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Posted by DeniseNH on March 11, 2009 at 23:12:12:

In Reply to: Re: What would you do?? posted by Jeff on March 10, 2009 at 20:42:53:

I often get invited or asked by the bride I've bonded with if I might be able to attend their wedding. I blush and respectfully decline and say something funny like "If I attended every wedding I was invited to I'd weigh a ton". Then just laugh it off. In your case I'd email in my regrets if they gave an email address on the card and say that you have a cakes booked for that day but you thank them for thinking of you. No gift. :-) It's actually a nice compliment to invite you - she really likes and trusts you. Oh and sometimes the invite is a trap. Hey, since you're coming, why not bring a cake. Can you tell I've been there, done that.

: I agree...if this is not a friend or acquaintance, then you should not feel obligated to oblige an invitation with a gift. Besides, as a busy decorator, you have little free time to attend events! If you still feel you should acknowledge the invitiation, reply with a nice greeting card.

: This is a first for me, and I'm not sure what I should do. A few weeks ago I met a girl (for the first time) to plan her wedding cake. She paid my deposit, and everything is in place for the upcoming wedding. Yesterday, I received an invitation to a bridal shower given in her honor. Keep in mind that she is not a friend or daughter of a friend--I'd never met her until she came to choose her wedding cake. I think it was in poor taste for them to send a shower invitation to someone who is just a business contact, and my (and my husband's) feeling is that I should not send a gift because this just seems to be a gift request. On the other hand, I don't want to alienate a customer who might potentially send other customers my way. What would you do?

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: I often get invited or asked by the bride I've bonded with if I might be able to attend their wedding. I blush and respectfully decline and say something funny like "If I attended every wedding I was invited to I'd weigh a ton". Then just laugh it off. In your case I'd email in my regrets if they gave an email address on the card and say that you have a cakes booked for that day but you thank them for thinking of you. No gift. :-) It's actually a nice compliment to invite you - she really likes and trusts you. Oh and sometimes the invite is a trap. Hey, since you're coming, why not bring a cake. Can you tell I've been there, done that.

: I agree...if this is not a friend or acquaintance, then you should not feel obligated to oblige an invitation with a gift. Besides, as a busy decorator, you have little free time to attend events! If you still feel you should acknowledge the invitiation, reply with a nice greeting card.

: This is a first for me, and I'm not sure what I should do. A few weeks ago I met a girl (for the first time) to plan her wedding cake. She paid my deposit, and everything is in place for the upcoming wedding. Yesterday, I received an invitation to a bridal shower given in her honor. Keep in mind that she is not a friend or daughter of a friend--I'd never met her until she came to choose her wedding cake. I think it was in poor taste for them to send a shower invitation to someone who is just a business contact, and my (and my husband's) feeling is that I should not send a gift because this just seems to be a gift request. On the other hand, I don't want to alienate a customer who might potentially send other customers my way. What would you do?

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