The Huron Expositor, 1995-02-22, Page 53The guest list: what to expect
After determining your
final wedding budget,
make up a master guest
list.
List guests in
alphabetical order to save
time.
Things to consider when
determining the number of
guests:
U Wedding Style
Consider your personal
preference and that of your
fiance.
Do you want a large
gathering, with everyone
you know there, or do you
prefer to keep it small and
intimate?
Your Budget
Next, consider the
budget you're working
with, and the type of party
you want.
Would you rather invite
fewer guests to an elegant
sit-down dinner with an
open bar, or be able to
invite more people and
have a less elaborate
reception?
U Space
If you have your heart
set on a location for the
ceremony or reception, and
space is a problem, this
may be the determining
factor in how many guests
you can invite.
DividingThe Guest List
Usually each family
invites half the guests.
However, one family may
have fewer guests if the
wedding is away from their
home town.
When most of the bride's
and groom's guests are the
same, another alternative
is to split the list in thirds.
The couple provides one-
third, and the bride's
family and the groom's
family each provide a
third.
This may vary with each
wedding. Determine what
will work best for your
individual situation. Try to
avoid any hurt feelings.
As a general rule, about
20 per cent to 25 per cent
of the guests invited will
be unable to attend.
If you were, for budget or
space reasons, unable to
invite all the guests you
would have liked, then, as
regrets are received,
immediately send out
other invitations.
Send the first invitations
early enough to allow you
to receive responses and be
able to get the other
invitation out about three
weeks before the wedding,
Who Gets Invitations
Invitations should not only
be sent to the guests on the
list, but also to your fiance's
immediate family, your
wedding officiant, your
wedding party, and their
spouses or dates even though
they have been invited
informally. It makes a nice
memento.
Cutting Down the List
Cutting down the guest
list, although unpleasant
and difficult, is a necessary
reality. How do you do it, and
where do you start?
Everyone may have to cut
some persons from their
lists, or perhaps the person
with the largest list will
have to do the majority of
the cutting.
Start by eliminating
certain categories of people,
business or casual
acquaintances, friends you
haven't seen in ten years,
friends who live long
distances away, and children
of friends.
On invitations to friends
with children, make no
mention of the children and
leave their names off the
invitation if you do not wish
them to attend.
Have family members or
close friends mention that
you are not able to
accommodate children.
It is not necessary to invite
dates for single guests. But if
you do, send a separate
invitation addressed to them,
as long as you are sure who
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