Invite Bridesmaid's Parents?

katiefair · November 2009

Does anyone know - do you have to invite the parents of your bridesmaids? I've heard you do, but my MOH's dad is not the type of person I want at my wedding (to put it nicely, some of his personal views and opinions that he loves to freely express would make many of my guests - and me - quite uncomfortable).What did you do? Is it rude not to invite them?

jamm2019 · November 2009

No you don't have to. I would say only if this is someone you have felt close to while growing up.

kkchisholm · November 2009

just my MOH because I've known them forever.And my sisters parents of course:)but no, not the other 2. I barely know them.

pinkpinot · November 2009

Her dad sounds like my ENTIRE family!

[Deleted User] · November 2009

I'm not inviting any of mine. But if I were close with them, I would.

sarah0725 · November 2009

You definitely don't have to invite them. If you have a relationship with them and decide that you'd like to have them there, that's fine, but it's definitely not a requirement. We're probably not going to invite the parents of our non-sibling wedding party members.

pinkpinot · November 2009

Oh and I'd only invite her dad if I was close with him or grew up around her family.

salt78 · November 2009

No you absolutely don't.

crfische · November 2009

My mom said I needed to as well and she believes that I did. But I didn't.

sucrets4 · November 2009

Not at all.I'm not close with my MOHs parents, but they asked if they could come to the ceremony. I said they could, and then they gave us a gift card. So sweet! I also like them, so I had no problem with them being there. If you don't want them there, don't invite them.

Pirata13 · November 2009

I am inviting my MOH's mother, but I call her "mom" and we go to lunch and stuff. I know my other 2 bridesmaids' parents well but they are not invited.

ring_pop · November 2009

I barely know my MOH's parents. So I did not invite them.

duckie1905 · November 2009

I invited the parents of my MOH and one of my BMs. Their parents practically raised me (when my own parents weren't). I didn't really know the parents of the other BMs so I didn't invite them.

ac_in_dc · November 2009

I think that this is one of those things that you really were supposed to do back when our parents were getting married. But now, most of the stuff I've read says that it's totally optional these days.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · November 2009

Back in the day, I think it was assumed that the parents of your wedding party were probably family friends. If they aren't then don't worry about. And even if they are, it's up to you.To be honest, I haven't met the parents of anyone in my wedding party. They all live in other states (though both my BMs have met my mom). And one of them didn't invite her parents to her own wedding (which was a JOP ceremony), so no. Besides, the WP usually wants to party a little at the wedding and not worry about doing it in fron of their dads.

npfan812 · November 2009

We only invited the parents of our bridal party members if these parents were also friends with our parents.

[Deleted User] · November 2009

You do not have to invite them. I am inviting on of my BM's parents, brother, sister, and BIL. I am not inviting anyone else from the other BM's families.

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