I have a problem, and I've searched the forums pretty extensively to make sure this wasn't posted before. If it has been, I apologize for the duplicate.
My FI and I are having our wedding at a Sandals resort in St. Lucia in November. There's 3 resorts within a 10m ride from each other. Sandals provides the transportation. Sandals offers a "Stay at 1, Play at 3" promotion, in which they can all use all 3 resorts for dining, relaxation and entertainment. Also, there is no day pass required to attend the wedding.
Many guests on my FMIL's "list" plan on staying the entire 2 weeks, which FI and I are fine with. Our only request was that they stay at one of the other 2 Sandals resorts. This was so that we would have some sense of a 'honeymoon'.
My FMIL keeps telling me how tacky this is and how hurt our guests will be, however I can't find any etiquette advice about it. Whether it's proper or not really isn't the concern, but how our guests feel. I don't want to offend anyone, but at the same time, it's OUR wedding. Does anyone have any input on what the best course of action would be?
Oh, and did I mention... 75% of the guests that are planning to come are people that she, personally, invited? Our original reason for planning a DW was to keep the wedding small and intimate.
I'm a bit of a train wreck dealing with the FMIL, and the wedding is still 9+ months away! AURGH!
I have a problem, and I've searched the forums pretty extensively to make sure this wasn't posted before. If it has been, I apologize for the duplicate. My FI and I are having our wedding at a Sandals resort in St. Lucia in November. There's 3 resorts within a 10m ride from each other. Sandals provides the transportation. Sandals offers a "Stay at 1, Play at 3" promotion, in which they can all use all 3 resorts for dining, relaxation and entertainment. Also, there is no day pass required to attend the wedding. Many guests on my FMIL's "list" plan on staying the entire 2 weeks, which FI and I are fine with. Our only request was that they stay at one of the other 2 Sandals resorts. This was so that we would have some sense of a 'honeymoon'. My FMIL keeps telling me how tacky this is and how hurt our guests will be, however I can't find any etiquette advice about it. Whether it's proper or not really isn't the concern, but how our guests feel. I don't want to offend anyone, but at the same time, it's OUR wedding. Does anyone have any input on what the best course of action would be? Oh, and did I mention... 75% of the guests that are planning to come are people that she, personally, invited? Our original reason for planning a DW was to keep the wedding small and intimate. I'm a bit of a train wreck dealing with the FMIL, and the wedding is still 9+ months away! AURGH!