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Re: guest list

• kat22885

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  I've gone down our list with who I think will actually show.  So we have our "invited list" and then we have our "show list."

  
  

  It'll be interesting to see how accurate I am...check back with me in 3 months!

  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  I've read that 80-85% will come to the wedding, but you should always plan for 100% attendance.  My sister had far fewer than that because her wedding was 4 hours away and a lot of my family doesn't like to travel. 
  
  You may be able to get a better estimate by looking at your list.  Is there anybody on there that you can say probably won't come?  We have a few that we would love it if they came, but are thinking they probably won't make it.

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• degrea member

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  We invited 310. We had 178 come. So our turn out was not so hot! I was expecting 230 when i ran my numbers.
  
  I made several list. Short Drive, Long Drive, and Plane Ride. And took different percentage from each list.

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• [Deleted User]

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  I made an invited list and an expected list based on where people lived, how well we know them, etc. We invited about 160 but expected more like 120. We're a week and a half away from our RSVP deadline and are still waiting for quite a few. Looking at the ones left, I've guessed that we may actually be at 105-110. Our wedding is also on a Friday evening, which even though people say doesn't matter, could possibly have an effect.

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-york-western_guest-list?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:622Discussion:bed4444c-dd8a-4e23-add2-19d71e28c8b6Post:0a00b29b-fb9d-4c40-92a2-be44d33d125e">Re: guest list</a>:
  [QUOTE]I made an invited list and an expected list based on where people lived, how well we know them, etc. We invited about 160 but expected more like 120. We're a week and a half away from our RSVP deadline and are still waiting for quite a few. Looking at the ones left, I've guessed that we may actually be at 105-110. <strong>Our wedding is also on a Friday evening, which even though people say doesn't matter, could possibly have an effect</strong>.
  Posted by shan2910[/QUOTE]
  
  I think Friday weddings don't matter as much if you live in the area, but if you're OOT it could make a difference, since no matter how you make your travel arrangements, you have to take time off from work.

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• Patineuse1124

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  We invited about 250 and 165 RSVPed yes and 160 showed up.  We had a lot of OOT people that didn't come even though it was driving distance for most of these people.  I was happy with our final number though as it gave us more time to spend with our guests.

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• thebennerhalf

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  We were pretty disappointed with our turnout - we invited 189, 119 RSVPd, and 116 showed up. Had we known, we would've invited a lot more!

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