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XP trouble with guest list

friday chicfriday chic
in October 2012 Moms

Posted on the Baby Shower board but it's a little slow and I'm impatient =)

My friend offered to throw me a shower and said "invite whoever you want, family, friends, whatever" 

As far as I know I'll be having a work shower in September and that is the only other shower (which is WAY okay with me).  I'm struggling with who to invite because my husband has a large family (aunts wise) that he (and I now) is close with and I just feel horrible having a guest list of 50 (friends and both families). I'm fairly certain most of my family and my husbands family will not travel the 4+ hours to attend, so maybe half to 1/4 of those people will be able to come.  Is this outrageous???  She tells me it's okay, but I just feel like it's a lot. 

thoughts???

 DH and her were planning it and he spilled the beans so it was supposed to be a surprise =(

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Re: XP trouble with guest list

  • IEtoLAIEtoLA member

    I would let the hostess know the amount you came up (or have your DH).  If that seems much,  then draw the line at some point.  Maybe just immediate family (parents, grandparents and siblings) and close friends.  Is it co-Ed?  If so, then girls only. 

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  • AOBtahoeAOBtahoe member
    I wouldn't invite family that lives more than 4 hours away, especially if you know most won't come. Maybe do a sip and see after the baby is born (easier to justify the travel if they can meet your LO). I'd invite parents and siblings, but after that, stick only with the family and friends that live close by. 
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  • schmidters10schmidters10
    I am in the same boat as you. My list is at roughly 65 ppl. My two best friends are hosting it. My only issue is that both DH and I are both from families whose parents divorced and remarried when we were younger so instead of 2 moms we have 4 with step mothers and same goes with grandparents and whatnot. My friends however completely understand because one of them and myself just through our friends bridal shower a couple weeks ago and she has the same issue with her family so it is not a problem. Good Luck on whatever you decide.
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  • orgnlmamaorgnlmama member
    Why not tell her honestly that you are having a hard time coming up with boundaries for your guest list and would like a limit from her as to how many to invite.
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  • friday chicfriday chic

    imageAOBtahoe:
    I wouldn't invite family that lives more than 4 hours away, especially if you know most won't come. Maybe do a sip and see after the baby is born (easier to justify the travel if they can meet your LO). I'd invite parents and siblings, but after that, stick only with the family and friends that live close by. 

    The majority of our family lives 4+ hours away.  My friend is driving 2 hours to throw the shower.  

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  • friday chicfriday chic

    imageorgnlmama:
    Why not tell her honestly that you are having a hard time coming up with boundaries for your guest list and would like a limit from her as to how many to invite.

    I talked to her about it yesterday afternoon and she was still telling me "no really it's fine" but I feel like she's a little hesitant

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