Inviting online friends?

This seems like a lot for a wedding day. Way too many variables.

I'm inviting a few but because they're so far away I really doubt they'll be able to make it. It was mostly for the gesture because we are close! We just live in different countries.

If you feel they are close enough that you would want them at your wedding, I say invite them!

I personally wouldn't invite anyone from the internet that I haven't met before to one of the most important days of my life..

I think it's a great idea. Internet friends are real friends too! A few WW girls have invited WW friends to their weddings and it's worked out.

Since I'm still a while out, I might plan road trips to see them beforehand!

Seems like it could be fun! Just keep in mind with all the excitement and hullabaloo of the day, you probably won't really get to talk to them much.

I met Bethie, Pancakes, and OKD for the first time in person at OKD's wedding. It was so fun and not awkward at all.

I have a similar situation and I'm inviting them. I am meeting them in a month though so maybe if you could meet them once beforehand it might go better.

I did! I invited a friend that I met in 1999 on OPEN DIARY (!!!!) at my wedding! She wasn't able to make the trip, but I'm still so glad I invited her! My husband is very nonInternety and didn't quite "get" it, but was supportive. We had a SUPER small guest list, but she and I have been close forEVER, so it was really important for me to extend the invite. :-)

I say go for it, my brother has played video games online with the same group of guys for 8 years and all of the guys flew across the country to go to his wedding. They had a great time

I used to talk with a coworker who I never met every day (same company but worked in different states ) I am sad that my life has gotten crazy and we don't very often. Would so invite her to my wedding if we still talked like we used to. I say do it, you never know when you will get another chance to see each other.

We are! Two of my online friends, who I have met previously, are in my bridal party. They are awesome girls. I have two other friends I am inviting from online. I really do hope they can both make it, but we will see. I know it's a big trip. If they make it, I will try to meet up with them before the wedding.

No. Sounds greedy, but I would not spend all that extra money to host people I've never met

I'm technically inviting on line friends LOL- but only because my on line friends became my real friends.

I have no problem with it if you can afford it- forums are communities- not just "online" friends.

I wouldn't put out a general invitation to an online community or anything, but you know who among your online circles crosses into "this person is really my friend".

ETA: And if you invite them and they do come, don't wait until the actual wedding to meet them. Suggest they come in the day before so you can hang out and have your maybe-emotional meeting first. I've done a lot of this meeting-online-people-in-person and sometimes it's emotional, but other times it's just...comfortable. Because the person is really your friend and you were both communicating openly and fully.