Guest List Battles: Will you meet anyone for the first time at your wedding?

I will potentially meet my BIL at our wedding. My fiancé and his brother drifted apart when their dad died and even though we only live a couple of hours apart, I haven’t had the opportunity to meet him in the 7 years we’ve been together. I don’t even know if we sent the invitation to the correct address - that’s how close they are! But he’s closest family member on that side so I hope he comes.

Several people from my FH's work, if they are able to attend. They've sailed together many times over the years (he's career navy 33+ years), but we've never had occasion to meet before. FH has met everyone from my "side" before.

There will be several of FH's family from far away coming (whom I've not met), and friends significant others who I haven't met either.

I had met my husbands friend and boyfriend the first time ever and what characters I have to say. It was something yet somewhat uncomfortable too.

I will probably meet about 50% of the groom's side on the day of the wedding. I'm not super happy about that, but it's a cultural thing that people you aren't really close to are invited. We tried to steer away from that as much as we could, but his parents definitely just wore us down lol

My fiancé’s grandma because she’s old (lol) and doesn’t come to Ontario much, possibly my fiancé’s brother’s newborn, and 1-2 boyfriends of my friends who live outside of Ontario.

If I don’t meet them before, yes, I will be meeting some of my Fiancée’s extended family for the first time at the wedding. (She is from NB and has only been in NS a few years)

Yes, a few of our close friends significant others. Each of us also have a few friends the other hasn't met yet. Since we live in BC now we aren't able to meet them before the wedding.

We're keeping it fairly small (~80) so we've met most of each other's guests. But I'll be meeting my FH's godmother, a couple plus ones of his friends, and a couple who are old friends of his parents. He'll meet a couple of my cousins who live out of province (if they come).

I will be meeting my cousin’s children for the first time. They’re 8 and 5 years old and 9 months. We send each other videos and I send them care packages but I’ve never met them. I can’t wait!

Unless some of my cousins meet someone new or there is a change in relationships in the next year, then I know all my guests.

Omg no... theres a few people from BOTH sides of the family that I will be meeting for the first time at the wedding hahah!!! I dont mind tho! The more the merrier!

Nope. We both know everyone coming. But were also having a very small wedding.

There is 3 plus ones I’ve never met before. Our wedding is small though. Under 60 people.

I'll be meeting most, if not all, of my FH's extended family on his dad's side at my wedding. On my side, he'll be meeting a couple of my friends for the first time as well.

I met the girlfriend of one of our friends for the first time. She wore a floor length, white lace dress so she made a very good impression with my friends and family.

The only people I might be meeting for the first time are friends of my in laws or friends of my parents that I don’t know.

He will be meeting my extended family all for the first time. We aren’t a close family, which is sad but that’s just how things go sometimes! I’m really close with his extended family so that more than makes up for it

My FH will be meeting a few people from my side for the first time. I have met everyone on his side that is coming to our wedding at this point. But that could all change depending on the guest list as we have just begun!

We'll both be meeting a few family members that day and most likely a few plus ones.

We've invited some of my family from the Netherlands, and my fiance has met 2 of them (they've been to Canada since we've been dating) but the others he hasn't met before.

And my fiance has some extended family from out of province that I have't met.

Other than that we are giving our single friends guests, so we may not know whoever they bring.

I will be meeting a good amount of people for the first time at the wedding. 16 people will be there that I have never met. Another roughly 30 people I have met once. I am actually a little stressed about this haha. We have 118 guests total.

My FH on the other hand, will be meeting only 5 people for the first time. Everyone else he has seem many many times.

I will be meeting 6 of my FH's family/friends - they live out of province
He will be meeting 2 of my family members for the first time - they live out of town.

I met my husband’s three uncles and their spouses for the first time at our wedding. They live in another province. My husband had met everyone from my side before.

Only some of the plus ones we have coming, we made it a rule where we wanted the people we are close with and therefore have spent time with in the past 5 years.

Maybe a couple plus ones.. but i really put my foot down here. unless i know the person, they really don’t need to be at my wedding

I don’t think so but my fiancé will definitely be meeting some of my family from the UK for the first time

I will be meeting some of FH's extended family from California and Holland and my cousins gf

I will be meeting some of his relatives/friends for the first time at the wedding, and vice versa! We've met a good chunk of each other's family, but due to distance there's a few aunts/uncles/cousins on both our sides that the other hasn't met yet.

I have yet to meet my FH's groomsman, who was living in Australia for the longest time. My FH hasn't seen him in person since we started dating, but they're childhood friends.

My FH is inviting a lot of his work friends *he's in the military so they are all like brothers* I haven't met most of them just because there isn't much opportunity too. and some of my family lives farther away and will be traveling that he hasn't met yet! so there will be quite a few introductions

Sure will! I've met most of his family if not all, but he has yet to meet the majority of mine. I blame the distance though!! My Dad's side lives 4.5 hours away and there is no reason for either of us to commute to see each other! I mean, to be fair we got engaged after 10 months together, and will have been together for 2 years and 7 months to the day when we get married so it's not like there were many opportunities.

We won't have anyone like this! Very happy about it and we have each met everyone invited. Few friends of mine as I always visit but he hasn't that he will meet. We made it a rule that we wouldn't be doing that as we have been together 3 years and if we haven't seen them in that long they not inviting them.

What a perfect timing for this discussion. My FH has been bugging his parents to get a finalized list from his side of the family for the past 3 months. Finally this week we have almost everyone and the rest of the Save The Dates are going out. He got a call from his dad yesterday saying " I think we should invite so and so, they are my cousin, I grew up with them, do you remember them" and my FH's answer was " well no, but if you want to invite them then fine"

We have been together for 5 years, and its just crazy to me that they want to invite all these people that 1. my FH has no idea who they are, or hasn't talked to them in years, and 2. I haven't met them. I understand he is just trying to please his parents, but its crazy

So anyways, long story short, There will be a good 10 people that I will be meeting for the first time, and will most likely not see again, unless there is another big family wedding or funeral unfortunately.