Weddingbee boards

that's a hard one. you work so hard to plan a wedding and you really want people to not only enjoy but also appreciate the importance of the day as well as the fabulousness of the reception!

i think what you decide is partly based on your relationship with your relatives and how your extended family views these kinds of events.  if your extended family all gets invited to every relative's wedding, i don't know if you want to be the one to break that tradition.  one day is not necessarily worth rancor and hurt feelings that will last a whole lot longer than the wedding day.

if, on the other hand, your extended family doesn't expect to be invited to all weddings, i think it's totally okay to invite only those that might make sense to you.

i think of "my big fat greek wedding" sometimes.  when it comes to relatives and the guest list, not everything will go your way, and we all have a few people we invite that we could do without, but that's okay. it'll still be a great day.