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Inviting people we know are not coming......

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    Buzzing bee
    Earlybride    October 6, 2012  

    Yes I said it.We are inviting people who are not coming.Some we know are 100% not coming,some are 75%,some are 50%,etc.U ask yourself y we are inviting people we are not sure if they will come?One word.Family.

    Frankly I feel like it would be rude to not send an invite.If its cousins,uncles or aunts.

    Now because of this,I am considering going over the amount of people that we were originally going to invite.Y?Because the people I would like to invite are other friends or distant relatives who are more likely to come,but never got on the list.

    So should I risk it?Should I risk inviting 200 when we are only planning for 175?I dont want to stick to 175 and in the end,30-40 people dont show,so then we have lots of seats,cake and food left over!!Should I risk it??

    Would u risk it?

     
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    Bumble bee
    Atalanta    September 3, 2011  

    No. Ask the people you want there first and B list the others.

     

     
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    Firefighter_Bride    August 13, 2011   British Columbia

    I say yes, ONLY if you have a plan B for extras. The last thing you want is people who you invited to show up and not have any room for them.

    We are inviting a lot of people we know won't come for a fact (cousins who just moved to Australia, etc.) but it's a nice gesture. That being said, we are planning for 200 eventhough we won't expect anymore than 180.

    Good luck! :)

     
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    PurpleUnicorn    April 19, 2011  

    i think if you are talking 25 people over, you will be fine. not everyone you expect to come will, and if you are truly 100% sure about some, then its ok. for my wedding, i had people come i did not expect and had people not come that i exptected to be there. so you never know, but if its not significant, i think it will work out

     

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