I recently got engaged and am making a draft of my guest list. We would really like to keep the list at or under 150 people, and were doing well at that until my mom decided we needed to add a bunch of family friends to the list so as not to hurt feelings and cause drama for my parents. My parents are paying for the wedding, so I'm not sure if I'm obligated to invite their friends? The families in question are families I knew in high school but am not close to anymore- I haven't talked to the family members my age in at least a year (more than a year for most).
Furthermore, there is specifically one family that I do not want to have present at my wedding. But if I exclude them and include the others who are on the same "level of closeness" with my parents, I feel like there's going to be drama.
It's stressing me out trying to stay in the budget I've been given while dealing with these potential additions. Any advice?