When we first made our wedding guest list, I thought we MIGHT be doing good to have 100 people show up. Now let me tell you, this is before my mom and grandma got wind of my plans for a semi small wedding. Out guest list currently stands at 160 invites. Yes you read that correct. We are send out 160 invites. So let's do the math.
160 invites x at minimum 2 people per invite= a whopping 320 people!!!
Now the rule is to account for approximately 75-80% of your guests. The percentage goes down if a good majority is from out of town. Well from talking to family, that percentage ain't gonna go down! CRAP! When i figured on a decreased 60% i still come up with a 192 guest list!! So what do I do? I am already freaking out about the size of our venue and now we are talking possibly adding another 100 people! ( side note: the cutting of the guest list just isn't gonna cut it because most of them are unfortunately people James and I forgot to add in the first place.)
So what is my plan b? Our original plan A.
Our church is a little white church in the middle of some fields with cows grazing around. When we first were planning, we decided to just go the tent route and have it right there together. Well... The July heat won and we eventually moved the wedding to October. We found a place we loved in town that was relativley inexpensive compared to the pricey tent I had been quoted. But as I previously stated, it only holds 100 people and our guest list is 175.
So here we are two months before the wedding, two weeks before invites need to go out, and I am dealing with a reception venue change. It will all be worth it to have peace of mind October 16 that all our guests will have a place to enjoy their meal.
Have you had to change anything major when you got down to the wedding wire??
Hillary
Nashville Wedding and Event Planner
