You have just got engaged, and the time must come for you and your fiancé decide who to include on the guest list. You agree a set a rules to follow: e.g. no one is invited with a +1 unless they are engaged or living together; or, no children, except for those included in your main party. This is a promising start—until your future mother-in-law calls to tell you how much she'd appreciate it if you'd include your fiancé's 3 second cousins, all kids. What to do? Here, answers to some of the trickiest guest-list questions.
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1. Appropriate attire
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