So, I booked my church a couple months ago and it holds 150 guests. At that time, our guests list was at about 175. I figured 25 people not showing up was pretty safe. The FI keeps adding people and we are now at around 225!! That's 75 people that would have to not show up. The church isn't air conditioned and it's going to be in early June. We plan on having a very short ceremony because we are not religous and want to keep it short and sweet. Our reception hall will easily accomodate 250. How do I tell people who I think may not care as much about the ceremony that we won't be offended if they skip it? I know that may seem rude, but the FI has many guy friends (many of them single) who I know won't care at all. But, I still don't want to make it seem like other people are more important and they need to be there more than others. Any ideas or advice? The FI suggested putting something in the invitations but that seems tacky.. HELP!