big typo, what to do?

avlena · 06-08-2005, 09:25 AM

My biggest fear when I sent out wedding invites was that I'd miss a typo, like spelling my dad's name wrong or something. Well, even though Graf and I must have proofed the invites 20 some times, and both a co-worker and my mother read them, we all missed something rather big - the invitation text didn't include the date of the wedding! it says the time, but no date!!! and of course, all the invites went out 2 days ago, and a friend had to point this out. The date is on the sticker seal, as well as an insert, and on our wedding website, but just not on the official invite. So, the question is what to do?? Thanks for the advice!

CrystalDuck · 06-08-2005, 10:24 AM

If you don't say anything it'll be like a test to keep all the idiots away from your wedding. If they can't look at the insert or care enough to call, do you really want them there? But make sure the people you really do want there do know. I guess if all of your guests are really important, I'd say send the postcard.

DarkFury · 06-08-2005, 10:53 AM

2nd vote the for the postcard... New invites are TOO expensive.

If they still can't figure it out... just tell them to forward your wedding gift anyways.

avlena · 06-08-2005, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFury

2nd vote the for the postcard... New invites are TOO expensive.

If they still can't figure it out... just tell them to forward your wedding gift anyways.

well, since we printed out our own invites, it would be about 100 bucks to re-do everything, but it was a lot of work to put everything together.

Showtime · 06-08-2005, 11:28 AM

Vegas, baby!

It's a celebration. -RJ

-j

BrewMaster · 06-08-2005, 11:32 AM

keep quiet. if the date is on the seal and an insert then you've done your job communicating the date.

Mommypooh · 06-08-2005, 11:57 AM

I think they should be able to figure it out, if not they should ask when the call to RSVP.

MrGreg · 06-08-2005, 11:59 AM

I do this all the time with work email. I'll write up a nice summary of a report I've done, spell check it, go over organization, grammar, tone, and polish it up perfectly before sending it out. 2 minutes later I realize I forgot to include the report as an attachment. I do this at least twice/month.

Jenny · 06-08-2005, 12:25 PM

LOL MrGreg, I do that, too, with email attachments. *sigh* lol

I agree with everyone else. Either send postcards (esp. to the important people) or don't worry about it. They should figure it out.

WhiskeyPapa · 06-08-2005, 12:38 PM

The date was in the invitation. Maybe not on the actual card, but it was in there. I'd leave it alone.

Jenny · 06-08-2005, 12:50 PM

Welcome back wwp! Have missed ya!

navyones · 06-08-2005, 01:57 PM

hmmm....I vote for the option "Don't get married and go to Vegas."

Airencracken · 06-08-2005, 03:39 PM

I didn't get mine either way...

oblongmelon · 06-08-2005, 08:16 PM

AS long as they can read-they should be able to locate the date on the invitation..leave it as is..family members you can always call.

sourdough · 06-10-2005, 12:56 PM

I was wondering why my invitation didn't say anything about the date. I didn't think to look on the other card. Then again, I'm just sourdough.

Gothic Girl · 06-10-2005, 01:14 PM

Yeah, I say leave it too. They all should be able to find the date, and if not, they'll call.

kimchicowboy · 06-10-2005, 06:56 PM

hey, just tell us the date. we'll go instead.

send out postcards. we all make mistakes. if that happened to my friend and i was sent a postcard, i'd totally laugh it off.

ShawnLee · 06-13-2005, 09:34 AM

Yeah... They should figure it out. It's there twice. Just because it's not on the invitation proper doesn't excuse them from looking at the other parts that you've included. I say don't worry, I'm sure they're all happy for you and sufficiently want to be there to be motivated to find the date, which you did send.

ooBaKeep · 06-17-2005, 05:10 PM

You poor thing... send a postcard. "Now that we have peeked your interest here is the date!"

Good luck with your wedding.

riskykougra · 06-17-2005, 08:37 PM

Ya I think I would send a post card too. Only because if your family is anything like mine it will seem like only the drunks were able to figure it out. LOL

View Poll Results: How do I remedy the missing date?
buy more paper and resend "fixed" invitations	1	2.33%
send a postcard saying: post card saying "sorry, we forgot, here's the date"	14	32.56%
keep quiet and hope people figure it out themselves, or call us if they can't	17	39.53%
cancel the wedding - go to vegas instead!	11	25.58%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

06-08-2005, 09:25 AM	#1
avlena Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So-Cal Posts: 1,691	big typo, what to do? My biggest fear when I sent out wedding invites was that I'd miss a typo, like spelling my dad's name wrong or something. Well, even though Graf and I must have proofed the invites 20 some times, and both a co-worker and my mother read them, we all missed something rather big - the invitation text didn't include the date of the wedding! it says the time, but no date!!! and of course, all the invites went out 2 days ago, and a friend had to point this out. The date is on the sticker seal, as well as an insert, and on our wedding website, but just not on the official invite. So, the question is what to do?? Thanks for the advice! __________________ Have a groovy day! Last edited by avlena : 06-08-2005 at 09:28 AM.

06-08-2005, 10:24 AM	#2
CrystalDuck Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 163	If you don't say anything it'll be like a test to keep all the idiots away from your wedding. If they can't look at the insert or care enough to call, do you really want them there? But make sure the people you really do want there do know. I guess if all of your guests are really important, I'd say send the postcard. __________________

06-08-2005, 10:53 AM	#3
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	2nd vote the for the postcard... New invites are TOO expensive. If they still can't figure it out... just tell them to forward your wedding gift anyways. __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

06-08-2005, 11:28 AM	#5
Showtime Lakers fanatic Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C. Posts: 7,338	Vegas, baby! It's a celebration. -RJ -j __________________ NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS!

06-08-2005, 11:32 AM	#6
BrewMaster Ruler-Of-All-Things-Beer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 10,249	keep quiet. if the date is on the seal and an insert then you've done your job communicating the date. __________________ respect beer.

06-08-2005, 11:57 AM	#7
Mommypooh Commander Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,425	I think they should be able to figure it out, if not they should ask when the call to RSVP. __________________ Married to my High School sweetheart and Best Friend BigJon Mommy to Gabby (03/03), Cameron (01/05), and Magnus (09/07)

06-08-2005, 11:59 AM	#8
MrGreg Captain Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,529	I do this all the time with work email. I'll write up a nice summary of a report I've done, spell check it, go over organization, grammar, tone, and polish it up perfectly before sending it out. 2 minutes later I realize I forgot to include the report as an attachment. I do this at least twice/month. __________________ -The nerd formerly known as vectorcalculus

06-08-2005, 12:25 PM	#9
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	LOL MrGreg, I do that, too, with email attachments. sigh lol I agree with everyone else. Either send postcards (esp. to the important people) or don't worry about it. They should figure it out. __________________ Check out my spoilers for over 20 shows @ SpoilerFix.com Check out my TV blog, where I post weekly & daily TV schedules, TV news, interviews with TV stars & more! All new TV forums as well @ TV Is My Pacifier

06-08-2005, 12:38 PM	#10
WhiskeyPapa Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: 45° 11' 35" North Latitude, 95° 8' 37" West Longitude Posts: 3,427	The date was in the invitation. Maybe not on the actual card, but it was in there. I'd leave it alone. __________________

06-08-2005, 12:50 PM	#11
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	Welcome back wwp! Have missed ya!

06-08-2005, 01:57 PM	#12
navyones Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,811	hmmm....I vote for the option "Don't get married and go to Vegas."

06-08-2005, 03:39 PM	#13
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	I didn't get mine either way... __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

06-08-2005, 08:16 PM	#14
oblongmelon Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a nutshell Posts: 9,678	AS long as they can read-they should be able to locate the date on the invitation..leave it as is..family members you can always call.

06-10-2005, 12:56 PM	#15
sourdough Tasty Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: oven Posts: 414	I was wondering why my invitation didn't say anything about the date. I didn't think to look on the other card. Then again, I'm just sourdough. __________________ I'm the greatest thing since french bread. Want some superior yeast cultures? Try Carl's Starter!

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06-10-2005, 01:14 PM	#16
Gothic Girl Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Somewhere else that's similar to hell... kind of... maybe Posts: 2,362	Yeah, I say leave it too. They all should be able to find the date, and if not, they'll call.

06-10-2005, 06:56 PM	#17
kimchicowboy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean Posts: 5,344	hey, just tell us the date. we'll go instead. send out postcards. we all make mistakes. if that happened to my friend and i was sent a postcard, i'd totally laugh it off. __________________ "I pick my nose too but never eat it." - bachviet, 3/30/04 if anyone wants to go scuba diving in oahu or wants to learn who to scuba dive in oahu, PM me.

06-17-2005, 05:10 PM	#19
ooBaKeep Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East of I-5 Posts: 767	You poor thing... send a postcard. "Now that we have peeked your interest here is the date!" Good luck with your wedding. __________________ Peek-a-Boo! I don't think a little kid should be punished for somethin' he learned from a parrot! ~ Dennis the Menace

06-17-2005, 08:37 PM	#20
riskykougra Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Too close to the North Pole. Posts: 562	Ya I think I would send a post card too. Only because if your family is anything like mine it will seem like only the drunks were able to figure it out. LOL

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