Asking Eric: Niece excludes one branch of large family tree at wedding
One of my brothers-in-law is married and has a stepdaughter.
The stepdaughter became engaged, and we were told that since she was paying for her own wedding, they had no say in the invite list and we all may receive an invite or not. Mind you this daughter was invited to any event we had, including my kids' weddings. At my daughter's wedding she responded that she was coming but was a no show.
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