Inviting bridal party's parents to the wedding?

I'd only invite the parents who you consider yourself close to. The only friends' parents I had invited to my wedding was my one best friend from high school whose parents were literally second parents to me.

I think your mom not being invited to that wedding you were a part of and being upset that she couldn't be there and see you dressed up is not the norm. I think most parents wouldn't care about not being invited if they didn't have any personal relationship to the bride and groom of their own.

I would only invite the ones you really have close relationship with. I'm inviting only one of my BM's parents because I've known them for 26 years and I call her "mom" as she does the same for my mom. The other two girls in my party I've only seen their moms at baby showers and I don't really know them at all so I'm not inviting them.

I am close with all but one BM parents. I invited them anyways. I figured it was fair the other girls parents were invited and her's wouldn't be.

It's totally up to you, yes it's a nice gesture but if you don't know them at well then I wouldn't worry about it.

I only invited those I was close to. I can't imagine the average parent would want to attend a wedding of a couple they didn't know/or know well even if their adult child was a bmaid. It's not some major event for them, a picture should be sufficient.

I am only inviting the ones that I am close to....there is one that I am not that close to but the BM's son is our ring bearer & they are invited so they can watch him so my BM & her husband can have a good time w/o chasing him around all night.

Most of our bridal party are relatives, so their parents are coming anyway. I'm very close to one of my BM's parents so they're invited. I asked the other BM if she was bringing her mother and she said no, she's bringing a date.

This was kind of an easy decision for us.

I would only invite those that I would invite if their kids were not in the wedding.

You invite people you want to be there. That's all there is to it. If you want these people to come then invite them. If not, don't. What's gona happen if you don't invite them? Do the BMs expect it? Will a BM back out if you don't invite her parents? Go with your gut.

I invited my BM's parents, but I've known all my BMs since I was about 5 so I grew up sleeping over at their parents' houses, eating dinner with them, etc. I asked FH about inviting the guys' parents but he said no. Both of them still live at home and we're invited to one's house all the time (to hang out with him), but he's only met the other's parents once. We didn't want to invite one set and not the other.

This is how weddings get to be 200 people. Invite only the ones you are personally friends with.

Thanks, ladies, for the input!!

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My mom went to the church only of a wedding my sister was in

Personally, I'd hate to have my mom attend a wedding if I was in the BP, but that's just me and my mom. I'm with everyone else. If you're close, invite them. If not, skip them. Out of 6 attendants, we invited two sets of parents.

Not weird - I only invited the parents of one of my bridal party members.

I have never ever heard of a parent being invited just to see their child dressed up unless said child was junior bridesmaid, ringbearer, or flower girl.

FSIL invites SOME of the bridal party parents to her wedding, but only the ones she had known since she was a kid.

We're inviting all of the bridesmaid's parents but their parents are...my parents, his parents, and my best friend's mom who I consider my second mother.

Invite who you have a personal relationship. You don't have to invite everyone.

We are inviting one set of parents, only because FH has known them for about 30 years, and refers to them as "mom and dad".

All of our GM's parents are invited (they are close family friends of FH). 2 of my BM are cousins, so of course their parents are invited. My MOH's parents are invited because they are family friends, but I didn't invite the parents of my 2 college friends BM. I know their parents, but not super well.

If budget is a issue only invite those you are close to. All the bms parents were invited at mine but that's because my MOHs mom is like a second mom and my other 2 bms were hubby's cousin and my sil, so their parents are family. The only one of the gms parents who were invited was my brother's parents (of course) but the other two gms parents weren't invited because we are not close to them.