{"id":3874,"date":"2019-09-25T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/pleasantdaleblog\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2019-09-25T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T12:44:15","slug":"how-many-are-too-many-a-guide-to-inviting-your-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/how-many-are-too-many-a-guide-to-inviting-your-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Are Too Many? A Guide to Inviting Your Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>Agreeing on the perfect wedding guest list is almost impossible. Your parents want to invite people you\u2019ve never heard of, your spouse wants to invite his entire fraternity, your coworkers keep nagging you about the wedding, everyone<\/em> wants to drag their kids along, and everyone<\/em> wants a plus one. More guests mean a larger venue, more food, and therefore, more money. Putting together the perfect guest list is a daunting task. With our tips and tricks, we hope you find putting together your guest list easy and stress-free.<\/p>\n

Put Your Family First<\/h2>\n

First and foremost, your family is everything. It is no doubt that your family members are the first people you invite to your wedding. After your immediate family, your cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are always going to attend the wedding. They are probably going to be running the dance floor, and possibly the open bar. Only invite second cousins and non-blood related relatives if you feel that you have a strong connection with them.<\/p>\n

The Don\u2019t Want To But Have To Invite<\/h2>\n

Traditionally, the bride\u2019s parents pay for the wedding, which gives them the upper hand in influencing your guest list. It should be no surprise that your parents probably invited distant relatives whom you\u2019ve never met before. In your head, you may think this is a waste of space and money, but our advice is to be respectful of your parents and future in-laws. If the couple is paying for their own wedding, give each set of parents a certain number of people they can invite. \u00a0You don\u2019t want your parents to feel disrespected, but they will understand if you set limits.<\/p>\n

Under 18<\/h2>\n

Kids are a tricky subject to deal with at weddings. Some couples have a \u201ckeep anyone under 18 off the list\u201d rule in order to maintain an adults-only reception. This may upset some parents, but that won\u2019t keep them away from celebrating your special day. If your wedding is in the morning or afternoon, it\u2019s more appropriate for children to attend. Even if you invite kids to an evening wedding, you\u2019ll find that many parents will not take them and hire a babysitter instead. At the end of the day, it\u2019s your special occasion, so your guests will understand.<\/p>\n

Locals and Out-of-Towners<\/h2>\n

Once you\u2019ve accumulated a rough estimate of your wedding guest list, begin to separate your list between locals and out-of-town attendees. This will help when estimating how many people will actually accept your wedding invitation. If you send your invitations six to eight weeks in advance, most of your guests will likely accept. The rule for local guests is that it\u2019s safe to assume that 85% of your wedding guests will attend. Don\u2019t forget to account for the plus-ones if you give them the option. On the other hand, it\u2019s safe to estimate that the rate for out-of-town guests to attend your wedding will be about 55%. Having these percentages will be useful when choosing a wedding venue and caterers. After all, if you save money on guests, you can use that money on other aspects of your big day.<\/p>\n

\u201cA\u201d and \u201cB\u201d<\/h2>\n

Another beneficial tactic we love is to make an \u201cA\u201d list and a \u201cB\u201d list for your wedding invitations. By this, we mean separating your guest list into two lists of people depending on how important they are to you.\u00a0 Send out your \u201cA\u201d list invitations earlier, and as you start to receive acceptances and declines regarding attendance, you can begin to invite people from your \u201cB\u201d list. This is an extremely useful tactic if you have to hit a minimum number for your chosen venue.<\/p>\n

Cut It Down<\/h2>\n

So, your guest list stands at 300, but your venue\u2019s limit is 200 people. Cutting down your list can be a hard task to do, but it is necessary so you save money. You and your partner need to reflect on which of your acquaintances are important enough to be at your wedding. These should be people who are relevant now, and who will be relevant five years from now. Also. You don\u2019t need to invite couples that invited you to their weddings.<\/p>\n

Plan The Perfect Wedding<\/h2>\n

In the end, surround yourself with people you know love and support your relationship, and who wish you all the best. Your wedding is going to be one of your best memories, so you want to make sure that you\u2019re happy with who you invite.\u00a0 You also want to make sure that your venue and caterer can accommodate your guest list.\u00a0 The Manor can help you with all of your wedding needs, from party planning, venues, caterers and much more.\u00a0 It is your special day and we want to help you as much as possible.\u00a0 For more information on who to invite to your wedding, contact The Manor Restaurant at 973-325-2060<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agreeing on the perfect wedding guest list is almost impossible. Your parents want to invite people you\u2019ve never heard of, your spouse wants to invite his entire fraternity, your coworkers keep nagging you about the wedding, everyone wants to drag their kids along, and everyone wants a plus one. More guests mean a larger venue, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[375,280,36],"tags":[160,312,483],"class_list":["post-3874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-guests-2","category-wedding-invitations-2","category-wedding-planning","tag-wedding-guest-lists","tag-wedding-guests","tag-wedding-planning"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}