met to your daughter’s wedding (unless you have unlimited funds). A lot of people I know debate about inviting coworkers they see everyday let alone clients and long lost friends.
shareIt's rather strange not to invite any coworkers but it all depends on how much you like them, how much time you spend with them. I found it strange that my friend didn't invite her fellow teacher after he choreographed the newlyweds' first dance and helped them learn it. Kind of ungrateful, right?
Maybe Nina's very good clients are so close they've dined with the family many times and know Annie well enough to expect to be invited.
I have a wedding to go to soon. I've never met the bride and barely know the groom. I've seen him once in the last 10+ years but I'm friends with his parents and they said the bride's family probably won't be dancing much and they want to have some people there who know how to have fun!
I guess there are all sorts of reasons to invite someone to a wedding!
george lacks institutional control over the situation. annie is just a innocent bystander!
Oh, and remember, next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day.
Being that this was the first wedding they planned, I think they were worried about offending anyone they knew. Like when Nina explains to George "You can't cut family. They know about the wedding." When my sister got married, my parents went nuts making sure every family member (no matter how distant), co-worker, friend, and church member recieved an invite. They didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings by getting snubbed. Back then, an invite meant "I would be honored to share the happiest momment of my life with you." I think only recently an invite means "I really just want a gift from you."
shareI don't take the guest list at face value. What I mean is, they picked an absurdly high number to illustrate how out of control the wedding had become.
That said, it is crazy how quickly a guest list can spiral out of control. I mean, I'm planning a wedding now, and there are absolutely people who my parents want to invite to the wedding for them rather than for my fiancee and I. Family friends who I haven't seen, let alone had a meaningful interaction with, in 10-15 years, and who have never met my fiancee.
But we've kind of gone with the mentality that even though it's "our" wedding, that it's an important day to our parents too. They're happy and excited, just like we are. And just like we want to share in that with the people closest to us, they want to do the same. So they add some of their friends to the guest list, and we just kind of go with it
You have a good attitude towards your invites. If your parents are paying for the wedding then they should be allowed to invite a few guests of their choosing .
"The end of the shoelace is called the...IT DOESN'T MATTER!"
Thanks, though It didn't really have anything to do with them chipping in (though they did. Thanks mom and dad!). It was simply about understanding that the day is important to other people too. I was the last of my siblings to get married, my parents were excited, they wanted some of their friends to share the day with, so it really was no problem.
Granted, we gave them a sort of limit. We weren't going to get a 572-person guest list. (In part because our original ceremony site only held about 130) But still, I think it's important to recognize what the day means to others.