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Wedding invitations question.?

I'm getting married in about 2 months and I'm inviting quite a few people that I work with. Would it be tacky to just give out the invitations myself, or should i be a bit more formal and mail them?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Actually, back in the day (I'm talking about my Grandmother's time and before) it was tradition to hand deliver your wedding invitations. It was considered rude and impersonal to mail them.

    Times have changed, and I would do what you want to do. If you would rather mail them, then mail them! If you would rather hand deliver them, then hand deliver them! I would suggest that if you hand deliver them to people at work, that you do it discreetly. This way you don't run the risk of offending people that you don't invite, ya know? You can always invite someone into your office, or catch them at a quiet place. If need be, you could always drop them off at the persons house.

    I hope this helped! :)

  • 1 decade ago

    If you're really close with them, then it really doesn't matter I suppose. It's not traditional, but they are still invitations none-the-less, and I have a few friends who have done this for me and others for their wedding invitations just because they knew they'd be seeing me before they got it in the mail, and it saved them a stamp. I'm all for saving yourself a few cents!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    All invitations should be mailed. It would be tacky to mail them to everyone else then hand them to the co-workers.

    Co-workers my feel obligated to RSVP yes since its putting them on the spot in the event that they hadn't planned on attending or had other plans.

  • 1 decade ago

    Mail them. It's OK to hand out party invitations for a 7 year old birthday party but not for a wedding.

  • prosey
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    throw them in the mail. this is how you want your response. trust me. if you hand them out you are setting up the atmosphere that it is ok for them to casually reply and then you'll have a mess with invitations being handed to you or verbally given. mail

    congrats!

  • 1 decade ago

    I would hand them out ... it gives a personal touch and its cost saving.

    BUT i would recommend you do it discreetly at the end of a working day,if some people are not invited. This will hopefully prevent negative feeling etc. Go with what you think best, many will probably say its not proper etiquette to do this but as long as its not rude or offensive and as long as it is what you want I say go for it :D.

    You cant please everyone so just try not to offend them (happy medium)

    Have fun!

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