We are having a small family-only beach wedding and family-only reception afterwards. Since we do want to celebrate with our local friends, the day BEFORE the wedding we will have a pre-wedding party as well. We are requesting that no gifts be brought. The venue for the party absolutely limits the number of guests. We sent invitations out in 2 waves.
Now it is time for wave 2. We have exactly 16 seats left and I have a group I am involved with that has exactly 15 members. Counting spouses (some I have met, some I haven't) it would be 25 total.
So my question is do I: 1 - Invite just the members but no spouses? 2 - Invite closest members + spouses? 3 - Invite no one ;-(
And we though we were having a "no stress" wedding. Ha, no such thing! ;-) I suggest going for a "low-stress" wedding ;-)
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edited by TWQadmin on Sep 12, 2008, 7:31 AM)
Well, I'm about to add a lot more stress. This is very improper and impolite. It is like saying to all of these people that they are not important enough to be invited to your wedding and reception, but you'd still like a gift from them.
Only those invited to the wedding may be invited to any prewedding party as many of these parties are considered gift giving events. So, this is not something we can advise you about. But, if you are inviting guests to any type of event who have significant others, you are obligated to invite their spouse.
Who do I have to invite to my wedding?
