Episode #119: Lesbian Wedding Guest List Challenges

Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Relationships, Kids & Family

4.4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2016

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

You and your partner have decided to tie the knot. How do you handle wedding invitations when some of your relatives have openly disapproved of your relationship? Are there points of etiquette that will allow you to be magnanimous and discerning when making the guest list? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The five pound meal deal from McDonald's.
0:02.0	Get a cheeseburger or mayo chicken, medium fries, four McNuggets and a medium soft drink for guess what?
0:08.0	That's right, five pounds!
0:10.0	It's not called the five pound meal deal for nothing.
0:14.0	From 11 AM, not available on delivery.
0:16.0	Carbonated soft drink upgrade fees apply.
0:18.0	Participating restaurants, subjects, availability.
0:29.3	Maybe it's just that you don't know how to use social courtesy.
0:31.4	Oh, that's all fashion.
0:36.2	Watch how Lizzie Post and Dan Post Center.
0:38.3	Act as host and hostess. They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person, real friendliness.
0:44.3	Hello.
0:45.3	And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty.
0:52.3	On today's show, we tackle your questions on how long to keep gifts you don't love,
0:58.2	letting go of gift exchanges with former in-laws, and how to avoid hosting in-laws for a month,
1:03.8	as well as a tricky question about navigating wedding invitations when not all your family members
1:09.4	are supportive of your marriage.
1:11.3	Plus your feedback, a postscript segment where we geek out to the max on thank you notes and your salute all coming up.
1:19.7	Awesome etiquette comes to you from the studios of Vermont Public Radio and is proud to be part of APM podcast from American Public Media.
1:26.9	I'm Lizzie Post. And I'm Dan Post Sending and we're from the Emily Post Institute.
1:31.6	Hanukkah starts on the 24th and we have Christmas on the 25th. So happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas.
1:38.1	We don't have a holiday show this year, but this is kind of a little bit it. We got a little surprise in store and...
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