Is it rude to invite my aunt and uncles and not my cousins..?

Answer 1

Actually yeah it is. I'm not close to my extended family so most of them probably won't be invited but if you are close enough to the aunt and uncle to invite them you probably should invite their children as well.

Answer 2

Depends on the size of your family, and how much time you spend together. My family is huge, and including all of the first, second, and third cousins would be well over 100 -- just for blood relatives.

Try to think of a reasoned way to draw the line. In my family, unfortunately, my lines fell like this. I could go with:
(a) immediate family only (mom, dad, and brother);
(b) immediate + aunts and uncles only (taking the number up to probably 20 relatives); or
(c) immediate + aunts/uncles + cousins = 100+ (thus preventing me from inviting ANY friends or co-workers)
My brother and I got married the same year -- I went with (a) (awesome, intimate wedding in Las Vegas for immediate families and 30 friends); he went with (c) (big, warm, family wedding for almost 300 where everyone was overjoyed to see each other). There is merit to both approaches, even in the same family.

What you cannot do is pick and choose without a protocol. If you decide to cut the list off at aunts/uncles only, don't selectively invite cousins. If you choose to invite first cousins only, don't selectively invite second and third cousins that you like. That's where feelings get hurt.

I wish you luck - this is a tough question.

Answer 3

I think it can go either way. I invited all my cousins who are over the age of 19 *legal age of majority in Ontario* to my wedding. It is both for legal requirements of the resort my reception site posts, and for the fact that I'm not all that close with my cousins, and I really didn't want to pay for TONS of cousins whom I wouldn't know the names of. Even the cousins that I did invite, I just saw one of them a few weeks ago for the first time in about 7 years!!! Invited only because I "had" to. I got talked into it. If no one is going to talk you into it, and you're cool with it, then by all means, just invite the uncles and aunts! For the most part, that's what I did!

Good luck! :)

Answer 4

No. I am inviting some uncles and aunts but not their kids (even though some of the kids are older than 18). If you dont want them there and/or dont have the money for all those extra guests then it is your choice. If they complain tell them there are no kids at the wedding or you didnt have the space/ money to invite everyone.

Answer 5

It depends, if you've ever been close to them, or if they're close to some of your close family, and something may get mentioned about the occasion, then yes, it would be rude. However, I have to much family, there are some cousins who I've not seen in 10 or more years, and if that's the case, who cares? In the end, it's your special day, if you honestly do not want them there, don't invite them.

Answer 6

It relies upon. some households could disown you in case you shrink those individuals from the customer record mutually as others would not care. while you at the instant are not near to those individuals in any respect then do no longer invite them. In my family individuals nonetheless, grandparents' siblings, etc, falls into the class of aunts and uncles.

Answer 7

Weddings are so expensive these days that people often have to limit their guest lists. I think it's fine to not invite your cousins as long as you omit all of them. They'll understand. It means they don't have to buy you a wedding gift either, so they'll probably be fine with it!

Answer 8

Depends. Are you not inviting them because you don't like them? Are you trying to cut down the number of guests? Are they young children and you want it to me more of an adult function? If it is because you don't like them, it would be rude. But I wouldn't worry about them being there because it was my experience that there is so much going on that you don't know who all is there until you read the guest book! If you are trying to cut down on the number of guests, try to cut back somewhere else. If it is that you on't want children there, you should have someone else (your mother, sister, etc.) communicate that you want it to be an adult event. Hope this helps!

Answer 9

If you are not close to them no its not rude there will be cousins I won't be inviting purely cos I really don't know them its just that simple.

Answer 10

It depends.

How big is your budget allowing for guests?

If its a small amount then no it isn't rude.

If you have enough room for a large amount of guests, and you are in contact with your cousins, then yes.

But invite who you want to.

Whatever you do, you will not please everyone.