No one is coming to our wedding

TerriHugg

I know that's the risk I run when planning a destination wedding but it still hurts. I we invited 100 people and requested everyone put down their first deposit of $25 down by August 20th. It's October 7th and only 5 people have done so. No body is getting back to me. My two maids of honors can't come. And despite asking everyone what an acceptable price range and date would be, basically no one is coming. It's just so upsetting. I'm just so upsett that I'm getting married at a place that I didn't even want to go married to accomodate everyone else and now no one is coming. I don't even know if we'll have enough to secure our group rate now. If we don't, the price will go up and the few people who said they would come will probably back out. I'm just so upset. I wish I had just stuck to getting married at the place I wanted instead of changing it to accomadate everyone else. 

milfette

Im so sorry! *hugs* that really is a terrible situation and i wish i there was more advice i could give

Britj1030

TerriHugg I am sure a lot of us know how you feel. But remember as long as you and your FI are there it will be a great wedding!! It is hard for people to go to weddings that are far and things come up. The people that are suppose to be a your wedding will be at your wedding. I had to learn that while planning.... Cheer up!

Julyet06

That truly is a bummer..esp the part about losing money because a minimum will not be met.  Try and get past it, the 5 confirmed people are the ones that should matter, not the ones who are not going.  You have your FI, soon to be husband, and the few people that will be there.  That's what's important.  As for the resort...I am sure that it will be gorgeous!  You will be in newlywed bliss and nothing should take that joy :-)

Jules1112

Hey Terri,
Im not sure when the wedding is, but try and be patient.  More people may book, sometimes (although the earlier you book, the better the rate usually), some people cant commit on someone else's timeline.

I know this doesnt make our planning easier, and has us second guess ourselves and our decisions, nut like said in pp, all that matters is that you and your FI are together and getting married.  The people that matter will be there and everyone who cant make it, well theyll be there in spirit.

Cheer up (( hugs ))

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hugs! i'm worrying about this same scenario myself. We did a lot of rearranging to try and make it work for as many folks as possible. I would be so sad if a bunch of them decided not to come. Hopefully everyone is just procrastinating and they will come through in the end!

loramarie03

***hugs*** when is your wedding date? When we initally sent the information out to people to book (about a year in advance), we had no response and crickets. After we sent out the official invitations, it seemed like we were barely going to make our minimum (10 people). We have 44 people coming to the wedding! Many people are hesitant to plan so far out in advance so if you can, give them some more time. This was definitely a tough part in planning though!