Hello!
I am having an Indian Wedding ( if you saw My Big Fat Greek Wedding, very similar dynamics). I need some help in how to break it to my parents and to the rest of my extended family regarding the guest limit reduction and the limited number of people who are able to attend. I already started talking to my mom trying to get her ready for the inevitable, but she keeps insisting only important family members will be invited, completely disregarding my friends. Some of the family units have 5 to 7 individuals in it, and I am not able to have them all come. We have a guest limit of 50 ppl! I know these individuals should understand it’s a pandemic.
My father doesn't even want to have the conversation, we usually have rituals at home before the big wedding day. I told them people are invited to attend those just not the wedding ceremony, but I am getting push back from my parents: why would they come to the house if they can't come to the wedding.
I am under so much pressure and I don't think my parents understand.
Side note: My fiance and I paid for the wedding, we didn't want to burden our parents.