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When the invitation is not enough?

We recently had my fiancé's stepbrother email him and ask the following "who exactly from his immediate family is invited?"  We assume he is asking about his 14 year old son, however, they have three other children who are grown, young adults.  We are keeping our wedding somewhat small and cannot invite everyone.  That being said, how do we reply to this?  Honestly, you'd think they'd get a clue when the invitation was addressed to he and his wife only.  Another note, we are not having kids at our wedding as we prefer an adult celebration.  Not sure what to do or how to respond to his question, could use some help?  I'm okay making an exception for their 14 year old as they are coming in from out of town, but its one thing to possibly be asking about 4 people total to add to my guest list/headcount.

Re: When the invitation is not enough?

  • Hi there! moving this question over to Etiquette board because Knottie Help is only for community/tech questions.
  • "The invitation is your you and your wife. I hope you'll be able to make it!"

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  • "The invitation is [for] you and your wife. I hope you'll be able to make it!"


    yup, that.  I wouldn't open the can of worms about the 14 year old until/unless they do.  If he comes back and says "we can't attend without Jimmy" then you and your FI should be prepared how you want to handle that.  It's acceptable to say "I'm sorry about that, you'll be missed".  But it's also okay to make an exception to your no kids rule if you want to,
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