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    smitha5    05/22/2010   Gulf Shores, AL - Wedding in Pleasant Hill, AL

    Well we started at no more than 150, then no more than 200! Well I am working on the final list and I am currently at 240! Affraid it may get closer to 250! I am also affraid that most will show up! Oh well the more the merrier! :)

     
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    Sunshine23    July 17, 2010   Canada

    Right now we have 122 and it should stay there. We did not want a big wedding and it was too expensive to invite lots of people.

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    we started with a 150 goal. told our venue we would have a 130 minimum (that would be excellent!) but right now have 165 on the invite list.  145 would be fab!

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    We're hoping to invite about 140ish, and that will mean we'll end up with about 115 or 120!

     
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    verosara    March 27, 2010   LA, California

    Originally said 200, but it's now at 250, and that's the cut off.  We have some people we still want to invite, but are going to wait on rsvp's hopefully they come in early enough so it doesn't look bad. 

     
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    toothfairyb    September 4, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    We've invited 85. Hopefully we'll be around 75 as a final number :)

     
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    amariem25    October 2009  

    We invited 160 and had 106 people that actually came!  It was nice and intimate, even though 106 still seemed like a big number!

     
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    Swiss Miss to Bee    October 10, 2010   Fairfax, VA

    Inviting (about) 200

     
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    waitingbee    September 4, 2010   California

    We were hoping for 120 we are now at 230 Cry

     
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    g8rgirl1020    March 5, 2011   Orlando, FL

    We were originally hoping for 120-ish. But after doing just the family count and hitting 75, we had to bump up the list to around 180-200 for the reception and more like 275-300 for the ceremony/cake reception.

    Because of the numbers issue, and getting married in the church my FI grew up in. We'll be having two receptions. One will be a cake/hors d'oeuvres reception in the church fellowship hall where all the wedding guests will be invited and then we'll be having a more formal sit down dinner reception elsewhere where only family and close friends will be invitied. It was hard to really cut down the list for the ceremony since both FI and I have grown up in the same town all our lives.

    Yeah- it's a complicated wedding plan/day but our coordinator said it'll be fine and the timing will all be okay. And I'm hoping she is right!

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    My original list that included just my family and my parents friends- not my coworkers, my friends, or Mr. KMs friends or family was at 150. 150. For 1/3 of the people that needed to be invited. Yeah, that got cut down REAL fast!

     
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    SoonToBeMrsV    July 3, 2010  

    We're inviting around 180 but anticipating closer to 150 guests

     
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    hltruax    March 20, 2010   Weirton, West Virginia

    We're inviting exactly 178 and we have to pay for at least 125 so hopefully it works out!

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    325 to the wedding ceremony and 158 to the reception, but hoping for less.

     

    Fingers crossed!

     
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    LittlestBirds    July 24, 2010   Seattle, WA

    We are inviting about 90-95 and expect about 55 to attend.

     
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    Serya    October 7, 2011   Frederick, MD

    We're capping it at 100 guests.

     
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    Leafy    May 1, 2011  

    None! :P We are eloping.........too much stress for us otherwise with crazy family.....and crazy family dynamics.

     
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    MrsJellybean227    January 1, 2011   TN

    We're inviting about 200 and expect almsot 100. I'd honestly love the big big wedding. I love being hostess so i take "the more the merrier" to heart

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    We are capping out at 50, and will not go over that. We want only close family and friends. Any more than that and it wouldn't be our day.

     
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    littlemissmoo    July 18, 2010   London, UK

    130 which is our limit. I'm hoping only about 80 - 100 actually show.

     
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    AnamCara    April 10, 2010   Ireland/Connecticut

    We're inviting about 200 and expecting about 160-170 (I think?)

    And for our 2nd ceremony/reception in Ireland I think it will be about the same.

    Zoiks...!!! 

     
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    Inviting 217, as of right now...Hopefully less than 175 will come!

     
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    hilsy85    September 2010  

    197 as it currently stands. But FI keeps telling me that at least 20 people on his list "are definitely not coming." We'll see...

     
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    Lees4308    March 13, 2010   Panama City Beach, FL.

    Hopefully right around 100!! But we'll see when I get the RSVP's back! :) I sure hope most everyone sends back the RSVP's!!

     
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    jaylii9    September 5, 2010  

    We originally wanted a 130 attendance. Now after sending out the save the dates I am thinking that about 140-150 will be in attendance.

    We have actually had to split the guest list into A and B lists. The A list has about 140 on it and the B list has about 30 people on it. This may not seem like a problem to you, but we both have big families so I feel that a very high number of the 140 A list will attend.

     

     
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    DC Anna    March 27, 2010   Live: Washington, DC; Wed: Atlanta

    We invited 215 (a considerable number of those are plus ones for friends and family that have to travel to our wedding) and are HOPING AND PRAYING that only about 150 can come! I suppose we'll see since rsvp cards are rolling in!

     
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    winter443    5/15/10   Atlanta

    We want to keep it around 100-120, we have 127 on the list now but I already know a few of those people can't make it.

     
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    Betz1128    June 3, 2011  

    WOW! We are definitely hosting a very large group!! 300 is the MAX. We guaranteed our venue 250, so hopefully somewhere in between would make me happy. Can you tell I'm from a huge family?? LOL

     

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