I am getting married next April in Florida, where I reside. I am originally from a Western state, where my maid of honor still resides. She is throwing me a bridal shower in February in my hometown, and we wish to invite many “hometown” folks – friends from school, church, and the neighborhood that I had not planned to invite to the wedding, simply due to size and budgetary restrictions, and also because I believe most of them simply could not afford to make the trip. On the other hand, there is always the possibility that people would make the trip, and we are at our maximum invite number as it is. However, I do want to share in celebration with these old friends, and want them to attend the shower. Is it rude to invite them to the shower, but not to the wedding?
How should we handle invites for the shower?
Thank you!