evzuck

friends to my wedding? My future sister in law who is 13 wants to invite some of her 13 year old girl friends to my formal wedding. The background is that she is a bit immature and not understanding of this type of social event. I do not want to cause waves with my future in laws because she is the little princess of the family.

Carrie L

This shouldnt even be an issue!

Pretty In Orange

It's your wedding. You send out the invitations. She does not.

This might be a little bit tricky if the in-laws are contributing financially to the wedding. However, even if that's the case, you're entitled to have guests at your wedding that you want. This might require a conversation with your future in-laws (probably without the little sister present).

If you want to extend an olive branch and try to be more welcoming to your new family member, perhaps invite one or two of her friends so she doesn't get bored at the reception with all of the adults. However, you don't have to let her have a free-for-all with the invites. Talk to her parents, and see which of her friends would be the most mature and comfortable at the event.

brwneyes

You don't. You have your FI talk to his parents i.e., her parents and explain that this is not a social event for her friends. I could see maybe one friend to keep her occupied.