Is it bad manners not to invite your boss?

I don't think so. Sometimes I think it's better that professional and personal lives don't cross. I am inviting my previous boss who I had a wonderful relationship with--but I do not work for her anymore. I have a good relationship with my current boss--but I am not inviting her to my wedding.

Following. I am wondering the same thing. I feel like I should because she asks me about the wedding every time she sees me but i am not sure..

My boss is not my friend. He did not get an invite. Nor did most of the people I work with. My rule is if we do not hang out outside of work, you don't get an invite.

Agree with Future Mrs. Madison. Do you hang out with your boss outside of work? Would you still be friends with them a year or two later if you left the company? No need to invite in my opinion. Coworkers and my bosses ask about my wedding but doesn't mean I'm inviting them,

I'm inviting my current boss and also a previous boss that I worked for in 2005. I'm very close to both. With that being said, I don't think it's a requirement to invite your boss. As such, I'm (most likely) not inviting the boss I just stopped working for over the summer. It really just depends on your relationship with them.

If you don't hang out regularly outside of work - don't invite them. I know it feels awkward to talk about your wedding with co-workers who aren't invited, but I've been on both sides - and it's not that awkward for your co-workers! They are just making conversation and being friendly when they ask about the wedding I had 1 co-worker invite a bunch of us (I'm assuming because she felt guilty talking about it all the time) and we all went, even though we didn't really want to pay for all the travel and everything. I would have been totally fine not receiving an invite! And now on the other side as a bride I'm inviting only the co-workers who I hang out with outside of work to my wedding...and hoping they are some of the future declines because we are tight on space

Also a great tip I've heard other people say - don't send your co-workers STDs, only invites (if you are inviting them). Things change at work pretty quickly, so don't over-commit too early!

I'm usually these two worlds do not connect, however, my manager (of the past 1.5 years) is my friend who introduced me and DH, years before we worked together, so she was at my bach party and our wedding.

no one else we work with got an invite - another great thing about having a small wedding in your backyard. No space for extra guests that aren't in our inner circle.

I was going to invite my boss and coworkers- are unit is extremely small and close-we go out frequently together and spend a crap load of time together but I've since changed plans and now inviting ONLY the immediate- so fortunately/unfortunately- no.

I would agree if you don't regularly hang out with them- don't invite them.

I'm not inviting my current boss but I plan to invite a previous boss. We still work in the same office and go out to lunch and the occasional happy hour. Basically, if you consider your boss/coworkers a friend and hang out outside of work, they should get an invite.

I think it depends on your relationship with them. I work in two places and I will be inviting both of my bosses, both are small companies with small number of staff, one boss gave us an engagement gift, and the other has organised a foreign work trip around our wedding so members of staff will be able to come to the wedding. Where as my FH won't be inviting his, he works for a larger company and only has a working relationship with his boss. So no I don't think its necessary unless you want to.

I am inviting my boss but because I am one of 4 office staff not including the boss and his wife. Everyone is very close-knit here and I am inviting my co-workers. I'm not that close with my boss but felt that due to the close-knit and small nature of the business, it would have been bad form not to invite him. If I were part of a large corporation, then nah, I probably wouldn't.

I am inviting a couple of my bosses who I consider mentors. I am also inviting my assistant. In fact, I am inviting a decent number of people from my office because I spend a ton of time with these people and value my relationships with them. My job can be kind of shitty some times, and I'm so grateful that I work with people I really truly like! ETA: FH has a good relationship with a number of co-workers too, including his boss, so they are also invited. We are not having a small wedding though.

No. We didn't invite any co-workers. I think its better not to mix personal life with work life.

No. I did invite co-workers as well as my boss and team. However, I only invited people I've become close with. I don't think you have to invite any coworkers.

I didn't ivite anyone from my work, and no OE from work was invited to each others weddings ( 3 of us in the past year) I guess it depends on your work place, but I don't think its rude.

We didnt invite any past or present co workers. FH and I work for family so my 2 bosses are invited :o)

My work friends were the first to get cut from the guest list. I don't socialize with them outside of work, so there is no need to invite them (including my boss - who has since gotten fired, so really not inviting).

I work at a small law firm. 2 partners, 4 associates, 4 assistants (me included) and an office manager. I would LOVE to invite at least 5 of them, but I think because it's a small office, some feelings would be hurt with those not invited. I'm not inviting any and I think it will work out. I don't talk "wedding talk" at work and there were 3 weddings this year alone and not everyone was invited to all off them.

I did not invite my boss nor any of my co-workers. We had a small wedding of 46 guests and no way would my co-workers make the guest list. Plus I don't mix work life with personal life by choice.

I work for a construction company. I would say that 90% of our employees are men in the field. I did invite the ladies from the office. We're all close and frequently go out to lunch together. I also invited the owners of the company. We're a small, close knit group of people.