Hi Girls,
I just got engaged about 2 weeks ago! My fiance and i have been together for almost 5yrs and have a 2yr together. My parents are tradional and religious and Pakistanian, i am not all that religious, but my fiance who is Cathlic is pretty religious. We have comprised and are not going to have a religious ceremony. i am very close to my parents and want them to be at the wedding, they are somewhat embarrased by the fact that i had a child out of wedlock and think it's not a good idea to have a big wedding and point out that fact, they think i should just go to a courthouse and be done with it. not sure how to get my parents to be comfortable with at least being at the wedding maybe not reception. they know i am have a wedding but my mom has told me she is not comfortable attending. how do i explain this to my in-laws without them thinking negatively about them?