How to Create a Guest List

Creating a guest list is one of the first things that you do when you get engaged. The people on this list are the people you will remember forever because they witnessed your special day. Guest lists can get extremely long which makes for a costly wedding. However, there are some tips that you can use to limit the time and frustration when creating this list.

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1.     Sit down with both sets of soon-to-be in-laws and create a master list with every single person that you would love to invite. You can use this later on to pick and choose the people that will actually receive an invitation.

2.     Get quotes from a variety of different venues regarding the minimum and maximum guest count and price per person. Be realistic and discuss a maximum number of guests so there are no surprises when it is time to pay the bill.

3.     Mark everyone on your master list who are VIP’s with a star. These people are generally family and your closest friends.

4.     Decide whether you want to give single guests a plus one and whether children are invited.

5.     When creating your “final” list, begin with your VIPs and keep families and couples together. This will help a lot when you move on to create your seating chart. Keep adding on people based on importance until you approach your maximum.

6.     Don’t let guilt or obligation force you to add people onto your list. Just because they invited you to their wedding, you don’t have to invite them to yours. If that is the case, they don’t belong.

7.     Only invite within your maximum number of guests. Do not over-invite because you expect many people to not come. You never know how your RSVPs will look until it happens.

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There are many other scenarios that can occur when constructing your guest list. It is important to make strict rules, and follow them. Don’t let family or friends pressure you into inviting more people than necessary.