Wedding invite

You don't need to reach out to people and tell them that they aren't invited or why. If they reach out to you, you can simply say "I'm sorry, we have to keep the guest list to close friends and family due to space constraints." It's rude to invite people to pre-wedding events who aren't also invited to the wedding.

Hey Jade, welcome to WeddingWire!

I wouldn't make any sort of post or announcement telling people why they aren't invited to your wedding. If they ask you about it then you could explain the situation, otherwise it just wouldn't come across very well. You could even send out marriage announcements to all friends/family after the wedding with something along the lines of "Jade and ____ were married in an intimate ceremony in Miami on ______".

Only people invited to the wedding should be invited to pre-wedding events, like the bridal shower. It's considered very poor manners to invite someone to bring you gifts at a pre-wedding event when they aren't invited to the wedding. Hope this helps!

Okay thank you!

Thank you, I will be doing the marriage announcement for sure!

If you have a wedding Facebook page, the first thing I would do is make it a private page, and ensure the people invited are the people who can access the page. Otherwise it will feel like a bit of a slap in the face to say "here is how amazing planning is going, even though you won't find out yourself" . Similarly, I would say you should stick to inviting people to wedding related parties (shower, bachelorette, etc.) who are actually invited to the wedding, as to not send any mixed signals.

You don't need to make an announcement on why people aren't invited, but can address it individually if someone else reaches out to you asking why. Also remember, you'll send 50 invites out but chances are you won't get 50 Yes RSVP's so you have the potential to send out more invites! But if you've already told everyone else they're not invited then it looks a little fishy when you change your mind lol

Definitely don't make a big announcement about why certain people aren't invited. They'll get the message when they don't get an invitation. You should also not invite them to any pre-wedding events. If you wanted to host them to celebrate your marriage, perhaps host them for a BBQ when you get back from the honeymoon! Good luck!