The guest list, in my honest opinion, has been one of the hardest things that Rob and I have had to tackle in planning this wedding. There are many issues that arise when dealing with the dreaded guest list.
First, you want to please everyone. Rob and I both wanted to invite all of our family, our friends, and close coworkers. However, how do you only invite two out of the 6 coworkers you work with? We couldn't do that, some people can, more power to you! However, since we decided that only inviting part of a 'group' wasn't for us, unfortunately some people, such as coworkers, had to be left off of the list.
Second, you can only feasibly pay for so many guests. My parents are generously offering to pay for 200 guests. Now, this is a lot of guest! However, when we started we had a nice little guest list of 200, and then everyone slowly realized that they forgot Aunt Mary, or their closest childhood friend who just all had to be there. Slowly, our guest count creeped up, we are now at 272 people!
Third, your ceremony and reception site will only hold so many guests. This is where Rob and I run into an issue. That nice little guest list of 200 that has now ballooned to 272? Well, our chapel only holds 200. We have not figured out yet what we are going to do if over 200 people RSVP yes.... any ideas?
Was creating the guest list the hardest part of wedding planning for you? Did your guest list keep blowing up like ours did? What did you do about it?
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