Engagement Party Invitation List

Anyone invited to pre-wedding events must get invited to the wedding.

Yes, if you invite people to any wedding-related event, they should also be on the main wedding invite list. If you're planning a larger reception to be held following a very small intimate ceremony, then your reception list can be longer than the ceremony list.

No one that isn't invited to the wedding should be invited to pre wedding festivities. The one circumstance I think is common for DW's is to have a home-town reception AFTER the wedding to celebrate with everyone instead...Also you should only account for inviting the max your venue could hold (or less), even if you think many wont come. I did bend the rules on this a bit and sent out probably 10-15 extra invites to elderly/extended family members that we knew for 100% sure wouldn't make the trip to our wedding due to health or financial constraints, but didn't want them to feel unwanted or excluded. (even if they had by chance accepted, my venue had room for them-we just wanted a smaller guest list)

Yes. Anyone invited to pre-wedding events must be invited to the wedding.

As others said, everyone invited to the engagement party must be invited to the wedding. That doesn't change when you are having a DW. But it is okay to invite relatives to both the engagement party and the wedding when you know they probably won't travel to the DW.

Hi J! If someone is invited to a pre-wedding event (engagement party, bridal or couples shower, bach party), then they will naturally expect to be invited to the wedding. Keep you engagement party guest list to only wedding guests to avoid creating any awkward situations!

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-ideas/showers-and-parties/how-to-plan-an-engagement-party

To echo what other's have said, engagement party guests should be invited to the wedding. I would suggest letting them celebrate with you after the wedding! That would be a fun way to continue the celebrations and allow everyone that means so much to you to be able to celebrate you as a couple.

Thank you everyone! My brother and sister are actually putting the party together for us. Small and simple just don't mix with a the word wedding.

HI J, and welcome! You've received great advice. I just wanted to ask you to consider changing your avatar. It helps us recognize you out of the bunch of new people with double ring avatars.

Sorry, I changed it. I am just not a big fan of pictures. Thank you again!