Rule of Thumb - On who to invite

Ash07

My mom asked me to starting coming up with a list of friends for a baby shower in a couple months.  And I was just wondering if anyone had a rule of thumb on how they decide who to invite.

I guess my biggest question is I used to work with a group of girls that we hung out all the time, now we have moved 2 hrs away and I haven't really talked to them but once or twice in a year and the shower is back home?  Should I invite them?  I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I don't want to be rude by inviting someone your not sure about.

I had this same problem with my wedding....   

 

jll1881

I invited friends who I rarely see.  I even invited people who were out of town who I knew probably wouldn't come, but it didn't seem right to not invite them either.

Ritza

Dont invite them, its too far.

Keep it in your circle of friends and for people who are local.

Or, do what ever you did for your wedding. 

Ash07

The shower is actually in my home town where they all live.

houndbaby

My showers are just going to be family. Most of my friends from college and high school live pretty far away and I am not close with most of them anymore, so I am not planning to invite them.?

The_Jen626

I would invite them, especially if your shower is in their town.

When I am unsure about inviting someone, I ask myself "would I want to be invited to their wedding/baby shower?"  If I would want to be invited, I invite them.

LovesGreenBay

I would suggest getting a number from your hosts that they are comfortable paying for, KWIM? 

Mrs.Bible

lol I wish I had this problem...right now my list keeps growing and growing...of course I am planning on inviting all my friends / family / In laws who live around here...but I also have to send invitations to all my friends out of state because they said so...and of course there are my church members then I have to send out a special group of invitations to my mother and grandmother's friends because it makes them feel good (not to mention they give the best gifts)....all in all I will be sending out over 100 invitations....UGH....

It was like this for my wedding also...what was suppose to be an 150 person list turned into 350 and I had over 200 people attend...but hey like my family says - the more the merrier....lol....

pkate98

I agree with Jen's thinking. Many of my out-of-town friends keep asking when the shower will be.  Seeme like they want an invite.  Some ppl may not plan on going, but may still want to send you a gift.  By sending them a shower invite, you can let them know where you're registered.