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Too many......not enough??!!! What to do?

jacole1820jacole1820 member
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So I'm trying to finalize my guest list. If I'm aiming for 50, 60 max people in attendance, how many should I invite? I'm just assuming some people will have to decline for one reason or another, but what if I invite too many and they all show up, or the opposite, I don't invite enough, and hardly anyone shows? Suggestions or advice please! :)
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Re: Too many......not enough??!!! What to do?

  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    60 max.
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  • LittleWohlscheidLittleWohlscheid member
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    Don't invite more people than you have room for. There will be people who decline and there will be people who accept and don't show up, but there will also probably be people who decline and end up showing up. It's better too have a little extra room than not have enough room/food/seats. Invite 60 if that's who you want and have room/budget for, but it's a bad idea to invite more than that.
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  • ViczaesarViczaesar member
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    jacole1820 said:
    So I'm trying to finalize my guest list. If I'm aiming for 50, 60 max people in attendance, how many should I invite? I'm just assuming some people will have to decline for one reason or another, but what if I invite too many and they all show up, or the opposite, I don't invite enough, and hardly anyone shows? Suggestions or advice please! :)
    Always expect and plan for 100% attendance.



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  • JCbride2015JCbride2015 member
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    Invite 60 people.
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  • cowgirl8238cowgirl8238 member
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    Plan on 100% attendance.  If they all make it, you're good.  If people decline, you save money!
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  • ladyjane828ladyjane828 member
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    Don't invite more people than the venue can hold.
    Budget as if your entire guest list will attend - this is what my husband and I did and because not everyone was able to come we were able to provide things (like alcohol) that we didn't originally think we would be able to (plus we had a good amount of money left over afterwards).


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  • MnHGirlMnHGirl member
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    edited November 2014
    I know this is an older post but do NOT over invite.

    My brothers wedding was a couple of weeks ago and they over invited anticipating that many would not show however most did causing a seating problem. A handful of guests had to sit in the room where the dance was going to be held (in a separate section from the dining room). 

    I feel bad for those people and I am thankful it wasn't my wedding!  
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    invite 60. When inviting I was told by my MIL, at least 30% of my list won't come, in the end it was more like 5% or less of her list didn't end up coming. So happy I had a venue (and budget) that accommodated everyone
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  • cambryncambryn member
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    MnHGirl said:
    I know this is an older post but do NOT over invite.

    My brothers wedding was a couple of weeks ago and they over invited anticipating that many would not show however most did causing a seating problem. A handful of guests had to sit in the room where the dance was going to be held (in a separate section from the dining room). 

    I feel bad for those people and I am thankful it wasn't my wedding!  
    Also, watch out for parents feeling they can invite people to your wedding.
    My mom did this, my grandma did this, my future mother in law did this.
    They kept saying 'Oh! By the way, I invited so-and-so- send them an invite!'

    I was out of invites to send- and had to order extra chairs and goblets and everything for these extra people and their whole families... Grrr....
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  • mrsk616mrsk616 member
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    If your only wanting 60 max invite 60. and chalk up the loss if you dont get too many coming. you dont want to have to pay extra for more than you want.
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