Okay, mom is paying for the wedding. We have a small venue and have chosen to primarily invite out of town family and really close friends. We have decidied to hold a pot luck after the honeymoon for our church and local people to come to...show pictures, have fun, maybe give me an excuse to wear my dress a second time ect...
Mom wants to throw me a bridal shower, inviting the local people (primarily our church), who will of course be invited to the later reception, but not to the wedding itself...simply for the reason we don't have enough room. I am sure it is not proper to invite them, because they are not invited to the wedding, but mom is insisting it is okay. Please help. We are not expecting tons more gifts from this party, nor do I want people to feel like they have to buy us gifts twice, for the shower and second reception.
In your opinion is it okay to invite local people to the bridal shower without inviting them to the wedding, if we have the "after party"? I don't think so, but I want to check with everyone else. Thanks so much!