Arrgh guest lists!!

[Panda_Ally]

OMG totally confused over invitations list!!!!

Who to invite... Were thinking small ceromony and BIG evening do... But where do i draw the line???

I have lots of distant relatives who i dont really speak to, i prob should only invite them to the evening do but there elderly so probs will only come if invited to the ceremony (if at all)

So far (just my side) I have 23 adults for the ceremony but only 14 are likely to come cos the others are elderly/ live ages away BUT I have loads for evening do so far 50 Adults and 19 kids (just my side).

So total rant but im sooo confused!!

xx

 

[lauren-kate]

We're inviting all close family and close friends/wedding party to the actual ceremony. Tbh for us, it wouldn't cost any extra to have everyone at the ceremony, but we just want it to be a bit more intimate.

I think we're having about 100 for the reception. It works out so expensive having to pay per head for food and drink, doesn't it??

 

[QueenMummyToBe]

We have had the worst problems in the world for our guest list.

I have a fairly big family but my OH has a massive family, full of children!

Our ceremony venue only holds 40 so we have had to ask people not to bring their children to the ceremony but can have them afterwards at the reception.

We are looking at 40ish for the day and anywhere between 100-150 in the evening.

I can't believe our families at that blooming huge!!

Hope everything works out well for you!

xXx

 

[Kimboowee]

We cut our day guest list down ALOT - It came down to money. I went to a wedding last year where I was invited to the church - but not the meal - and then to the evening do. That was too much faffing about for me so we decided the people that come to the ceromony will come to the meal.

We cut our list down from 95 family right down to 62. It wasn't that hard tbh. We knew people with young kids wouldnt want to leave them during the day, so they're all invited to the evening. We also have only family that we're not close to - plus step cousins aren't invited to the day. We're only having 3 friends there between the two of us, that being the best man and our witness and her boyfriend.

We we're quite ruthless with our inviting - we told people it came down to money and they didn't ask anything else.

Sorry that took so long to explain lol

 

[Panda_Ally]

Right it looks like were having 36 for the ceremony and meal then about 150 for the evening do... hopefully people will understand and only OH's family and my close friends (i dont have many imidiate family) will come to the whole day!!

 

[lizardbreath]

ive got only family going to the wedding its self , and in total thats 20 people. as for the reception its going to be open . I didnt want to have an out of hand wedding so i am keeping the guest list simple

 

[sapphire20]

I would love a small wedding, my family only consists of about 25 but with OH family our ceremony and dinner works out at 90...which is a nightmare and its cost sooo bloody much, dance will be alot bigger prob 250 guests.

 

[Panda_Ally]

I knew i was missing one key person from the list.....HOLLY!!! I cant believe i left her out!! :doh:

 

[lauren-kate]

I knew i was missing one key person from the list.....HOLLY!!! I cant believe i left her out!! :doh:

Awww lol, we actually left ourselves off our ceremony list for a short while, until I noticed..

 

[Panda_Ally]

i realised i left us out too!!! I was only saying to cater for our guests not us as well!!!

 

[Sovereign]

I knew i was missing one key person from the list.....HOLLY!!! I cant believe i left her out!! :doh:

Awww lol, we actually left ourselves off our ceremony list for a short while, until I noticed..

We did this too! x