soooo...as i take a deep breath....
We have a venue cap of 175 guest and not willing to change venues. Before I attack the guest list again and cut people, I'd really like to consider just sending out my A list invitations super early to get a better idea on head count. Also to consider, most guests are coming in from out of town, therefore need hotel reservations, and we're not planning on sending save-the-dates (as of yet) because of course we can't pin down the guest list.
And the real question is, how early can I start sending invitations and requesting responses? I don't know the etiquette on that.