Wanted to introduce myself and say that I'm so glad these forums are here! My friends who aren't getting married now just don't seem to understand why I want to talk wedding all the time lol.
After going back and forth on eloping to having an at home wedding, we have officially decided to hold our wedding here in Charlotte where we live. Most of our family will be coming from out of town but it's only a few hours so I'm not too concerned about that. We are on a strict budget of 5k-6k for 100 ish people. We have looked at Francis Beatty Park in Matthews and love it! We are going to look at the other parks that will accommodate around 100+ people also.
I already have several delimias starting with the guest list. OK so we are right at 120 people but I want to invite 100 or less. Do most people do the List A & B thing to be able to include them all? Or do you invite the 120 and hope that they don't come? Or do we just cut the list from the beginning and only invite 100 people?
There are a coupe of people who have kids ranging from all ages. His cousin, for example, has 6 kids from 4-19. Unfortunately we cannot invite them all. Has anyone experienced this and how do you handle it? I have a good friend who has 6 kids including her step children. I have told her already that I wll be inviting her, her husband, and her 2 youngest children. She is fine with that. It's not that I'm being rude but just budget wise we have to stick to 100 or less.
I also am in the process of deciding on our wedding party. I want to officially send them an invite in the mail along with a small gift to ask them to be in the wedding party. Can anyone offer suggestions of how to do this and / or what they've done for this? I'd also like to do something for him to send to his groomsmen / best man also.
We are looking at 4/20/13 and should be 100% decided on venue and have it booked by the 1st week of August.
Any ideas will be helpful and I am thankful that these boards are here!!!