DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of our granddaughters plans to be married in an outdoor ceremony at our home, with a reception to follow at a local park. ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of our granddaughters plans to be married in an outdoor ceremony at our home, with a reception to follow at a local park. My husband and I are happy to host, and have been helping with planning both the ceremony and the reception.
One wrinkle in the plans is the guest list. My granddaughter would like to invite only those great-aunts and great-uncles to whom she feels closest -- which would be only a fraction of my husband’s many siblings. The bride has never been close to these aunts and uncles, and they are not all law-abiding, upstanding citizens. She absolutely does not want these people at her wedding, and I could not agree more.
Although it is not an etiquette principle, Miss Manners would also recognize as legitimate the decision to exclude those with pending arrest warrants.DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, I befriended a co-worker. Even though we do not work together anymore, we keep in touch from time to time. When his mother died, I went to the church service to give my condolences.
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