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Just Said Yes October 2019

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Kaela, on February 18, 2018 at 11:47 PM

I have a guest list of 300 due to being in a sorority in college and being good friends with all my sisters. I feel obligated to at least invite them all and their significant others (total of 92 guests if they all go) to the reception but we can’t afford to feed that many people. We are looking at trying to get the dinner as low as we can because my FO and I are paying for the whole wedding by ourselves. But anyways! To still include my sorority sisters in the celebration I was going to invite the sisters I was extremely close to (about 10 people total includidng their sig. others), to the ceremony and reception dinner and the rest to just the reception after dinner. I guess I am wondering if it’s even proper edict to invite guests to the reception after dinner. Any help will be much appreciated!!

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M Cooper · on October 22, 2019 at 7:34 AM
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We are having c100 to the wedding breakfast including groom's friends and family who live further away, then another 30 of my local friends in the evening. This is perfectly acceptable etiquette in the UK where we are. It's your day, do what you want! No problem with inviting people to the evening only so you get to see them and they can share your day while keeping the expense down a bit.
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Just Said Yes October 2025
Jessica · on September 11, 2023 at 11:25 PM
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I have been to a ton of weddings that have had guests just invited to the after dinner reception. I am actually surprised how many people think it is rude, I thought it was a normal thing. Either way I would do what you want. We have friends for different situations, some are just dancing and drinking kinda friends.
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