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There is nothing more annoying than not receiving invitations...
by Manuel Carrasco Moñino (2008-09, NI2-B)
When I was at the University of Alcala, I was a member of a tipical music group called 'Tuna'. We were about two dozen students playing traditional instruments, singing popular songs and dressing in clothes from the XVI century.
When one of us was going to get married, it was usual to invite the rest of the group, even old members that had already finished their studies. In those events we used to play during the ceremony in the Chapel of the University, at the façade of the antique University building, and in the restaurant during the reception. So, weddings with the presence of the Tuna were splendid, colorful and animated.
When one of my mates got married he only invited a selected group of us. At first, I didn't care because the couple didn't have enough money, and in this case it was normal to invite only a reduced group of people. But later, I got annoyed when I realized that instead of inviting just his close friends he was selected a bunch of the best players and singers. I was not on the list, even though I was one of the best musicians, in fact I was the director.
After a few months, another member got married and everybody was invited. I was going to get married three monts later, so taking advantage of the situation where all of us were going to be together, I prepared invitations with the names of each member and their partners written on them. Then, I waited until we were all in a bar singing, enjoying and joking, and I gave invitations to everyone except him. I could see that he and his wife got really angry.
My wedding was wonderful. I got married dressed in our traditional costume. Local newspapers published the event with articles and plenty of details and photos.
Since this happened my friend and I have never talked about this, but I know he has said that this was the most annoying situation he has experienced in his life. He and his wife have never forgiven me and they have never invited us to any of their parties.
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