It’s not by chance that our ancestors had the saying “a greeting is worth more than a feast”. In the 4.0 era, many young people invite to weddings with just a few casual lines on Facebook or by taking a picture of the wedding invitation and tagging dozens of people involved. Although the time and place are clear, many people feel extremely confused, unsure whether to attend the party or just send a gift when their level of “familiarity” with the person tagging them is still a question mark.For those who are particular about such matters, they feel misunderstood and disrespected when receiving such casual wedding invitations.
There are others who do not understand whether this is a genuine invitation or just a formality. Therefore, they only comment under the post and decide not to attend the wedding, just sending a gift instead. Recently, an incident involving a girl who invited to her wedding in a “quick and simple” manner through a few chats, only to receive a rather harsh outcome, left everyone sighing.
A social media account named H.L shared a comical situation involving her best friend on her big day. According to this friend, due to being busy, she could not invite everyone in person. Instead, she invited her friends via Facebook. Because the invitation was not warmly received by many, they ended up… not attending the wedding.
The exact words from H.L’s post: “Poor thing, my friend’s wedding felt so empty. Friends were nowhere to be seen, just a few relatives from the family. When I asked her, she said she had no issues with anyone. She explained that due to work commitments, she only invited everyone through Facebook. But unexpectedly, everyone thought otherwise and didn’t come. I checked to see what she posted and realized it was like that. Honestly, I can’t accept that anyone would invite people to a wedding like that.”
In fact, due to the low turnout, the bride once again turned to social media to encourage friends to join her celebration.
This is clearly a nightmare for this girl because a lifelong event like a wedding needs to be invested in more carefully. No matter how busy one is, a phone call to notify is still necessary. Moreover, the very short notice of the wedding (Saturday wedding but notified on Friday) may prevent many people from preparing in time. Inviting via social media also carries many risks, especially when friends may include those who do not frequently use Facebook.
The post received quite a lot of interaction from netizens, many of whom disagreed with the approach taken in inviting to the wedding and considered it a lesson for themselves in the future.
