Early question on guest list

julieanna21 · June 2010

I still have plenty of time but I'm excited:) My mom has a few female cousins who she grew up with. All of their kids (me and my cousins) were always together because our parents were so close. Things died down a lot once we hit high school. I guess I was thinking how I'd like to invite them to my baby shower. Over the last year we have all started reconnecting. I feel like I'm caught between it being rude not to invite them, and wondering if it's gift-grabby to invite them. I have a similar situation with in laws...MIL's close cousins came to bridal shower, but the daughters (DH's cousins) didn't show. Same thing on my side of family. I feel like I'm excluding people though, I don't know. It's like the mothers want the daughters invited but the daughters on either side of family never come! FYI, I'm not registering, and my sis is hosting it more as a fun backyard party type thing...

RoxyLynn · June 2010

Since you were close previously and you're re-connecting, I think it's fine to invite them.

Shell24 · June 2010

I would invite them! You say you're reconnecting, so if you've been chatting recently and they know about and are excited for your pregnancy they would probably enjoy being invited.

It would be up to them, then, whether or not they want to attend. If they think it's gift grabby I personally think it would be their issue, not yours (in this case).

Also, go by your bridal shower...if your generation didn't attend, only invite your mom and MIL's generation, even if they say you should. You say that it's your mom and MIL's cousins (not siblings) so their children would be you and your DH's second cousins, which, unless you're close to them, is a stretch to invite to showers.

HBaylies · June 2010

Invite them!

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