Sisters

Tabbie11

So I am in an invitation dilema... So there are these two sisters, that I was friends with one for a short period of time but really only through my bf/MOH. They were friends before I was in the picture, and both the sisters were around for much of my MOH & Fiances childhood.
I hadn't intended on inviting the sisters because we were never great friends, now FI doesnt talk to them really but feels obligated to invite them. They still occassionaly hang with the same circle and voiced to my MOH recently that they feel left out. FI doesn't know what to do and I don't know that it's my call since they were more in his life than mine.
We did really well avoiding obligatory invites, so do we suck this one up and invite them (like the cousin you don't really talk to much but they are still invited)?

Loopyseven

It sounds like your FI kinda wants to invite them. I invited a couple of friends that I'm not all that close with anymore, but we used to be do they got invited for old times sake, if you will. If you have room in your budget I'd go ahead and invite them. But if not, I wouldn't stress about it too much.

Tabbie11

Thanks! Now do I have to give them each a guest? We gave all of our friends guests, but FI went to HS with one of the boyfriends and they hated each other and FI does not want him there. We don't think he would dare come but never know, could be one of those spiteful things.
If asked, can I simply say we are really trying to keep our guest list down? Any suggestions how to field questions on why they received their invite 'late' compared to others they know were invited?

violet355

if you gave all of your friends guest then they should get the same courtesy.  it's not like your FI is going to have a lot of one-on-one time with the boyfriend he doesn't like.

i doubt they'll say anything about a late invite...you can always just say you send them out in stages because you had a lot to send?  if they ask.