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How many guests at your wedding?

posted 4 months ago in Logistics
  • poll: How many guests at your wedding?
    under 25 : (7 votes)
    6 %
    25 to 50 : (10 votes)
    9 %
    50 to 100 : (30 votes)
    27 %
    100 to 150 : (29 votes)
    26 %
    150 to 200 : (19 votes)
    17 %
    200 to 250 : (7 votes)
    6 %
    250 to 300 : (4 votes)
    4 %
    over 300 : (4 votes)
    4 %
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    SamanthaLovesJames    February 11, 2012   Austin, TX

    How many guests at your wedding?

     
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    SapphireSun    July 9, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    We had 82

     
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    Mrs. Fireworks    July 21, 2012   Chicago

    We will have around 150

     
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    SamanthaLovesJames    February 11, 2012   Austin, TX

    we are planning on 160

     
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    joy2011    October 22, 2011   NE Ohio

    I think we had 200 exactly rsvp "yes" (ok, I admit, I invited a friend of mine last minute b.c I HAD to bump it from 199 to 200!) But we had 4 or 5 people not able to come last minute.

     
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    MsYellowJacket    December 2011   Atlanta

    about 105 - and it was semi-destination in Florida!

     
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    sexxysheddy    October 21, 2012   Dirty Jersey

    I am praying and hoping we get 130 the max...we are having a sunday evening wedding.

     
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    Angelz_love    June 16, 2012   San Francisco

    We went from 256 down to 228 tonight. I had to get serious and make some cuts! This wedding is getting out of control!

     
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    louisianablue    April 7, 2012   New York

    We will have around 300.

     
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    DarleneP    April 6, 2012   New Orleans, LA

    We are hoping for atleast 100

     
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    abby_mb    January 2017  

    we booked our venue for 550-600

     
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    abby_mb    January 2017  

    we booked our venue for 550-600

     
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    MrsBroccoli    September 8, 2012   Maryland

    @abby_mb: Hot damn. Are you going to have time to visit each table? 

     
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    Dub D    May 25, 2013   La Mirada (ceremony), Long Beach (reception)

    @SamanthaLovesJames:  We're going to have 450

     
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    Aure    October 6, 2012   Las Vegas

    28 are invited.

     
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    Ms. Meowerson    May 12, 2012  

    shooting for 120

     
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    occhiblu    August 13, 2011  

    We were planning for 50, invited just over that number, and ended up with just under 50 (like, 49).  I thought it was the perfect number.

     
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    Coffee cup    December 7, 2012   Sonora, Mexico

    250+ all family and super close friends, believe it or not.

     
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    abby_mb    January 2017  

    @MrsBroccoli: yes maam we will =)

     
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    MrsGolden2Bee    June 16, 2015   Canada

    @abby_mb: Daaaaaaaaaaaamn. I hope you post pics of THAT party! Woo Hoo!

     
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    mrsjjohnson2b    October 2012  

    I'm hoping 150 or less

     
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    abby_mb    January 2017  

    @MrsGolden2Bee: Pretty cray cray if I may say so myself. My father had 11 siblings alone so yeaaaaaa....we can't get away with smaller wedding. I will hopefully!

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    It depends how you count.  For the ceremony and luncheon immediately following, we had a dozen guests.  However, we had an at-home reception for 60.

     
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    Olive12    October 6, 2012   Houston

    We're inviting 350, but think around 250 will show up.

     
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    misslill    February 11, 2012   Sydney

    We invited 92 and have 86 'yes' RSVPS.

     
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    Indierae    June 23, 2012   Apple valley, ca

    I have a max of a 130 people but it worked it's way to 136 this week. However, I predict about 115 showing. Fingers crossed!

     
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    KatNYC2011    September 24, 2011   London, UK (american expat)

    We invited around 140 and had just under 100 come. We had a destination wedding in Maine so everyone except MIL had to travel.

     
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    pinkandsparkly    November 12, 2011   Boston

    we had about 165. We invited 204.

     
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    SamanthaLovesJames    February 11, 2012   Austin, TX

    OVER 300 WOW!

     
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    Miss Beacon    April 13, 2013   Toronto

    inviting 260. i would love for it to be under200. but will likely be 220.

     

     

     
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    cmvmph    June 30, 2012   Hudson Valley, NY

    Holy moly I can't even believe some of the responses here - I don't know over 300 people to invite! I mean it's great but I just never wanted a wedding over 100 people. Actually, I was stuck on 80 only because that was my venue's minimum. No friends at the wedding (we're having a post-wedding celebration at our house a couple weeks later since the wedding is family only for $$$ reasons), but you get to do fun intimate things with a <100 guest wedding that you don't get to do with a larger wedding, but as long as your wedding is YOUR vision, that's all that matters :)

     

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