Hi! My mom, sister and I are planning a shower for my older sister in May. We will be holding the shower at my mom's house.
We are unsure if we are supposed to invite the in-laws. We will definitely be invinting the MIL, but do we need to invite his step-sisters, aunts, grandparents, etc? Our side of the family is pretty large and would be about 25 people by ourselves. If we had any more people, my mom isn't sure how we would fit them all. Is it bad ettiquette if we only invite our side of the family plus the MIL?
Thanks!
Re: Question about Guest List
I would talk to your sister. See if her ILs are planning something on their own. Maybe the MIL will want to go in on this shower with you.
Personally, I would not exclude them unless they are throwing another shower or your sister and her ILs are not close.
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Challenged Soy and tolerated it.
The thing is - if you dont' have room, you dont' have room. So no, you dont' "have" to invite them. Obviously MIL, but if she says something about "what about the rest of my family", your sister just needs to say "due to space, we can't invite everyone. I'm so sorry".
Then its up to someone on the IL to throw a shower if they want.
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