I am recently engaged. I know some of my friends are throwing together an engagement party for FH and myself for sometime next month. I have no idea who is invited or who is coming.
I am planning on having a small New Orleans destination wedding. For the guest list, I am planning on inviting close family and friends. We are on a budget so they will have cover transportation (it's about a 10 our drive from where we live) and lodging. We will cover everything else.
My question is, do I have to invite everyone who shows up to this engagement party to my wedding? Since I have no say in the matter, that hardly seems fair. I only want a handful of people at my wedding in the first place. I've read that "etiquette" says I have to, but I mean come on. I think an engagement party should be about celebrating an engagement, not making dibs on a wedding invitation.