Hi all. Newly engaged and working on developing a budget and guest list. We are probably honestly looking at $10K or less, and I know our guest list size affects that by a lot. FH and I fully know that we simply cannot have a 100+ person wedding, and we tend to prefer smaller crowds anyway.
I have a large extended family -- my aunt and uncle have 6 kids, and 5 of those kids have families with anywhere from 3-5 kids themselves. I grew up being around my cousins all the time, but in total honesty, I just don't think we can afford to invite all of them. My part of the guest list goes from 51 to 20 just by only inviting my aunt and uncle
I do feel like my cousins would understand, btw. We are not doing adults-only because our own 4 yo will be there, I want my nieces there, etc.
For those of you with large families and lower budgets, what did you do? Is it rude to only invite my aunt and uncle? If it matters, my cousins are all adults, and we are leaning towards a small wedding and then having a large lunch or party (that doesn't come with the wedding premium) for everyone later on. I know it's our day, but I also don't want to hurt anyone. Thank you!