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Hi Bees,

So I was talking to my mom today about the bridal shower. Although I hear it's mostly the MOH's job to throw the bridal shower, mine is in grad school in another state and it seems hardly fair to put that on her (my mom and FMIL are local).

We have sort of a strange situation - because our wedding will be small (I mean about 50 people or so including me and the groom), everything I read says that you shouldn't invite people to a bridal shower/other pre-celebration parties who aren't coming to the wedding. Well, because it's such a small wedding, we're having a family wedding celebration at our house about a month after the wedding.

... so here's my question. Is it ok to invite people to the bridal shower/other parties who will come to the family wedding celebration but not the actual wedding?

Thanks!

Bella

I know that what you have been reading is right, but if your wedding celebration is to invite the guests that couldn't make it to the wedding, I think that it could be alright. But you really need to make sure that they are invited to either one, the wedding, or the other, the wedding celebration. I personally would only invite those that were going to all of the parties, because you really don't want anyone to feel left out.

Well that makes me feel better - the last thing I want to do is offend or upset people (but most of the people who aren't coming to the wedding but are coming to the family celebration understand why we're doing what we are doing).

Thanks!

Bella