Telling people they aren’t invited

Just tell them you wish you could invite everyone but you just cant. My fiancé and I both have big families and are on a budget. We are paying for our wedding ourselves and some family members tried to make us feel bad they were not invited.

Good for you, girl! So happy you didn't buckle under pressure. I can't stand when people invite themselves!

Some people will be hurt by it and others will be understanding. there are a lot of people who don't quite get that weddings cost a lot and can be limited in space so you may not even be able to accommodate every single person in your life. and there are others who totally get that and would not take it personally. i think it's also in how you word things.

i purposefully did not announce my engagement on social media because i kind of wanted to avoid people who would assume they would be invited haha.

glad it worked out well for you.

Oh my goodness I was having this problem as well. I stopped posting anything wedding related because I would get lots of people assuming they were invited. I eventually had to post. Although we love you all and I joking added if I were rich I would invite the world but we are having a small wedding for family and bridal party. Its just crazy to me that people assume they are invited.