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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you Indian-American?

If you are paying for the wedding for your DD, you get to have full say in how it will go down, who you will invite etc.

First of all - you have full say in who gets invited from your side. Make a list of your friends and relatives that you do not mind paying for.  Then add 50 more people to that list.  That is your full cost. Feel free to invite all your relatives and friends.

Second, only allow x number of close relatives of the groom. There is zero reason to give them a block of invites.  Stick to 20 people from the groom's family.

Third, your DD gets to invite her friends. She can invite 0-30 people.

4th, groom gets to invite his friends if there are any space left.

And last, if there is any space left, the groom's family can invite their friends.

My recommendation is that you should have the wedding in a venue that can accommodate more people, and price out how much per person cost works out. Then if the groom's family wants more people, they can just pay for the extra people.  Same goes for the groom.  If you are paying for the wedding, then the only people you need to invite from the groom's side is the groom and his parents.

They can pay for additional people if they want to call their guests. And since you are planning and paying for the wedding, there is zero reason to take input from them. Their kid is going for an MBA program but your kid is also going for a medical degree. You will actually be paying more than they will for the education of your child. [/quote]

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