I had just about 10 friends. Wife had the same number. My father in law has lived all his life in the same city. Has a lot of friends, acquaintances, and relat

I had just about 10 friends. Wife had the same number. My father in law has lived all his life in the same city. Has a lot of friends, acquaintances, and relatives. Inviting them to the wedding becomes a social compulsion in such cases. Indian weddings are strange in that the bride and groom hardly matter. It's essentially an event hosted by their parents. Trying to get my parents to back down from a big wedding was a futile exercise as well. For them, it was a matter of "shame" if they couldn't host a large wedding