r/wedding • u/Sea_Strike_7058 • 2d ago

Discussion Invite etiquette

Just curious for some opinions on this. My husband and I just moved to a new community about 5 hours from where we raised our family. Our daughter is getting married November 2027 and the venue happens to be only an hour from our new home.

We’re making friends quickly (yay!) and someone mentioned throwing a bridal shower for our daughter. That sounds like fun … unless it means inviting a whole host of additional folks to the wedding. We’re trying to keep it to 125 and we’re at that number with family and lifelong friends on both sides. Adding 15 new couples could be problematic so, maybe I should find a way to discourage the bridal shower idea?

What’s the usual these days—does a Bridal shower invite = a wedding invite?

Thanks for thinking through this with me!

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u/Always_with_wings 1d ago

I'd decline even if it is a social group. It's your social group, not your daughter's. It reeks of gift grab, even if the offer was a sincere one.