Wedding Party

Do we invite friends and family to the engagement party that are not invited to the wedding?

My fiance and I are having a destination wedding with 40 guests, my mother is planning an engagement party and wanted to know if she could invite people who aren’t invited to the wedding? We are planning a post wedding party with all of our family and friends later on.

Engagement parties celebrate your engagement. You can invite whoever you want.
Your budget dictates your wedding guestlist–so people should be more understanding. Usually, if people can’t be involved in the wedding, they want to be involved in something else–say, engagement parties or a bridal shower… It’s best not to completely exclude anyone, I think.

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