Who should be invited to your wedding ?
- Sit down with your fiancee', and both sets of parents and list everyone you can think of to invite ( stay with me here.... we will narrow it down later)
- Use the one-year rule for friends: If you haven't had a meaningful conversation with this person within the last year, don't invite him or her. ( I love it! )
- Now here is were everyone helps to weed people from the list. ( I told you I would narrow it down later)
- Avoid the "If I invite this cousin, I must invite all cousins" trap. And don't feel obligated to invite people who invited you to their wedding. Relationships change. (great advice, especially if you both have large families, this could be very costly)
- Exclude children if possible. Suddenly a family of six is a manageable party of two. (make sure you know your families. If you know that this is going to be trouble at least put a age limit on it.. say 13 and up)
- Address the invitations only to those you intend to invite. If your single friend rates an invitation please include + 1. (it will save time in the end because they always show up with a date)
- Keep the list limited to personal friends. Do you hang out with co-workers away from the office? If not, don't invite them.
- Make sure that the same number of people are invited from each side. This will prevent in-laws from feeling cheated. ( as much as possible...No it does not matter whose paying for this!)
- Keep in mind that on average, about 25 percent of your guests won't be able to make it.
- Make a first and second list. Put the absolutely-must-invites on the first list, and as the RSVPs come in, send an invitation from the second list for each regret.
This is a great guideline as to who you should invite... Good luck and happy inviting!
Article credit : eHow Weddings Editor
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