We are trying to plan our wedding, and my fiancée is feeling extremely anxious and self-conscious about inviting guests. A bit of background: we are both Catholic converts with families that are exclusively Protestant -- hers in particular very conservative Baptist and generally anti-Catholic. She feels judged, imagines all her family who come will only judge and condemn; while I insist to her that whoever *does* come, including her parents, is making a statement that they *do* support our union and our wedding, even if they may not support our confessional choices or the liturgical goings-on. Anyone who *truly* opposed either us being together or our wedding would not be in attendance. For example, I say, typical wording for a wedding thank-you is "Thank you for attending and supporting our wedding."
I am trying to reassure her, and it is not helping. My question to you: Is attending a wedding in itself a statement that you support it?