Hello!!
Im obviously very new to this. Where my venue is located the ceremony chairs are not included. Im worried about getting a chair for every guest and wasting potentially $300-400 on chairs. Do you think it would be appropriate to have guests RSVP for ceremony, reception or both? Not sure if guest will even do that if given the option. Would like some opinions and feedback.. Thank you so much!!
Re: Need opinions for RSVP
When someone rsvps, it is safe to assume that he/she is going to attend both the ceremony and reception (unless he/she indicates otherwise)
You should assume they will be coming to both. Will you have some empty chairs, probably, but it's hard to avoid. I had 2 guests that were suppose to come to both & one threw out her back the morning of of my wedding & another had a family emergency where her newborn grandchild had to be rushed to intensive care so her daughter & SIL needed her help to watching their other two children so they could be with their baby. They had both had full intentions of coming but things happened that could be avoided.
Plus for you, if someone who wasn't originally planning to come to the ceremony because of lack of a sitter or work, if their plans change suddenly and they can then come to your ceremony, you don't want to be short chairs or have to deal with changing your chair number order at the last minute.
Obviously I want people to sit and am I no way saying it is a waste of money. However, I know when I go to many weddings personally many skip the wedding and go to the reception only. thank you for any suggestions