Hello brides! In an odd situation & looking to get advice/thoughts on it.
My FMIL is hosting a couples shower with her & her husbands friend group (who is like family to her & my FH, I also love them).
My parents are divorced & can get along fine at events for me, but only my mom & step dad have met my FH's parents. My FMIL invited my mom & step dad to the couples shower which was very nice but now I'm torn on asking her to invite my dad & step mom as well (who my FH parents have never met & are very different from).
Other considerations:
- My FMIL lives 5 hours away from my divorced parents so they would all be traveling to the shower
- FMIL is hosting the shower at her house & invited my mom & step dad to stay the weekend so if we invite my dad & step mom I'm not sure where they'd stay. A shower is one thing, but a whole weekend together is not something my FH & I want to coordinate.
- I'm not as close with my dad & step mom & am okay not inviting them, but a part of me feels like I should out of obligation as this is about our wedding/bringing our families together.
- My step mom & FMIL will be invited to showers that my mom/step dad's side are hosting. These will just be for the ladies & not couple showers though.
Okay done, thanks!