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    bee_elle    September 10, 2011   Chicago, IL

    hi bees,

    i'm wondering how many programs i should print.  i had 176 rsvps, but 11 of those are standing up.  i don't want to be wasteful but i want there to be enough to go around.  help!! 

     
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    HorizonDoll    July 30, 2011  

    I printed half the amount of people that RSVPd and I had too many. Maybe print 75 or 100?

     
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    bridget.sutter    October 8, 2011   North Branch, Minnesota

    We are printing one for each family that will be there - not one for each person...

     
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    travelerkate    September 4, 2011  

    I'm no help, I know I printed WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much.  What can I say, I was on a roll!

     
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    thesejoys    August 6, 2011   North Shore, Boston

    I printed one for each guest (140 total) since we were doing program fans and were having our ceremony outdoors - I thought that each guest might want one, although also knowing that most likely not everyone would take one so I could have printed less, but I guess I didn't want any guest to not have one if they wanted one... I ended up with about 30 leftover programs.

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    I also printed about half as many programs as guests.  I had no leftovers.

     
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    SouthRNComfort    October 16, 2011  

    Leftovers? Wow, glad I read these boards. There are a fair amount of kids at our wedding, and I know they won't take one. Savings on paper! Thanks.

     

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