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Did you invite your bridesmaids'/groomsmen's parents?

S&P, on April 4, 2016 at 4:30 PM

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Two of my bridesmaids are my sister and FSIL so obviously their parents are invited. The other two are my friends since high school and I spent a lot of time at their houses when we were younger so I know their parents pretty well, but I haven't seen them as much over the last few years. I think I...

Two of my bridesmaids are my sister and FSIL so obviously their parents are invited. The other two are my friends since high school and I spent a lot of time at their houses when we were younger so I know their parents pretty well, but I haven't seen them as much over the last few years. I think I should invite them, but I'm conflicted because we're running out of space. FH's groomsmen are friends from college so he doesn't know their parents well and he's not inviting them. Just curious what other people did, did you invite parents of the bridal party?

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  • Reggie
    Master September 2015
    Reggie ·
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    Originally I had 3 BMs (well 2 BMs and a MOH). One BM was my SIL so clearly her parents (being my DHs parents) were invited. My MOHs mother I have only met a couple times despite her living with her (she smokes which we both are sensitive to so we always hang out at my house). I didn't see the need to invite her solely based on her being my MOHs mom since I don't really know her esp since it was a small wedding. If it had been a 300 person wedding I likely would have asked my MOH if she would have liked me to send her mom an invite but honestly I doubt she would have said to even if I offered. My other BM actually ended up not being a BM or even coming to the wedding. She was my childhood BFF and even though we were still close our relationship had become strained the last few years and she had become very openly judgmental of me. She was also trying to insist that I invite her parents, claiming they would be heart broken to not be invited. Granted, they had known me my whole life but I hadn't seen either of them in about 3 years (and prior to that hadn't seen them for another 3 years or so but for 10 minutes a year around xmas). On top of that they had also always liked to say I was a bad influence for things like, you know, taking their 22 year old daughter out for one or two drinks with dinner and bringing her home at around 11. What partyers!! (Her dad seriously gave me a lecture for that.) When I even hinted at not inviting them she flipped out. Hell, we had first cousins that we weren't inviting. Parents of friends that we hadn't seen in years weren't really priority guests, lol.

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  • jewles322
    Master March 2015
    jewles322 ·
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    I invited parents of 1 BM (besides my sister and SIL-of course), only because I know her mom as well, she actually came alone and just came as her daughters' "date" in the end...

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  • DJ
    VIP May 2016
    DJ ·
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    I invited one of my BMs parents even though it's been several years since I've seen them. They were my second parents growing up and I couldn't imagine not having them there. Her dad even threatened FH saying he'd hunt him down if he hurt me (which he obviously would not).

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  • LoLo.P
    VIP May 2016
    LoLo.P ·
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    For some of them but not all. Don't feel obligated to invite all or none - invite who you're close too.

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  • A
    May 2014
    Anne ·
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    I did not invite the parents of my wedding party to my wedding and I spent the next 38 years regretting it. For years I could not discuss the wedding in their presence because it was very uncomfortable. Just saying.
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