Hi ladies!!
I have a bachelorette question.. I have this group of friends that until the last 6 months or so were really just acquaintences. They are super sweet and I'd love to be able to invite them to our wedding, but our guest list was developed long before we were friends at all (we've been engaged for 18 months) and due to venue and budget constraints there is just no way we can include them.
One of the friends continuously brings up how she can't wait for the wedding and neither can her kids!! That would mean I'd have to invite 5 members of her family, plus, 5 members of the other friends family, and 4 members of the third friends family. I couldn't come up with room for 6 (they couples), let alone 14 with their families!!
Ok, so I've been dealing with that as best I can ("we have to keep it small, due to venue constraints" -- although she's not getting the hint, so I think I need to be more blunt next time she brings it up, which is so awkward for me, because I am not good at that kind of thing..). So, 2 nights ago, another friend in the group writes on my facebook "we have to have a bachelorette for you before your wedding!!" The tough thing is, I don't think she is kidding..
My bridesmaids are throwing a b-party for me, which these girls are not invited to, because they are not invited to the wedding. Now I'm not sure what to do about this "we have to throw you a b-party" thing. I am hoping that is kind of fizzles out and is just something she said.. but if not, I'm not sure how to decline it. I don't want to be rude. She has a lot of parties and whenever we decline, her feelings kind of get hurt. At the same time, I know I need to decline, because there is just no way I can invite her to the wedding..
If you girls could help me with some really nice wording (I hate awkward situations -- haha, don't we all) I would really, really appreciate it!!!
Thanks.. sorry I am so long winded!!