My fiance and I are on a strict budget. We initially wanted to keep our guest list to 200p, but it has now climbed to 225. The majority of our invited guests consist of family and close friends.
My fiance grew up in the church that we are getting married in, and has close relationships with several members (some of whom are invited to the wedding). However, we could not afford to include everyone. Many of the members ask me regularly about my wedding planning and imply that they will be attending. *clears throat* BUT THEY ARE NOT INVITED.
I don't want to offend anyone, but I feel like some people will be upset when they realize our wedding is an invite-only one (a previous couple invited the entire church to their ceremony. In my defense, their wedding was much more budget friendly).
What should I do? Go into debt inviting these people or prepare for the backlash? I really want the church members to like me, but we just cannot afford to push the guest list up anymore.