My reception location can seat a maximum of 150 people. Currently, my fiance and I have 175 on our list. Do you recommend that we limit ourselves to only inviting 150 people to make sure we do not go over capicity, or do we take the chance of inviting 175 people hoping at least 25 will decline? I have been going back and forth on this issue. I am having a hard time cutting back on our current list, however, I do not want to end up with too many people!
Thanks for your help.
Etiquette Now
WEDDING ETIQUETTE EXPERT
Feb 2, 2005, 9:48 AM
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Re: [Soontobemarried] How many people should I invite to my wedding?
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Dear How Many,
It is always best to only invite those whom you can house comfortably because we always want to make our guests comfortable. Even though some consider A and B list impolite, it can be done without your guests knowing that they may be a second choice.
Whittle your list down to a reasonable size and send invitations out slightly over eight weeks until your wedding with an RSVP date of no more than two weeks. Then send your B list guest's invitations out promptly. If you send them out much less than six weeks before your wedding, they may feel as if they were the second string.
How many people should I invite to my wedding?
