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Where did you stop?

prasad007prasad007
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If you are engaged/ married... where did you stop your guest list? We're working on ours now (via Skype-- the joys of LD relationships) and it seems that there are just so many people. Mostly family, too!

The majority of our family members live across the country, and probably won't come, but I don't want to have 150 people say they can come when our venue only allows 100.
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Re: Where did you stop?

  • NarwhalNarwhal
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    edited December 2011
    I think you should invite people assuming that every last one of them will show up.. because they might.
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  • Ana_2985Ana_2985 member
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    edited December 2011
    Well to be honest, we thought about our guest list first and then made sure the venue we chose could accommodate everyone we wanted to invite.

    If you're going to be inviting some family but not others, making clear guidelines and sticking to it is the best way to reduce the risk of hurt feelings.  For example, only invite immediate family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  Or maybe only invite cousins 18 and older.  You get the idea.

    I understand the dilemma of having a lot of guests who probably won't make it, but you should definitely not invite more people than your venue can hold.  If everyone decides to show up, you're screwed.
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  • prasad007prasad007
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    edited December 2011
    So we stopped at cousins. He's including both sides of his family, and I'm only including my mom's. I never see my dad's family, so what would be the point? I'll invite my dad's dad though, and he might need one of his other children to fly with him. Thanks for the advice... I just feel like we will have only family and a very very small group of friends (which is what we want, but I do worry about people feeling left out).
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