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The purpose of this party is to "shower" you with gifts, and it shouldn't appear as though close family members are Should we invite out-of-town family to the shower? Must my shower include the groom's sisters and mother?
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ok so my groom is an only child but he is very close to his aunts.basically his mom had him at a young age and he was raised with his aunts almost like they are his older sister's. I have already decided on my bridesmaids(which are my two sisters ,my only niece, god sister and friend from college) so i am pretty full so far. i have included one of his aunts daughter to be my flower girl. should i add one of his aunts to my bridal party? FineStationery.com: Etiquette Advice for Wedding & Party ::
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Well it is really up to you . It would be nice to include your grooms family.You can call it proper etiquette to include the grooms family.
it should be up to HIM. you have to remember that this is HIS wedding too. if he wants his aunt to be in his wedding, then she should be in the wedding.
I don't think you need to add one more to the bridal party, maybe the you could ask an aunt to be your personal assistant, or take care of the guest book, or do a reading at the ceremony, something like that.
If they are quite a bit older, I wouldn't. But I would ask them to do something special if they want to. Such as a reading, or something similiar.
give them a part in the wedding, toast, making floral decisions, etc, but you can't add just one of his aunts to your bridal court, the other will get mad Steamboat Today: Follow proper etiquette to avoid mistakes::
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That's your personal choice. if you do want to include them you could ask them to do a reading or if they're musically inclined sing or play an instrument.
Yes it is proper etiquette. It's proper to have a member of his family. IF he has a sister then they should be asked. (My SIL didn't ask me and I am the only sibling of my brother and I'm close to him and it hurt me very much) But you are already using his family. His aunts daughter... If any of this aunts have other children you could use them as well. How many aunts are there? You already have a full list of bridesmaids but their is nothing wrong with having more, if you like a large bridal party. I had a more the merrier policy when it came to picking my guest list and only those ppl I cherished, or my fiancé cherished deeply were part of our bridal party. We ended up with 6 on each side and his (our) niece as the flower girl.
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Who the guest list should include: the wedding party, the mothers of the bride .. Etiquette states family and mothers shouldn't throw showers but I say As the mother of the groom, would it be proper if I wore a black dress too?
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Good Luck
Is it important to HIM that his aunts be in the bridal party? This seems to be a crucial fact you're leaving out.
If it is, I would do my best to make room for at least one of his aunts. But if it's not, then keep it as you have it.
Best of luck, and congratulations!
Only you can decide who you have stand up for you. Typically the bride's attendants are those who are close to her and the groom's attendants are those close to him. It doesn't matter what gender either side is.
Well it seems like you already have your hands full with your bridal party and then if you were to ask just ONE aunt to be in the bridal party the other aunt(s) may be upset...id say just keep it the way it is to prevent any problems relationship wise and money wise
good luck and congrats!
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