Invite your boss or not?

I think this use to be more traditional but now should depend on your relationship. I'm not inviting mine. Our relationship is too formal (all work, no personal stories).

It really depends on your relationship.

But you certainly don't have to just because they are your boss.

I didn't, but primarily because our wedding was 300 miles from work. I think it depends on a couple things-- your relationship with them and the size of your wedding. Personally I think it's easier to just not invite anyone you work with, but that's me.

We plan to. But our situation is different than most. We both work for our statehouse, so we are inviting any members that we have or are currently worked/working for, the Speaker, and three that we are friendly with. Fortunately, it's only 10 house members and a congressman. And their spouses.

I manage a small plastic surgery practice, so it's just my doctor and the nurse. Inviting both and have a great relationship with nurse, and a good one most of the time with the doctor.

I'm inviting mine, but we have a very long standing and good relationship. However, I am not inviting " second in command " because while it has been long standing, we have not had a good relationship.

You should invite people you really want to have there on your special day. If they aren't one them, don't invite them.

I dint think you have to if you don't have a personal relationship with him. My is very nice and always asks how the wedding planning is going and what FH and I did over the weekend. We're not really close but its the kind of relationship that I feel I should invite him. Whether u like them or not, on the bright side...your boss will likely give u a generous gift! :-)

Nope not inviting mine either. We only have a working relationship.

Nope not inviting mine either. We only have a working relationship.

I agree, depends on your relationship and if you have the room.

I'm inviting mine because it's my dad!

I'll also be inviting a handful of co-workers because my dad has worked with a few of them since I was 6 months old, they've seen me grow up so it wouldn't make sense not to invite them.

Mine is giving me away… it's my step dad :-)

I'm not inviting other people from work though. Although I've known some of them since I was 13, if I invite one I'd have to invite all, plus partners, and it would mean such a huge increase in numbers it just wouldn't be practical.

Agreeing that it depends on your relationship, how close you are. I'm inviting mine--I am her executive assistant and work extremely closely with her, and often help with personal stuff outside of work, and we talk about how life is going outside of work etc. She and her husband want to take FH and I out to celebrate our engagement, and she was TICKED when I didn't text her the night he proposed. She did at one point say, "we're coming, right?" (no pressure, ha!) I originally wasn't going to invite work people, but we work so closely that it would not make sense to not invite her. I'm not inviting the other people on my team--one I talk to a lot, but I cannot invite her without inviting the others. Just inviting my boss makes it a little less sloppy.

In Asian culture, it is often expected that you would invite your boss...but I'm not because we don't have that kind of relationship. Additionally, the groom's family and my family are so large that we can barely even include any friends, let alone work people.

Nope. Not inviting anyone from my work. We're just not that kind of close.

I'm inviting both of my boss'/owners since one is my MOH and the other is a good friend of mine. But I would say use your judgement, if you are close to your boss then yes, if not well then no.

It does depend on your relationship. I work in a relatively small department (about 10 or so people) we are all close and they have really been a huge support with the wedding and everything. I plan to invite all of them. A Coworker got married recently and invited the whole team, so I feel if I invite one, I should invite them all. Plus word will get around and I dont want it to be awkward. Plus we have the room.

I am but he might not even be my boss by the time my wedding comes (my company is moving me to some mystery department). I know my boss fairly well though because we've done business trips overseas together. I don't think it's necessary in this day and age, but if you like your boss and you have 2 spots available, I would.

We are not inviting any coworkers. It was easier to exlude everyone than to just include some.

I am inviting my boss and coworkers, but that is the relationship that we have.

I know from attending weddings in the past, the couple did invite supervisors, but many times they declined the invitation to keep a professional relationship

If I had known my boss for quite a few years, then I would probably consider it. I just started a new job recently, and even though my boss does know I'm getting married, we're still on more of a professional basis right now. We actually aren't inviting any co-workers at all. The only one we are inviting is a good friend of my FH's that I knew before I even got this job.