MOH's family

ACKHillaryP

I am inviting my MOHs family to our wedding. Parents, brother and sister. The sister has been with her boyfriend for a number of years, and my MOH has mentioned that it would be nice if he was invited, but we truly don't even know him well. Plus, we are paying for the wedding ourselves and are already tight on space. We have left out some cousins because we just dont have room for everyone. I feel a lot of pressure from my MOH to invite her sisters boyfriend, do I have to invite him just because they have been together for so long and as my MOH puts it they are a "package deal"? HELP!

Loopyseven

Yup, established couples are a social unit and need to be invited together.

nhahn2206

Why are you inviting the sister at all if you're leaving out family members? Invite MOH's parents and leave it at that. If you are going to invite her siblings, you also need to extend an invite to significant others.

RaptorSLH

Agreed with PPs, including leaving the MOH's siblings off the guest list entirely if you don't have space for them, and don't have a relationship with them. 

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Indeed. Anyone who is dating is a package deal. Please keep this in mind as you complete the rest of your guest list. It doesn't matter if YOU don't know him really well - it's about the comfort of your guests.

KatePlusNate04

Yes, you need to invite the b/f. It doesn't matter if you don't know him. If someone didn't invite my H to a wedding because they'd never met him, I wouldn't go and I'd be furious. Sure, they're not married, but that doesn't mean it isn't a serious relationship. Social units shouldn't be split up for events like weddings.

I do agree that if she's like 15 or 16, you could get away with inviting her with her parents without the b/f. However, since it seems like they're serious (as your MOH keeps bringing it up), I'd probably invite him either way.

Sydney91

One of my guest's sons has been in a relationship for 2 years now. At this point, he is 16 and his girlfriend is on our guest list. If they break up before the wedding, we will take her off the list, but that's unlikely looking at them and their relationship. I know her a little, which is different from your situation (I picked the young lad up from a few dates with her). Bottom line, they are together, have been for more than six months, and therefore are considered to be joined-at-the-hip for social outings.

That being said, if cousins have been bumped, why are you invitinf MOH's family? If you are closer to them than the cousins, I can see it. Otherwise, I would not be inviting MOH family. This is the first time I have heard of this except in situations where the MOH is like a sister.