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Inviting only some members of a friend group to my wedding.

Emmma, on May 9, 2023 at 8:09 PM Posted in Planning 0 4
Were planning our wedding for 2024 and guestlists are giving me some trouble. Were looking at between 80-90 guests and the split between myself and my fiance is that I have about double the amount of guests he has mostly due to a large family. Trouble is with my friend group from college. I graduated in 2019 and since then out of my then friend group of 12, two of them I've completely fallen out with, 1 I have no issues with just genuinely haven't seen since we graduated though we were somewhat close in college and of the other 9 I've seen sporadically over the last couple years. I'm not sure who to invite, most of the 9 I've kept in contact with have partners that I've known and met several times which would add another 5 or so to the Guestlist. I'd feel bad handpicking out of those 9 largely due to some strange dynamics within the group and the likelihood of things being taken poorly. I also feel bad inviting all but the 1 I haven't seen since graduating. I'd feel like I would be lumping her in with the two I've fallen out with but at the same time we just haven't kept in contact and I don't expect to see her until someone else in the group got married.
Sorry this is all a bit long-winded. It's so hard to navigate the politics of a group that haven't been particularly close or well defined but hasn't fallen apart either.
Would love to hear from someone who's had a similar experience and how they dealt with it!

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Latest activity by Mallory, on May 11, 2023 at 12:37 PM
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    Honestly you don't sound particularly close to any of these friends so I probably wouldn't invite any of them.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece ·
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    It sounds like you don’t want a falling out with these friends, but at the same time aren’t particularly close to any of them. If preventing any drama is your main concern, I would either invite them all, or none.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Who do you currently talk to regularly? Who would you take out to dinner if they came by your city today? It’s natural for friendships to fade away over time if they are not regularly maintained by both people. Many couples choose not to invite friends they have fallen out with over a year or more in the past because they are not currently a major part of their lives. Decide who you are super close friends with at this moment right now and then base your guest list on that.
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    Savvy January 2022
    Mallory ·
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    I would invite only those you are actually close with. Who do you hang out with one-on-one?

    I'm kind of the third friend in a similar scenario to a mutual friend. She and I are in the same friend group but we have never been close ourselves. I was not invited to the wedding and I did not expect to be.

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