Guest list: His family is huge, and he won't exclude anyone!
My fiance and I were going over our guest list the other day and he was listing off his entire family. I want to keep our guest list around 100-110 people. He hasn't seen most of his dad's family for several years, and he wants to invite all of his cousins on his dad's side that I have never even met! I asked him to draw the line somewhere because by inviting all his cousins, that adds an additional 50 people. My parents and him and I are paying for it, and we are on a limited budget. He won't exclude anyone but I don't think it is necessary to invite all his cousins, if he wants to invite a few of them he sees on a regular basis that is fine with me. I don't want a bunch of people at my wedding that I have never met. What can I do to convince him that he needs to limit the amount of cousins he invites? I don't want to offend anyone, but what is the proper etiquette for dealing with this situation?
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Ask him to pay for the additional cousins .
Seriously, the two of you need to have a good sit down to discuss what each of you has envisioned and agree together on the details. Just because he isn't paying doesn't mean you have all the say. Once you two decide what kind of wedding you want you can then make all of the arrangements based on the decisions you've made as a couple. Great experience for marriage! Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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I couldn't agree more! And, honestly, the guest list should include those close to you and him. Some of the guests may be new to you or him. This is very common. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
Guest list: His family is huge, and he won't exclude anyone!
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