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Bridal Shower

I am getting married in October and my MOH recently asked me for a guest list to my bridal shower.  I'm not exactly sure what names to give her.  Here is the problem.  In the past, my fiance's mother has thrown all the girls and future daughter-in-law's a bridal shower except they (his parents) don't want him and I to get married because I have not finished my college education yet.  We are not really on speaking terms with his parents any longer because we chose to go ahead and get married anyway (I'm 25 and he's 27 and financially stable) and therefore I doubt she will be throwing me a shower.  The problem I am facing is that my personal guest list for my family is about 60 people.  To add his family would be another 60 people.  I don't want to put my MOH in the position to invite so many people but I'm also scared about offending his family because things are already kinda tense.  On top of that, when my fiance and I first got engaged, many of his extended family expressed how excited they were for my shower so I don't know what to do.  I can't just pick and choose a few of his extended family to invite because they are all close enough that if you invite one you kinda have to invite them all.  My mom told me that I should just invite my family and if his side wants to throw me a shower someone will, and I agree but I'm scared of making things worse with his family.  Anyone have any suggestions?

Re: Bridal Shower

  • I'd have this shower (since your MOH is throwing it) be a friends shower, because 60 is way too many. And someone in your family or his might throw you a shower, and those can be family showers. Remember, you don't have to invite everyone on your guest list to the shower. Stick to people that you see and/or talk to on a regular basis.
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  • Our guest list is about 300 people.  The guest list I have written up is my bridal party and then basically my mom's side of the family because my dad doesn't have any family.  Should I just invite my mom's aunts and maybe not their children?  I don't really know much about this stuff.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_bridal-shower-8?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:bbb983ad-3833-4f59-bef0-fbf31fa0cf65Post:ada73f5a-2dc6-4230-9bb1-2833d87e4680">Re: Bridal Shower</a>:
    [QUOTE]Our guest list is about 300 people.  The guest list I have written up is my bridal party and then basically my mom's side of the family because my dad doesn't have any family.  Should I just invite my mom's aunts and maybe not their children?  I don't really know much about this stuff.
    Posted by erinb72[/QUOTE]
    Are you inviting just women?
    Invite who you want there. You don't have to invite every family member.
  • Invite close family.  That is usually aunts and cousins.
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  • well if you are close with yourcousins and want them there, invite them. I just can imagine that  many people! Mine is 30 and that is with moms, wedding party, aunts, friends, cousins, and his aunts and cousins.
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  • There were about 30 people at my shower and it felt like too much. I spent the whole time saying hello to everyone  and before I knew it the party was over and I hadn't spent much more than five minutes talking to everyone. Invite those you are closest to. And ditto pp who suggested asking your MOH how many she can accommodate, that'll help you cut it down. And I would invite some of your fi's family, like your FMIL, FSIL, etc. I know you guys aren't speaking but it'd be a nice gesture and will be better should you guys ever reconcile.
  • Inviting 60 people is damn near like a whole 'nother wedding
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