I meet a young woman in the mall, who was with a man I had attended church with at one time, and had not seen him in the fives years he left the church. I would run into this lady once in a blue moon at the mall and would speak,"Hello. How are you?" - but that was the extent of it. April of this year - 2011, they announced their engagement via Facebook and had the photographs of him on one knee, asking for her hand in marriage and presenting her with a ring. Which I thought was lovely, since many men do neither.
She and I were never particularly close, so I was not expecting an invitation to their nuptials. Imagine my surprise when I received one - as a Facebook event invitation! I saw it on my Meridian Facebook account this morning.
The wedding is to take place this Saturday afternoon. Even better, the invitation requested that I bring a dish to pass for the reception. Needless to say, I will not be attending. However, I did RSVP to this event by stating: [Regrettably, due to other commitments, I will not be able to attend your nuptials. Best Wishes] I desperately hope she sent real invitations to her real guests, but no one I know ever received one. Others from my church asked if I had been sent a written invitation. I said, "No."
I do have another commitment, another wedding I RSVP to last month. This couple sent traditional wedding invitations via USPS. Even if I had no prior commitment, I would have attended. My take on this is - little thought that goes in is met by little consideration there after.
Sadly, I have received another invitation via Facebook to birthday parties, baby showers, wedding showers, even a funeral - such poor taste! I know this is the technological age, but seriously? Facebook? I do not mind being sent invitations via e-mail - but I feel they should be limited to cocktail parties, dinner parties, birthday parties, tailgating and sporting events, bachelor/bachelorette parties - but not to graduations, baby showers, weddings showers and certainly not a wedding. Under no circumstance should an invitation be sent out for a funeral - ever!
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