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My MOH recently offered to host a bridal shower for me (YAY!  Especially exciting since I was starting to think it wasn't going to happen).  I asked her a bit later how many people she wanted to invite.  She said we could have as many as I wanted because although she and her husband only have room at their place to host fifteen people at the most, her parents had volunteered their house for space if necessary.  I'm really touched by their generosity, and I'm really thankful that they're all trying to give me the best shower they possibly can.

That being said, I wasn't originally planning to invite her parents to the wedding.  Her parents are both really cool people, and I like them a lot.  However, I'm not that close to them (I've only seen them a handful of times since MOH and I graduated from high school over seven years ago), and I never would have even imagined inviting them if MOH hadn't told me that they had offered their house.  However, now I'm wondering if I should invite them to show my appreciation.  What would you do?

Honestly... I'd probably invite them. We fall out of touch with some people as we get older and life gets in the way, but they seem to really want to help you on your day, and if you had a relationship with them growing up this might be nice way to try to continue that.

@atalante:  No real relationship with them while growing up.  MOH and I didn't meet until high school, and we lived about thirty minutes away from each other, so it's not like we were at each other's houses constantly.  We had sleep overs and such, but they were never a big part of my life.  If they had been, it would be a no brainer, and I would invite them without question.

Also, please keep in mind that it's not certain that they WILL host the bridal shower.  It's going to depend on how many people make it onto the list.  It's looking likely that they will, though.

It is a bit strange for me.  MOH just got married in June, and my parents weren't invited.  I honestly would have been shocked if they were.  My parents also haven't lived in the same state since we graduate from high school, though.

I think I've only seen her parents three times since I moved back to the US a little over a year ago.  I saw them very briefly when I picked her up from their house to hang out not long after I got back, I saw her mom at MOH's bridal shower, and I saw both her parents at the wedding.  I don't know when I would see them again if they weren't offering to host my shower.

Anyway, it sounds like I should go ahead and invite them, then.  I'll keep my ear to the ground and see if MOH says anything else about it, but I'll plan for them to be there.

Thank you, everyone, for your votes and comments!  <3

@lefeymw:  I assume my MOH will try to do all the work and be responsible for the costs (especially since my mom called her and offered to help), but I also know that MOH's mom absolutely loves to host things, and back in high school, even when MOH just had a few friends over to hang out, her mom would spend the whole time preparing food for us, making sure we all had enough to drink, and being the perfect hostess.  Thus, I think that even if MOH tries to do everything with my mom's help, her mom will go way above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the party is perfect, and thus she'll end up doing a ton of work anyway.

@fresitachulita:  My MOH really isn't like that, though.  She hasn't put any sort of pressure on me at ALL.  She never mentioned that her parents should be invited.  I'm just wondering if I should because of the bridal shower thing.  My MOH has been pretty much the best MOH she could be, though.  She's been incredibly supportive and helpful and all around awesome, so none of the pressure is coming from her.  I'm sorry yours wasn't quite so awesome!

@Dub D:  Because it's going to cost us extra money, and there are people I'm closer to who won't be invited because of the money issue.  We're going to invite her parents anyway, though.