Rehearsal Dinner guests

If it's an established couple, they are considered a social unit and the other party should be invited. If it's just a plus one and they are local, you can usually get away with not having them.

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I am doing BP and SO other then the flower girl and RB the family is invited cause all the kids are younger. Honestly the only 4 people not invited are my dads step kids and sisters step kids. Just cause everyone else is in the wedding. Those kids are HS age and older.

I'm allowing married couples and out of town guests but not plus ones other than that because it just bloats your list so much

Parents, siblings, bridal party. If someone in my party is married or in an extended relationship 3+ years I'll invite them too.

I'd invite their guests if they are spouses/kids but not if they are just random friends.

I'm on the fence about who to invite too. I'm seeing lots of people saying out of town guests should be invited on various forums but I don't understand why when the only people you need for the rehearsal are the bridal party and anyone literally involved like if your father is walking you down the aisle, or a specific person outside the bridal party is doing a reading or something. My plan is Bridal party (and their spouses) and FH's and my parents. Which gives us a total of 16 including us

(he has siblings with spouses but they aren't 'in' the wedding so I don't see why I need to invite them because then this becomes another huge party, I don't have any siblings.)