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July 2011 Cape Cod Wedding- what % of "yes's" should we count on?

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We're getting married on a Friday evening next July in Chatham, MA. Our numbers are huge but the capacity of the ballroom and our budget are not! We're having a major dliema trying to figure out how many people we can invite to try to keep our final numbers as close to 200 as possible. Any suggestions?? All would be greatly appreciated!! Smile
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Re: July 2011 Cape Cod Wedding- what % of "yes's" should we count on?

  • Soccergal13Soccergal13 member
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    edited December 2011
    congratulations!
    they say that 10% is the normal factor that will say no, but if you are having a Friday wedding on the Cape it could be more... are both your fiance and your families from around here?
    You have to look at the other side as well and some people could make it a week long vacation with their families and say yes even if you think they will say no.
    I would say never invite more then you can afford  or your venue can hold because if people end up saying yes then you are screwed.
    Make an A, B and C list and when you start getting some regrets invite from your B liist.
    People understand that weddings are alot of money-its your day so do what you want!
    I hope this helped! Good luck
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for your tips! Our families are from MA, NH and NJ with the bulk in the Boston area... Eeek! We've thought about the A and B list thing, but we're not really sure how to manage that and still send out Save the Date's... We're thinking "plus 1's" will be a big piece of our B-list. Wish us luck! ;)
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  • BunsCheer03BunsCheer03 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are only sending out STDs to the OOT guests & immediate family & BP, that way it makes it easier to have a B list.... if anyone who is on our B list asks later why they didnt get a STD & someone else did we are just going to be able to say "we only sent STDs to certain people" HTH
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  • MeaghanandMichaelMeaghanandMichael
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    edited December 2011
    You plan to accomodate every last guest you invite. There is little worse than over extending invitations and then literally not having the room for people.
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    RAWR!

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  • soon2bMrsFWed25699soon2bMrsFWed25699
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_massachusetts-cape-cod_july-2011-chatham-wedding-of-guests-will-come?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:94Discussion:e59eb4e3-de8c-451f-9044-f1376ca637a2Post:7bc45f11-5821-4350-b453-3624aa740986">Re: July 2011 Cape Cod Wedding- what % of "yes's" should we count on?</a>:
    [QUOTE]You plan to accomodate every last guest you invite. There is little worse than over extending invitations and then literally not having the room for people.
    Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]

    I agree with this! ...and I'm totally against B List invites. Most people KNOW when they are on the B list.
    Wedding Countdown Ticker Bio/Blog 151 Invitedimage 108 Yes!image 22 No :-(image 21 Are turning me into a bridezilla!image RSVP Date Sept. 16
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  • sueflosueflo member
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    80 to 85% accross the board seems to be a sound estimate...
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