Sudipta writes about the subtle rules of inviting people to weddings. Whom to invite, how to invite, and whom to address the card ..
Again, there is the whole issue of who the card is to be addressed to. If they live in a single private house and the sons and their families live and earn separately and just share a common postal address, you still need to send the envelope to the elderly gentleman in the house: he is considered the head of the family. If, however, the grand-dad lives with his married daughter, you need to send two cards..
I’ve always wondered why we need to invite relatives whom we hardly know, and only meet at weddings. Perhaps this is a throwback to the times when everyone lived in the same village?
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Vallath
Feb 26th, 2008 at 7:52 am | #
I am still wondering why we need to be so petty in the first place. “Let’s invite only those who invited us”. “They invited my brother but didn’t invite my sister”. The only thing that SHOULD matter is, would you like to see them at your wedding or not. It’s that simple, isn’t it?
Lekhni
Feb 27th, 2008 at 4:53 pm | #
I wish everyone would think like that
But then there are the complexities of fair play and honor. And you know that other people read much more into wedding invitation lists than you ever intended to convey..