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Wedding etiquette poll [View all] mnhtnbb Jul 2012 OP
I don't understand today's parents of infants. snappyturtle Jul 2012 #1
Thanks. Yes, I'm 61. My boys are 25 and 22. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #10
If you had just politely expressed concern Lisa D Jul 2012 #2
Out of linein my opinion. HERVEPA Jul 2012 #3
I agree with you, the baby will probably sleep through it. kwassa Jul 2012 #12
See, this is one of the reasons I didn't want to attend in the first place. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #17
You should stay home trixie Jul 2012 #40
Yep, suck it up. It's only one night. PassingFair Jul 2012 #46
I don't like wedding receptions OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #4
Even though I chose pipi_k Jul 2012 #5
Since you’re planning to go the wedding only frogmarch Jul 2012 #6
I am a known baby hog and babies love me so *I* Phentex Jul 2012 #7
Not wrong to express your opinion bigwillq Jul 2012 #8
Not 3 months--3 weeks old! mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #16
No matter what the age bigwillq Jul 2012 #19
you're just digging a bigger hole trixie Jul 2012 #41
I wrote the bride as a fb message--no one else will see it. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #9
Her post is what, at least to me, makes your comment OK etiquette-wise. kiva Jul 2012 #27
I think you did/wrote the correct thing. Some people are not bothered by a screaming, poopy baby... BlueJazz Jul 2012 #11
It's as much about the presence of the baby (quiet or not) becoming the focus of the dinner table mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #15
Very good points. nt BlueJazz Jul 2012 #20
Not to mention.... pipi_k Jul 2012 #25
Good grief! The baby poops, you change the diaper. Not rocket science. HERVEPA Jul 2012 #30
That wasn't my point pipi_k Jul 2012 #35
You should be glad you never had to sit next to my Auntie Mae.... PassingFair Jul 2012 #47
I never took my sons to formal, HappyMe Jul 2012 #13
Please, no children? trixie Jul 2012 #42
That's actually what I was thinking too LoveMyCali Jul 2012 #52
this is another PERFECT example of how and why Kali Jul 2012 #14
So true! trixie Jul 2012 #43
Here's the bride's response to my fb message (edited to omit names) mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #18
She handled that well. GoneOffShore Jul 2012 #21
That was a very gracious reply. Lisa D Jul 2012 #24
Becca sounds like a very mature & thoughtful woman kimi Jul 2012 #26
She's not joining the family--she IS my brother's only daughter and has 4 brothers. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #49
Three week old wouldn't be too bad. Three months old, now... haele Jul 2012 #22
If ya have a kid, stay the heck home and take care of it. BOTH do not HAVE to attend. benld74 Jul 2012 #23
That is silly. A sibling gets married and someone has to miss it? CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #33
Yeah, because heaven forbid pipi_k Jul 2012 #37
I don't have an opinion on your response .. LNM Jul 2012 #28
Cost is NOT an issue. It's going to be a big (250 guests or more) wedding mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #32
Don't go, really, really, don't go trixie Jul 2012 #44
Not going is not an option at this point. See # 49. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #50
I wouldn't have been able to get a sitter for a baby at 3 weeks gollygee Jul 2012 #29
Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I answered my own poll mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #31
A little research has yielded these tidbits about etiquette for formal weddings and babies mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #34
Thanks for sharing that... pipi_k Jul 2012 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jul 2012 #38
Not going is not an option at this point. See # 49. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #51
3 weeks is very young JVS Jul 2012 #39
No One's asked the ALL IMPORTANT Question yet? alphafemale Jul 2012 #45
I wouldn't worry about it either way Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #48
I had a very long talk with hubby last night about all this (he's a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst) mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #53
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