Miss Manners: Sharing good news without upstaging a wedding
As it happens, a close friend’s wedding is in a few weeks and that will be right around the time we will be ready to share the news. Many of our friends who will be at the wedding, including the bride and groom, live in other states, and this will be a rare opportunity to tell them about the baby in person.
Of course, we would just let people know as we see them over the weekend -- not with a big announcement and not at the actual wedding. Is that appropriate? Or should we just let the weekend be all about the happy couple and tell our friends over the phone later on?It is very delicate of you to worry about this. But is it really that easy to upstage a couple at their own wedding?
Miss Manners knows that people, mostly bridal couples, worry about that. There they will be, in their wedding finery, reciting lifetime vows, and their relatives and closest friends will be easily distracted by signs of anyone else having a life. Or even of wearing something that doesn’t fit with the color scheme.
Yes, you should not grab a microphone and demand to be applauded. But surely the gathering of a family is a fine opportunity to spread good news.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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