Everything I have read so far says that it is horrible etiquette to invite people to your bridal shower who are not invited to your wedding. I am having a hard time with this for the simple reason that I had to cut some of my extended family members and friends from my wedding guest list due to budget reasons. I would still like to celebrate this amazing occasion with them and I feel at the bridal shower is a great way to have them involved, if they would like to be, without them being at the wedding.
I guess my question is, would it really be all that terrible to invite these family members and friends to my shower even though they are not invited to the wedding?