Which would be the lesser of the two evils?

We're working on the guest list and I'm torn as to whether to invite my father or not. I don't particularly want him to be there because I know that he will go out of his way to ruin the day because that is just how he is. At the same time, I don't want to deal with being bombarded with questions from the rest of my family as to why I am being so selfish as to deny him the opportunity to attend since he loves me, etc. (I don't believe that one for a second but whatever) They worship the ground he walks on and don't believe for one second that he is capable of half of the things that he regularly does, and yet I don't have any relationship with him because of it and have never been close to him even as a kid. If I had to, I suppose I could deal with inviting him but I don't want to see or hear him at all and I don't want my friends or in-laws to be subjected to his antics, even though he does tend to "behave" around my family but at the same time, he is manipulative enough that most people believe everything he says even if it's an outright lie, always about me and they don't believe me at all when set up against him. I'm really torn as to what to do. I know that it is ultimately my decision in the end. But what would you do if it were you in this scenario?