Hi Ladies!
I'm having a small, intimate wedding with a grand total of 50-52 guests (including our 2 photographers) expected to come. My FI and I wanted a small wedding so that we could be sure to spend lots of time with all of our guests, and I thought it would be wonderful to celebrate our day with those closest to us. We will personally know every single person there above an acquaintance. This was incredibly difficult though as we couldn't allow people to bring dates or significant others (some of my friends seem to change significant others every month so I can't keep up!).
I just was wondering if there was anyone else out there either planning a small wedding or has already had their small wedding. What I'm most worried about is my guests bringing extra people (even I tried to make that clear on the invitations in a subtle way, and everyone will know everyone). Did your guest list end up completely blown out of proportion? Were the guests happy? What were some of the challenges to a small guest list?
Any advice/comments are welcome. Thanks!