Family on our honeymoon! (xmas time) what you think?

[Shanti]

Hi girls,

DF and I are getting married end of Sept, and then over the christmas period we'll be getting time off from our business (only time we can take off!) to go on our belated honeymoon! We've booked 8 nights away in a private beach house (3brm with spa on deck!!).... and we are very much looking forward to it! :P

DF's parents have been talking about coming up to spend xmas lunch with us on the day (xmas day) and maybe even staying the night! I'm not sure if they are joking or not. I have a very close relationship with my in-laws, they're great... but I am just not really comfortable with seeing other family whilst we are on our honeymoon - is that fair enough?! LOL... I mean, we haven't invited them or anything... but also, being xmas time, it's kinda expected that you spend time with your loved ones...
DF has been joking around and saying "oh i might invite grandad down too etc etc" and I'm like "thats fine but only xmas lunch!! thats IT!!!" and I don't want anyone to stay over either... it's kinda like our little honeymoon "privacy" retreat that we deserve to have together and away from others....

Anyway, what i'm asking is what would you girls do? Would you just welcome them for xmas day lunch only (if they ask that is) but do not ask them to stay the night? I mean they should be able to understand that and think " hey, its their honeymoon lets not impose!!!!!". I even said to DF, let's have a xmas lunch with EVERYONE a week before we go away!!! That way, we can do the whole family thing blah blah...

Has anyone else had a honeymoon away at Christmas time? it's a bad time of the year for one i reckon!!! LOL I'm not as excited as i should be about it because i am anxious about family turning up!!!
(dont get me wrong, i LOVE my in-laws and DF's family, we all get on so well, they are like my own family, but i dont even want my family to be there either!!!!)
Don't get me wrong, LOOOVE christmas and LOOOVE family gatherings but this is different, we only get 1 honeymoon LOL