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Invitation

Lindsay, on June 24, 2019 at 11:34 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 13
Am I suppose to invite my brothers in-laws to my wedding???? My SIL confronted me about inviting her parents to my wedding, I truly don’t know them that well and neither does my fiancé. They are getting married this week and she didn’t invite my fiancé’s parents to there wedding... because they don’t know them that well... but she told me that “it’s the proper thing to do” and because “they will now be family” but I truly don’t see my brothers IL’s as family, my fiancé and I are trying to have a small wedding with family and close loved ones, but we truly don’t know them that well...!

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Latest activity by Demi, on June 25, 2019 at 3:15 PM
  • H
    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    You don't have to invite them. They are your brother's family now, but not really yours.
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  • Lynne
    Super August 2022
    Lynne ·
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    I agree with Hannah
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  • KiwiDerbyBride
    VIP May 2015
    KiwiDerbyBride ·
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    Nope. We didn’t even consider it, to be honest, and no one had an issue with it. My husband hasn’t ever met my SIL’s parents, why would we invite them?
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  • D
    Super July 2020
    D ·
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    We are on her side, which is weird to me. But don't do it if you don't want to.
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  • Krissyl
    Devoted October 2019
    Krissyl ·
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    I am not inviting my sisters in-laws to our wedding. She didnt even expect me to. Dont do it if you dont want to!
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  • Arielle
    Expert August 2020
    Arielle ·
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    No one can tell you who you have to invite.

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  • Andrea
    Super October 2019
    Andrea ·
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    If you don’t know them very well, I wouldn’t invite them. It’s odd that she has an issue with this, considering she didn’t invite your parent’s to hers.
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  • CourtneyBrittain
    Master August 2019
    CourtneyBrittain ·
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    I’m not inviting my brother-in-laws parents or siblings, it didn’t even cross my mind
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  • Lauren
    VIP February 2020
    Lauren ·
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    Both of my brothers are married and their in-laws will be invited to my wedding! I see them every so often and consider them family. They're so nice so I'd love them to come if they can. Smiley smile

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  • Jennifer
    VIP August 2021
    Jennifer ·
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    No, you don't have to invite them, as they are not really your "family". You most likely won't be including them in your future thanksgiving plans, for example, so your sister's logic is a bit off.

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  • Melissa
    VIP September 2019
    Melissa ·
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    You don’t have to invite anyone you don’t want to, and I would ignore her comment. I am not inviting any of my brother in laws’ relatives except for one of them’s sister, as we were in their wedding together as bridesmaids and are decently close. My FH on the other hand seems to be inviting a lot of unusual extended relatives such as his brother in law’s mother and sister and brother in law. I don’t know how close they are but I have met them before and they are nice people. His mother also wants to invite her sister in law’s mother as well. Which I find really odd. Like I feel like I would not invite my aunt by marriage’s mother to my wedding. Her reasoning is that she is going on vacation with them and she may feel left out if the wedding is brought up 🙄🙄 I’m over it.
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  • Michelle
    Devoted October 2019
    Michelle ·
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    I wouldn't invite them. Why would you invite them unless you guys know them personally. We are not inviting my SILs parents or FHs BIL parents. That seems weird to me. They are not your family they are hers and your brothers, they have no relation to you or your future spouse.


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  • Demi
    Beginner August 2020
    Demi ·
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    I wouldn't consider them *your* family...

    Putting myself in her shoes, I would not expect my FH's parents to be invited to any of my siblings future weddings. They don't know them. Kind of a hypocritical thing of her to ask of you, given your fiances parents aren't invited to her wedding.

    Make it clear that the only people invited are the ones who are closest to you.

    Heck, I'm not even inviting my grandma! She never wanted to be close to us, so she doesn't get to come.


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