Dear Queenie,
My wife’s brother is getting married and we’ve been invited to the wedding, but my parents haven’t. When my sister got married my wife’s parents were invited.
Queenie, is there a problem here? Why do you think my parents were left out? Should we be offended?—Invitation Etty Ket
Dear Etty Ket,
Different families have different standards regarding how far they extend the concept of “family.” It is possible your in-laws do not have as broad a definition of the word as your family does. It is also possible that they are trying to limit the guest list for financial reasons, or that the omission was merely a mistake.
Have your wife ask her parents why your parents were not invited, and be prepared to accept whatever the answer is in good spirits. Unless there has been some bad feeling between the two sets of parents, I am sure no offence was intended.
