Morning Ladies!
My guest list has pretty much been finalized for a while, but since we're having a small wedding, there's some wiggle room until the actual invites go out (2 weeks approx).
My question is this:
I am an accountant for a chain of pharmacies. I am the only employee in the building who technically works for this particular company and I've been here for 6 months. I share an office with another accountant who works for a closely related company (one of the same owners) and am close with him, so we've already planned on inviting him and his wife. His wife works upstairs for the same company that he works for. There are a total of 3 other women who work up there as well, and I'm extending an invitation to them and their significant others.
The question comes in for the ladies who work in the pharmacy downstairs. (different pharmacy than who I do my accounting for). Another related business (one of the same owners), but I don't work directly with them. I see some of them on a daily basis, but I wasn't planning on extending an invitation to them because we're more acquaintances than friends or coworkers. Inviting them would be an additional 12-15 people on the original guest list of 55-60. I don't think there is an issue with not inviting them, but I don't want to step on any toes.
Am I breaking any etiquette rules by not inviting them? I've made a point to not discuss wedding related things with them because I knew I had to make a decision.. On a related note, the ladies downstairs sometimes have social gatherings amongst themselves without inviting anyone from upstairs, so I feel that this is a clear line in obligation related to social events.
I suppose my biggest concern is that we're in a small work environment, and I don't want anyone to feel awkward that 5 out of 12 people in the building were invited...
ALSO: Are you inviting your boss/bosses? I work for 2 individuals and have only been here 6 months so I'm still on the fence on whether I should extend an invitation. I don't know that they would show up anyway because of their travel schedules, but I thought it would be a nice gesture. Do you think most would care either way?
ETA: For clarity.
