A bride is facing a difficult dilemma as her mother has taken “complete control” of the guest list for her wedding with the justification that she is chipping in to pay for the event.
In a post on Reddit, the bride said she went into the wedding planning process “under the assumption that you get to invite whoever you want” — until her mother set her straight. “According to my mother, there are societal expectations with the guest list,” she wrote. “For example, I can’t pick and choose which cousins to invite. She said I have to invite first cousins (who I’m not really close to [and] only really see once a year).”
She said her mom also is insisting on inviting quite a few of her own friends whom the bride barely knows. “Do I want them at my wedding? Not really!” she noted.
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