April 2012 Weddings

Final Headcount- Advice

So at first i was thinking we were going to have 40 empty seats. After spending over a week trying to track down and call people. We have finally come closer to an actual #. Thank goodness we are not doing a seating chart. This has been hell!!!! So much for putting a date on the RSVP of March 23rd!  Here it is 2 weeks before and we are still trying to figure this out! So annoying.

So We don't have an official number of guests, but a closer range. So we are required to pay for 300 people no matter what. We actually invited a little over 400. We have 290 people for sure coming who RSVP'd Yes or told me yes after i called, and there are about 15 we still haven't heard from.  Do you think we would be safe saying 305???? I would actually rather there be some empty seats than not enough. Have to turn # in by next Tuesday!
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Re: Final Headcount- Advice

  • edited April 2012
    That is so rude to not respond! I agree that a few extra places when you have 300 guests isn't going to make a big difference in the long run. I would go with 300 because I bet a few people from your 15 no responses won't show up. I have a few people who haven't responded either and I am wondering if I should even call them! If they can't bother to mark their name on a card and walk it to the mailbox, why should I waste my time nagging/babysitting them? It's not that hard! Nor is it the 1st wedding in all of mankind...they have to know why you sent out rsvp's in the first place. :/
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  • edited April 2012
    GRRRRRRRRRR!  Figuring out the RSVPs is like herding OCC stricken cats! I can't believe the NERVE of some people. And this one woman responded and wrote OVER the words that indicated her and her husband were invited, to say she's bringing 3 other people we don't even know! She's childless so it's not about kids. And she's dodging my phones calls. So I'm stuck. Unless we want to hire a bouncer for the wedding (which as much fun as that sounds apparently is frowned upon) I'm now hosting her and her bestest friends...Oh Goody.

    I have no idea what to tell you advice wise but you are NOT alone.
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  • So annoying, I think I would just do the 300, unless you know you are going to be over that.
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