How many friends of parents and stepparents is appropriate to let them invite to the wedding? Is five a good number for each?? Five friends and their spouses or significant others if they have them? And it has to be kept to the same exact number for each to make it fair, right??
Re: How many friends is appropriate to let all parents invite?
It would be fair, however, to keep the numbers the same for each parent.
I know my fiance & I have to talk about it and I hope I can convince him because I have so many people near and dear to my heart who include not only relatives but friends, neighborhood buddies, co-workers, and former co-workers. I get very attached to people. =\
Also, I know the 400 guests is not what made my friend's wedding gorgeous but it really helped to fill up the reception hall and the dance floor and it was soooo lively...everyone was happy and excited and when I say everybody danced I mean EVERYBODY danced! There were the most beautiful decorations, the most beautiful bridal and bridesmaids gowns, and the most delicious food. This wedding was 15 years ago and people still talk about it to this day!!
Your wedding is never going to live up to that. Ever. No matter what you do.
Stop trying to re-create someone else's perfect wedding and instead plan your OWN wedding, that reflects you and your FI, not someone else's.
After the church ceremony, everyone drove to a nearby country club for brunch and mimosas. The young people danced, and the old folks chatted. Everyone expressed affection and best wishes for the bride and groom, and the room seemed full of love. The young couple was very happy.
Yes, it was perfect.
I seriously cannot get over my feeling of "is this really for real?" If you want a "full" reception, do what so many of our ill-advised people do and invite 175 people to a reception hall that only holds 125. Should get a lot yes's since you're apparently hiring the crew from a Tommy Hilfiger shoot
After the church ceremony, everyone drove to a nearby country club for brunch and mimosas. The young people danced, and the old folks chatted. Everyone expressed affection and best wishes for the bride and groom, and the room seemed full of love. The young couple was very happy.
Yes, it was perfect.
That does sound perfect and very sweet. My fiance is Chinese and the thing is also that he has SO MANY RELATIVES both here in the States and also in China. They would love to be a part of it, especially his family in China who never really gets to visit the US. And his parents are very successful and he is too, and he is a saver just like his parents who save every penny. They certainly have the money to dish out to help us with a big wedding in which my relatives & friends and all their relatives in the US and China may attend. I would think they (and my fiance) would love to see them and give them a beautiful opportunity to visit the USA.