Happy New Year ladies!
We are rapidly approaching the time our invites need to go out, our guest list has been complete for several months minus minor changes here and there.
My parents had a nasty divorce, they separated when I was about 7. I won't go into details because it's not relevant, but I did not see or speak with my father or his side of my family for quite a few years. Within the last few years, my father and I have started to mend our relationship. The wedding has brought us even closer! My FI and I originally planned to invite his 2 sisters and his brother (with their husbands and wives obviously) but not their children.
Since our engagement, we have been invited to a few social events with both his brother and one of his sisters with their children (my cousins). I want to invite these cousins to the wedding, however, I do not want to invite his other sister's kids. It seems harsh, but I have no relationship with them and would like to keep our guest list at the number we have agreed to. It would basically be including all cousins on that side minus his one sister's kids.
There are 'issues' within that side of the family. Basically, my grandparents and my dad's one sister do not speak to his brother and the other sister(who's kids I don't want to invite). My dad is sort of the monkey in the middle and speaks to all of them. Is this something I should discuss with my dad and ask his opinion? Is it ok to invite some cousins and not others? Or should I keep with the original plan of no cousins on my dad's side?
Thanks in advance!