I know that it is not okay to invite people to the bridal shower that are not invited to the wedding but what about the bachelorette party? There is a group of us girls that typically get together every summer and have a blow out night but some of these girls are just friends of my friends and thus friends through osmosis. I have a great time with them but I am not close enough with them to invite them to my wedding (plus we are having a small wedding). However I thought it might be a fun idea to combine my bachelorette party with our summer get together and just have a blast. Is this tacky/rude? Or is there a little more leeway with the bachelorette festivities. Can I also mention that most of my female friends are mothers that live many states away so there is no way they'll be able to come to any pre-wedding events which leaves my guest list for the party a bit paltry. So I guess I have two angles here, beefing up the guest list and making it a lot more fun. Thoughts?