My fiance and I live in the Virgin Islands and are planning a wedding here and plan to invite stateside friends and family. So, technically, we are planning a destination wedding.
I have a large extended family, nearly 50 people. My fiance, however, will only be inviting his dad to attend. How should I balance our invited guest lists? I would like to only invite special aunts, uncles and cousins, a group of 10. Is there anyway to do this respectively, without causing hurt feelings?
Thank you for your advice.
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edited by TWQadmin on Oct 28, 2007, 6:11 PM)
We should only invite those closest to us, so this is typical. That isn't to say that some may not have hurt feelings. But, there isn't anything you can do about it. If anyone speaks out, you can inform them that your budget wouldn't allow for more guests.
And, it really isn't a destination wedding. It is a typical wedding where guests need to travel. It is the same as if a person moves from one state here to another and all family has to travel for the wedding--no difference.
There really is no magic way to balance this out, except to have all of your wedding guests sit together on the day and not on separate sides.
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