hi ladies,
my name is alyson, i have been on the knot since i got engaged last june but never really posted anything...i'm getting married 10/15/11...my first question is how do i get my wedding ticker in my signature?? and my second question is for anyone that has sent out invites, i'm preparing my save the dates now and my room holds a max of 220, my list is up to 249, i'm assuming i'll get at least 29 no's (thats about 15 couples) and be ok, but i'm freaking a bit that everyone will show up and i'll have no place to put them..i know there is a percentage of no's that you should expect to get, but i was wondering what you all have experienced. thanks!
Re: hello, new here and have a question :)
That being said, this is not an exact science--more of a guesstimation--If you are over a few people, that's fine. I wouldn't keep adding more people, otherwise you could have a real problem. Also, you may run into some weird responses (people who weren't invited with dates that RSVPd bringing a date, etc)
Good luck with the invites and hope this helps!
You don't HAVE to send out Save the Dates, you know. You can always inform VIP people of the date and location through phone or e-mail.
Plus, your guest list may change between now and the time that invitations go out. We had quite a few people on our guest list when we first started planning, and when we were addressing the invites we cut them from our list. Not because of a falling out, just because we'd lost touch with them. If we had sent out Save the Dates, we would've been obligated to invite them. Something like that could really backfire on you if you are already over the limit for the room.
thanks ladies, my list is done growing and i told everyone that is enough! haha...the problem is my family is so large and my parents are pretty set on who they want to invite, i feel i've left off a few people that i wish i could have there already so if i started cutting my list now it would be super close friends at this point...i have already purchased the save the dates so i'm going to send them, i thought it was a great idea at first but now i realize its just putting me in a position of committing to a number too soon...thanks for the advice, i'm going to read over my list...again!
[QUOTE]i have already purchased the save the dates so i'm going to send them, i thought it was a great idea at first but now i realize its just putting me in a position of committing to a number too soon...thanks for the advice, i'm going to read over my list...again! :(
Posted by alykat216[/QUOTE]
I know it sucks to lose money on them, but you aren't obligated to send them just because you bought them. (I mean, if you WANT to, by all means send them, but you're not<em> forced</em> to send them.)