Should I send eveyone an invitation or should I just post one on the bulletin board?

Question

I work at a natural gas utility company. We have seven offices throughout our district and I have friends in all of them. I'm working on my guest list so I will know how many invitations to order. Some people have told me to just send one invitation throught our interoffice courier so my co-workers in the other office can post it on the bulletin board. Other people have told me that I needed to send one via USPS to each co-worker. What do you think would be best?

Answer 1

A wedding invitation should NEVER be posted on a bulletin board, it is not a county fair nor a craft show nor a charity car wash.

If you post a wedding invitation on a bulletin board just how would you know how many people are coming . . and just how would you know how many dinners to order??????

If you do not wish to invite all of your co-workers or cannot afford to invite all of your co-workers than you should only send (via US Mail) a wedding invitation to those people that you SOCIALIZE with AFTER WORKING HOURS.  You should never feel obligated to invite "everyone from the office" just because someone else did (it is your decision).

Answered by:  A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officinat

Answer 2

Maybe to all the closer co-workers give an invitation and to the rest send a pretty e-card :] Good Luck!

Answer 3

If you really want these people to come to your wedding, then you need to send an individual invitation to each invited guest.  Honestly, anytime there has been a posted invitation, I took it as "Here's my wedding information, but I really don't want you to come, that's why I didn't send invitations. "  Plus, with a posted invitation, there are no RSVP cards, how will you know who's coming and who is not?

Answer 4

Unless you have unlimited resources and space, you need to send individual invitations. If you just post on a bulletin board - people who hardly even know you could show up - after all - you did invite them right? Yeah - you really need to decide on how many people you want to show up from work and only send individual invitations to the most important people.  

Answer 5

i think if you want your guests to view the invite as both sincere and serious, you send them each an invite.  imo, its a little tacky to post.

congratulations!

Answer 6

you have to send one to each person you want to invite

Answer 7

Scan a copy of your invitation for co-workers and email it to them,  address invites and pass out for anyone who does not have email.  

Answer 8

send an invitation to each individual person. while the idea is to save you money, you run the risk of more people showing up than you originally intended.

unless you are including everyone in all the offices, save the bulletin boads for office picnics and yard sale reminders.

Answer 9

Sending each person that you want to invite a personal invitation will be the best route to take. Not only will it seem more personal, but it will also keep your guest list under control. If you posted it up on a bulletin board, how would you go about getting RSVP's? Also, it just seems as though you will have just about everyone and anyone there, and you may want more of an intimate affair.  

Answer 10

Well that depends.  Are you friends with every single person at each of the seven offices? If so then sure post a bulletin at each one. If not, then I would recommend sending out an individual invite to each person so that you do not end up with unwanted and unplanned on guests.  

At the place I work I have friends that I want to invite in different departments but there are a lot of people in those departments that just don't sit well with me so although it will cost a bit more in postage, I say send individuals.

Wishing you and your future hubby all the best!

Answer 11

If you post, it will be impersonal and while some may be excited to come, those who receive personal invites are more likely to bring gifts.  Gifts aren't everything, of course :), but personal invites make people feel special.  Maybe give invites to closest friends and post for everyone else.

Answer 12

Etiquette says that you should always sent each guest an invitation via mail and that's what I would do in this situation as well. You never know what could happen to one posted on the bulletin board, and usually invitations include an RSVP card for each guest to mail back so you know who to expect. It makes it easier for you in the long run to keep track, and makes the guests feel truly invited and welcome.

Answer 13

do you want a coworker you're not close to to attend your wedding?

this is what i did.  i gave one invite per department and put the names of the ones i wanted to invite. that way, if some "unwanted" person didn't see his name on the invite, he'll get the message.  course this through your close friends so it's hush hush.