There's no magical formula to determine exactly how many invitees will RSVP "no" trust us, if we could predict the future for you, we would , but it's safe to plan for roughly 15 percent of people to decline the invitation and more like 20—30 percent for a destination wedding. Okay, good to know—now what? Knowing the potential number of "nos" you'll receive will give you a rough sense of the final headcount. It'll also help determine if you should draft a B list a list of guests you'd love to invite, but aren't sure you have room for yet and if you'll need to order extra invitations for it.
Our advice? Create your A list and B list at the same time and order all the invitations in bulk to save yourself time and money. Once RSVPs start rolling in, you'll know if there's space to mail your round-two invitations. Invite your B-list crew as soon as you can to give them enough time to book travel and hotels.
Also, the later you send additional invites , the more obvious it'll be they weren't on the initial list, so consider sending out your A-list invites a little earlier than usual. Psst— here's what to do if you're still waiting on RSVPs. Find your dream invitation suite here. Main Menu. Sign Up. Back to Main Menu. Planning Tools. Wedding Vision. Discover Your Vision. Take The Knot's Style Quiz. Reception Venues. Wedding Photographers. Bridal Salons. Wedding Planners.
Wedding Cakes. Wedding Rentals. Beauty Services. Wedding Bands. Taking factors like disposable income, comfort level with travel, location, your relationship, and the wedding date into consideration will help you sort through the list and get an idea of how many maybe, most likely, and absolutes are on your list.
Only by counting each guest with their specific likelihood can you determine your most probable guest count in order to make accurate budget estimates and know how many invitations to send. Martha Stewart Weddings. By Alyssa Brown July 03, Save Pin More. Credit: Amanda Wei Photo. View All. Comments Add Comment. It's fairly simple: Guests cost money , and venues hold only a certain amount of people. Tread carefully—adding a long-forgotten high school friend may suddenly turn into an argument over whether that person should be on the list over your mother-in-law's distant cousin.
Instead, evaluate, compromise and be realistic. And here's a pro tip: If you haven't found a venue that suits your guest list needs yet, check out our All-In-One Wedding Planner app to find the perfect one—and take our fun Style Quiz to help narrow down your wedding style. First of all, we totally encourage you to create a fantasy guest list.
Include every single person you'd like to invite. Then come back down to earth — how many people can I actually invite to my wedding? Guests will be cut—it's unavoidable. So to help make decisions, separate out the guests who must attend, like your favorite aunt or your partner's godfather.
This is your A list. Anyone not essential not people you don't like, but maybe colleagues you might be able to skip should be added to the B list. These are people you would enjoy having at your wedding but who can't be invited in the first round.
Feel free to invite approximately 10 percent more guests than your target number, since between 10 and 20 percent of those invited will decline. If more people decline than you originally anticipated, start inviting from the B list within a reasonable time frame—you don't want to give them the impression they were on the "maybe" list.
Just who is Sylvia Klein and why is she invited to your wedding? You'll be asking yourself many of these questions. Traditionally, the bride's parents pay for the wedding, giving them the upper hand in extending invitations. Today, though some couples may pay for their own weddings, they're still subject to parental input on who gets invited. Be respectful of your parents and future in-laws and realize they're as excited about the wedding as you are. They want to share their happiness with good friends, so try and honor their wishes—or at least some of their wishes.
One possible plan: If the two of you are footing most of the bill, give each set of parents a certain number of people they can invite. No doubt the work small talk will be who got the invite and who didn't. Deciding which coworkers to include depends on how big your office or department is. If you work in a group of six, you can't leave out the one person you're least close with. But if you have a huge team and collaborate with dozens of people, it gets tricky. A good rule of thumb is if you're friends outside of work, you'll probably want to invite them.
As for the big boss or bosses , choose which superiors you work with the most. Half the time they'll decline, note your generosity, and just send a gift. And if you want to keep who's invited on the down low, you can always ask those guests not to tell anyone they're invited.
If you'd like an adults-only reception , you'll need to establish guidelines and invite children over a certain age. For instance, keep anyone under 18 off the list. Can't decide if kids are appropriate or not? If your wedding is in the morning or afternoon, it's usually more appropriate for youngsters to attend.
For one, they're awake! An evening affair is usually a kid-free zone and adults generally realize it's their time to let loose and not chase after their little ones on the dance floor. If guests make a fuss and say they won't be able to come to your wedding without their toddlers or infants, express your regrets but tell them it would be unfair to others you've said no to.
So you've followed these points—and you still have names and a location that holds
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