Well guys and gals - my attempt to blog everyday is quite the task and I am not succeeding here. I am just coming off of a busy weekend (last) both mentally and physically. Then I did the unthinkable earlier this week and washed my hair and went to bed with it damp so I had to battle what you might call a head cold - I guess. Anyway - last Saturday I attended and worked as a host at my friend's wedding. which was soooo pretty and such a warm heartfelt event. I still feel very warm inside just thinking about it! Being a host was more than I thought - a friend of mine did warn me, but I thought how hard could it be....hello sir, this way; good day madam - your seat would be that way.....Uhhhh no - certainly more than that - but all incredibly worth it!
Moving on - with the bride being both my friend and coworker, I got to thinking is it customary to invite your boss and your colleagues who work in your department to your wedding? I mean.....I personally wouldn't feel obligated to invite anyone from my job unless I forged a personal relationship or bond with the person or persons and I wanted them there. Now, of course I was there, and then there were three people who were ex-coworkers from our job, but clearly that makes them friends now, because we no longer work with them. However, we work in a department of 16 and my friend was advised to not "not invite" a couple of key work personalities, but just as I would have done - she decided to go with those who she is most close with and that only included me and 1 other person (not the boss). I applauded her for not getting sucked into the office politics. I mean, where does it end and who made those rules? What if you were keeping your wedding small and quaint due to being on a strict budget and only wanted close friends and family? On the other hand even if you were going all out, why should you have to share your special day with a coworker or boss you are only associated with because you work with them?
Not that I am close to getting married anytime soon - but when I do - my invites to my wedding will include only those close to me and those whom I want there with me to share in a very important and memorable day of my life, not reluctant invitations to work people just to be politically correct (that goes for my hubby to be too!). Is that politically incorrect??? Maybe to some (like the person who advised my friend to invite her boss) but lots of wedding sites, like www.theknot.com, www.wednet.com and www.savvysugar.com agree with me!
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