Invitations for immediate family members?

cj3561

This may be a dumb question, but something I have been wondering .. do you send wedding invitations to your immediate family members? My parents, FI's mom, sister, brother, etc? Trying to get an idea for our invite budget and coming up with a rough count of how many we need. We do not live with them obviously, but we do see them almost every week. Is it against etiquette to not send them an invitation?

Thanksss guys

MairePoppy

Yes, you send invitations to everyone who is invited to the wedding, that includes your immediate family and wedding party. 

Jen4948

Yes.  Wedding guests include your family members, wedding party, and your officiant and SO if any.  All should receive invitations.

lyndausvi

Yes.   Well we didn't send one to my parents because they were the hosts.    Everyone else got one though.

AddieCake

Yes. Send everyone you're inviting an invitation.

[Deleted User]

I sent everyone one, this way everyone had something in writing with the details the time & location of the ceremony & reception. Also, for the parents, I thought it was something they might want to keep afterwards as a keepsake.

princessleia22

Yes, send them to everyone.  It helps to have that date, time, and location written down.  Also, immediate family (especially parents) may want to keep one as a keepsake... I still have the invites for my brother's wedding and my sister's wedding in a box at home.

CMGragain

Yes, send them to everyone!  It is more likely that close family members will want your invitation as a keepsake.

[Deleted User]

Yes, especially if you have a meal selection on your RSVP.    It will keep you organized if each guest as one.   You can save on postage by hand delivering to immediate family members, but I would have them each fill out an RSVP.    In the event you lost and/or damaged your master list, you can rebuild it from the RSVP cards. 

Plus, people like to keep them.   My parents have mine posted on their fridge, and I'm sure they'll save it after the wedding. 

onefootinthebayou

Yes, as PP pointed out, they are keepsakes. My parents had theirs framed. Also, order extra in case you make mistakes addressing or USPS miss-delivers and/or mangles some (all of those things happened to me).

cj3561

That's a very good point about it being a keepsake - that didn't even occur to me! Heck, I'll probably want to keep one for myself too. I also will order a few extras in case of some crazy situation. Thanks all - always on point

marie2785

yes. I even sent one to my parents, even though they are the hosts. So it was "From Mr. and Mrs. Marie's parents, To Mr. and mrs. marie's parents". I knew they wanted one as a keepsake with their names on it

We ordered 10 extra invites, and the company that did our invites sent us an additional 5 extra invites. Which is good--2 got messed up when we were trying to determine postage, and I'm sure we're realize we forgot a few people later.