hope1826
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Hi All,
I'm having a weird guest/invitation issue. Here is the background info...
My DF is Roman Catholic (not really active).
I was raised protestant (pentecostal). I used to be a Sunday School teacher, then realized that I did not agree with what I had taught dozens of children. I've researched many religions and come to the conclusion that religion is not for me, but God is.) I don't want to offend anyone. I am very spiritual, but I am anti-religion. I do believe in and love God.
So obviously our Disney wedding is NOT an acceptable Roman Catholic wedding. And we are not having an RC wedding blessing or anything like it at home. The wedding at Disney is an acceptable protestant wedding. So all of my guests are coming.
The problem is that we are receiving A LOT of declined RSVP's from my DF's active Roman Catholic friends and families and none of them are giving us any explanation.
When we first got engaged, we told them the date, and they said they would definitely be at our wedding. I think they assumed it would be in a Catholic church. And now that they realize it is at Disney (um... I guess... satan's playground
) they are all declining the invitation.
I am trying to make excuses for them, but nothing makes sense except for religion. None of them live in NJ, so they were all going to have to fly and stay in hotels regardless of the weddings location. One couple lives an hour from Disney. They all said they were free on our wedding day.
Is there a religious reason that they cannot come to our wedding? Is Disney unholy??? I'm trying to find a reason for them all to have said they were coming and now all of a sudden changed their minds without telling us why. This is 7 of DF's 17 guests. So almost half of his guests aren't coming. And 2 months 3 weeks before the wedding we are going to invite more people, but they may actually be busy since they were never sent save-the-dates.
Can anyone give me some insight?
I'm having a weird guest/invitation issue. Here is the background info...
My DF is Roman Catholic (not really active).
I was raised protestant (pentecostal). I used to be a Sunday School teacher, then realized that I did not agree with what I had taught dozens of children. I've researched many religions and come to the conclusion that religion is not for me, but God is.) I don't want to offend anyone. I am very spiritual, but I am anti-religion. I do believe in and love God.
So obviously our Disney wedding is NOT an acceptable Roman Catholic wedding. And we are not having an RC wedding blessing or anything like it at home. The wedding at Disney is an acceptable protestant wedding. So all of my guests are coming.
The problem is that we are receiving A LOT of declined RSVP's from my DF's active Roman Catholic friends and families and none of them are giving us any explanation.
When we first got engaged, we told them the date, and they said they would definitely be at our wedding. I think they assumed it would be in a Catholic church. And now that they realize it is at Disney (um... I guess... satan's playground

I am trying to make excuses for them, but nothing makes sense except for religion. None of them live in NJ, so they were all going to have to fly and stay in hotels regardless of the weddings location. One couple lives an hour from Disney. They all said they were free on our wedding day.
Is there a religious reason that they cannot come to our wedding? Is Disney unholy??? I'm trying to find a reason for them all to have said they were coming and now all of a sudden changed their minds without telling us why. This is 7 of DF's 17 guests. So almost half of his guests aren't coming. And 2 months 3 weeks before the wedding we are going to invite more people, but they may actually be busy since they were never sent save-the-dates.
Can anyone give me some insight?