Do you feel obligated to invite anyone?

If you have room in your budget for them then I say just invite them

I have to invite a whole mess of family that I don't even know because my mother feels "obligated" to invite them. Just like FH feels obligated to invite almost everyone he works with even though he is only friends with a few of them. I am hoping that since our wedding will be taking place over an hours drive away from where the majority of the people live, they won't come lol.

I had only met my first cousins once, eons before my wedding, so hadn't even thought of inviting them. Then my mom got very sick, the summer before my wedding, so lots of family came out to visit her, and my cousin says, "Can't wait to see you at the wedding!" Thank goodness, unlike so many brides, I actually had tons of space for everyone-- had to buy 100 plates and couldn't scrape together 70 family and friends-- so it was no issue at all to add her.

I had only met my first cousins once, eons before my wedding, so hadn't even thought of inviting them. Then my mom got very sick, the summer before my wedding, so lots of family came out to visit her, and my cousin says, "Can't wait to see you at the wedding!" Thank goodness, unlike so many brides, I actually had tons of space for everyone-- had to buy 100 plates and couldn't scrape together 70 family and friends-- so it was no issue at all to add her.

I had to invite one lady from work because I was going to invite the other 2 ladies. I'm not giving her a date though because she's single. I'm hoping she won't come but who would turn down a free dinner, open bar and a chance to hang out with her friends from work?

A few of my cousins. I don't really speak with them and have a better relationship with their parents than I do them. But hey's its family.

I did not invite one cousin specifically, and I'm sure there will be bad blood about it, especially since my aunt already messaged me saying she was going to bring him and I kindly told her no you will not.

I agree with everyone else, if they fit, why not? If you don't plan to invite them though, I'd make sure to refrain from talking about the wedding around them.

I had to invite my college roommate - everyone got upset at me for doing it (well all of my friends) but I knew I had to. She's one person out of 150. I think I'll survive

If you have room invite them, otherwise as you said, after the wedding those gatherings will get really awkward

I feel obligated to invite my mom. I would so much rather she not be there (she's a manipulative bitch and a drug addict), but not inviting her would break her heart. You have to weigh the pros and cons.

I'm going the whole "it's my wedding, I can do what I want" thing. I'm inviting specific cousins aunt/uncles. The others are not invited, specifically the family that I don't see ever or don't really like ( I have one Uncle who's really creepy and totally social awkward ie makes everyone around him uncomfortable). I went back and forth thinking about what if their feelings are hurt, etc but in the end I decided I would rather be surrounded by the people that I share my life with the most and it didn't include those people. They shouldn't feel that bad considering we don't spend time together and they don't even know my fiance.

I have people on my list that I feel obligated to invite. My co-workers, some friends from my last job that have told me I better be at your wedding. I just rather avoid a awkward situation specially with people who I see very often. If you have the budget invite them that's what I am doing anyways.

Yes. siblings of our grandparents (...really?), FH's sister's husband's parents and sister (seriously?), a couple we hate that invited us to their wedding, a friend's gf that i really dislike, and a bunch of parents of FH's friends (because they were his "second parents" growing up...and third...and fourth). but now that I sent out invitations, my give-a-f*** is broken. people asking me about plus ones or what about this or that person...no, no, and more no.

We were obligated to invite and aunt/uncle duo that I haven't seen or talked to in 10 years b/c my mom's other siblings (all who I see and live in the same state). Also, FH's cousin and his fiance. We invited the cousin's parents and the cousin's niece is our flower girl. Yet, we don't talk to this cousin, ever, and we're not planning on attending their wedding next year. We're having a small wedding and really there are four other people we'd rather have attend!

My step dad (who was supposed to be giving me away) threatened not to even attend unless I invited my step brother who I have neither seen nor spoken to in 15 years to the full day.

If he had just asked me in advance of sending the invitations out it wouldn't have been a problem, but my mum had asked me to send an evening invitation which I did and now we are over our venue's licensed limit so I'll possibly have to uninvite somebody if he does want to come. Step dad's reaction was to stop talking to me, threaten not to come, and say he wouldn't give me away either way. Reasonable!

We haven't spoken in two weeks apart from the one row where I hung up on him. Oh, and to make it worse, he's my boss and we leave today on a week long work trip...