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Tori
Savvy December 2021

Guest List Madness Thanks to Fh!

Tori, on March 30, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 42

Y’all. I need a safe place to vent. My fiancé and I have been together for 6 years and have two kids together. We fight a lot! But we are finally tying the knot this December. I wanted a small wedding (75 guests) due to Covid and budget constraints, mainly, but also because I want everyone in that...
Y’all. I need a safe place to vent. My fiancé and I have been together for 6 years and have two kids together. We fight a lot! But we are finally tying the knot this December. I wanted a small wedding (75 guests) due to Covid and budget constraints, mainly, but also because I want everyone in that room to be with us for the rest of our lives. I’m not even inviting my aunts and uncles who I AM close with, because I don’t want to cause a snowball effect with extended family members. The guest list includes our parents, siblings and their immediate families, and each of our very best friends and their families. My LOVELY FH keeps inviting people behind my back and I’m getting ready to pull my hair out. He wants to invite 4 different families (an older couple who helped look after him in his high school years and all 3 of their kids, their spouses, and kids) who I have LITERALLY never even met before. In fact, the one son who was his best friend removed my FH from his life due to a falling out and did NOT invite us to HIS wedding. And they have never even spoken since we’ve been together! But, FH still talks to his siblings and parents because they were like family at one point. He also wants to invite two more friends and their spouses who’ve we’ve seen once or twice in the past 6 years, plus 2 couples from church who we are not even close with! We have our venue and caterer the 75 number. I already purchased chargers and centerpieces. This is ridiculous. And honestly, if we’re going to raise the guest count, I’d rather give it to my aunts and uncles who I am close with who I know will be in our lives forever! What do you guys think? The guest list would go from 75 to 105.

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  • Tori
    Savvy December 2021
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    Of course! He is actually 37 years old, and I am 27, so we did have some growing pains. He is a little immature for being in his thirties, I'd say. We both grew up in dysfunctional homes with no good examples, but I was lucky enough to come to faith at 11 years old and since having our two children my fiance has become a man of faith as well. Being around people in our faith community who have really strong marriages has really helped us.

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  • Veronica
    Dedicated November 2021
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    100% agree with this. Focus on your relationship before you go further down the planning path. You may want to look into couples counseling.

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