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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Are you inviting people you've never met?

Lynnie, on April 30, 2018 at 4:46 PM

Posted in Planning 56

Time to spill about your guest list decisions and who made the cut !! Whether they are your parents' new friends or your fiance(é)'s family friend... inevitably someone you've never met before will be added to the suggested guest list! Are you inviting any people you've never met to your wedding?...

Time to spill about your guest list decisions and who made the cut !!

Whether they are your parents' new friends or your fiance(é)'s family friend... inevitably someone you've never met before will be added to the suggested guest list! Are you inviting any people you've never met to your wedding? How did you handle these guest list suggestions?

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Thanks for answering our guest list questions!! If you need more help making guest list cuts, check out: 12 Questions to Ask If You're on the Fence About a Guest , 5 Ways to Cut Your Guest List , and 6 Reasons Why A Big Guest List Means You'll Spend More Money .


In the mood to answer more questions? Jump on over to: Your wedding in numbers! , Dress Decisions , and Would you rather? Wedding Edition!

56 Comments

  • A.Magill.Since.May
    Master May 2018
    A.Magill.Since.May ·
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    We're inviting people I've never met, but we aren't inviting anyone that one of us haven't met. I'll meet FH's aunt and uncle that he hasn't seen since his sister's wedding. He'll meet my aunt and uncle who I haven't seen in a few years. Stuff like that. But we aren't inviting anyone both of us don't know.
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  • Kristen328
    Super September 2018
    Kristen328 ·
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    My mom invited her aunt who I've never met. FH has met my entire family on both sides, he's met all but one of my coworkers. I haven't met most of his family. I've been introduced to his friends. I also haven't met a few of my coworkers spouses
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  • Liana
    VIP March 2017
    Liana ·
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    There were less than 5 people (long distance relatives from dad's side) that I have not met but they were invited.


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  • Xandria
    VIP December 2018
    Xandria ·
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    One of our requirements is we both had to know everyone. Both FW and I have some serious anxiety, her's is worse then mine. So we agreed, no strangers for either of us. The only exception is one of her sister's husbands, but only because he didn't make it out for Christmas last year so I didn't meet him. But we've skyped, so that mostly counts. I really love the idea of a wedding where we both know everyone.

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  • CarrieAndBert
    Expert June 2018
    CarrieAndBert ·
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    Nope. Only our closest family and friends.
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  • E
    Devoted May 2019
    Elizabeth ·
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    The only people I won't know are a few of his relatives
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  • Kc
    Dedicated December 2018
    Kc ·
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    No, but since my grandmother is pretty much demanding it we're inviting her sisters and brother who I haven't seen in 2+ years.
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  • Lisa & Watson
    Super October 2018
    Lisa & Watson ·
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    Some of My Co-workers from my Job my FH has Never Met before. There will be some people on his side that I have Never Met before. But Everyone that are invited at least one of us Knows who they are.

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  • Jen
    Super May 2018
    Jen ·
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    FH knows everyone from my list that was invited. On his side there are a few of his parents friends that were invited that I have never met. Ultimately only one of them will make the wedding so there will only be one person at the wedding I don't know.

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  • Tanya
    Expert May 2018
    Tanya ·
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    One of his friends I've never met. Neither of us have met our officiant's wife. One of my friends, her guest, he's never met. Neither parent requested invitations for their friends.

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  • J
    Devoted June 2018
    Janette ·
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    He hasn't met all my Uncle's and I haven't met any of his mom's friends.

    I have invited my dad's side to pre wedding activities, however, none of have showed up except for my one cousin. He will be meeting them at the wedding though and even then some won't show up regardless and will probably never meet them.
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  • MrsV1027
    Master October 2018
    MrsV1027 ·
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    Technically yes since I've never met FH's sister or some of his friends from when he was growing up in Las Angeles. It'll be fun to meet them

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  • DC Wife 10.27.18
    Master October 2018
    DC Wife 10.27.18 ·
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    Yes. My FH family lives in Germany so I haven't met them in real life.

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  • MrsRies&Love
    VIP May 2018
    MrsRies&Love ·
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    Yup, unfortunately. As stated in a previous post, FMIL gave us some cash contributions, so we felt obligated to allow her to add to the guest list.

    There are a number of names on there that FH doesn't recognize, and so many that I've never met. Even more strange, they're all coming!

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  • B
    Super July 2018
    Brittany ·
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    My fiance and I came up with the guest list ourselves with no input from anyone. There are a few of his family members that I haven't met. We've been together for 8 years but his family isn't close with each other like mine is so certain family members don't always travel to see each other. My fiance has great memories of those family members from when he was young so he wanted to invite them anyway

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  • Shaunte
    Expert December 2021
    Shaunte ·
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    There will be people I've never met on his side and vice versa. All of the guests will be someone at least one of us knows though.

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  • joey
    Expert October 2019
    joey ·
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    We will know everybody.

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  • J
    Super June 2019
    JuneBride ·
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    Yes. There will be family members on his side I've never met and vice versa.
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  • rica
    VIP September 2018
    rica ·
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    There is one cousin of FH’s invited who I’ve never met and he hasn’t seen in years. It was a request from FMIL and I’m still not happy about it.
    There are a few other friends or family members that one of us doesn’t know well, but we are at least familiar with them and one of us has some connection.
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  • Pamela
    Dedicated September 2018
    Pamela ·
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    Yes it will be like that for both of us, some family members
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