I am sorry to find that people are not innovative.....they use the same excuses, in one form or the other, for their failure to attend the wedding or the reception...for the benefit of my own invitees here are the excuses recorded during Maya's wedding:
1. Someone expired in our family...today is the 10th day.....
2. The Muhurtham is too early to attend on a working day...
3. We had planned a trip to USA/SWEDEN/Germany/Timbaktu long ago....we will be away
4. We are too old to attend the marriage; however, our blessings are with the young couple
5. Boss made us sit till late in the evening...there was no chance for us to start till 8.30 pm which was too late to start for the reception
6. We did not receive the invitation
7. I suddenly had my periods ....I sat only yesterday (covering all the three days)
8. We wanted to come...but you see it rained heavily and we could not get any auto....
9. We started...but got delayed in a traffic jam....we had to go back
10. I have fallen ill suddenly
11. My sister has fallen ill...I had to be with her
12. There were many muhurthams on the same day...we had to skip a few
13. You did not attend my daughter/son 's wedding...why should I attend your daughter's???
14. You did not invite me personally....
15. I am sorry...I had been called by the Ministry for an important meeting at the last minute
16. Today my boss completes 25 years in the company...I have to be there for the function
17. We had sent so-and-so as the representative of our family...did he attend ?
18. I cannot climb up three floors....sorry I cannot come
19. My children have been having exams, you see 10th exam is important
20. I don't want to waste money travelling all the way to Chennai for the wedding
21. Oh!!Baba !!! I have completely forgotten...you had given the invitation long ago.....
22. You see...my parents had suddently landed up at Chennai and I had to take them to Kanyakumari
23. Due to unavoidable circumstances I could not make it to Chennai to attend the wedding
24. We had sent so-and-so to represent us in the wedding...because you were busy he did not meet you
25. I would have loved to have attended the Wedding/Reception....I was too busy to move out
26. As my mother/father/son/wife expired only recently I don't attend any function......
27. (I made a calculation...the food we eat there would cost Rs.200/= for that I would not like to spend Rs.300/= worth petrol)
You can add more if you remember.......
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i think ur list is comprehensive... i cld jus add in a few more probably....
1. i desperately wanted to come for ur wedding, but i cannot travel alone frm pune to chennai... i wld have come, if ajit wld have come!
2. i kept postponing my GMAT essays submissions date.. n now its clashing with ur wedding date.. so well i cannot make it!
3. u r the girl's side.. u shld have the weddin at pune.. then i wld ve come.. chennai is jus too far.
4. my sis' weddin is around the same time (bless my stars i have a valid excuse)
However, those who were not invited... always complain.... not tht they wld ve made it to the weddin by hook or by crook.. jus tht it hurt their ego!
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