Cutting The Guestlist

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Our current guest list is 60 as well. My plan if we have to drop to 50 or less is to not do plus ones. And I would reach out to the people specifically affected to let them know why.
But fingers crossed neither of us will have to do that!

Is there a reason why you have to keep it at 50? I think you should wait a few more months. What if the people you cut are people who would actually attend and then 10 of the people you invite don't come? Usually not ALL guests attend. I think you should leave it as is and wait a few months.. like maybe wait until August to make a decision. I also think your RSVP date can be pushed back until later. If people are taking off work, their boss may not approve something so far out depending on where they work. Maybe have your RSVP 2-3 weeks before the wedding.

I would wait before making a decision. It is too hard to predict what will happen in the next few months. I’m not sure whether most of your guests are local, but if any 10+ are from out of town they may not attend. I would agree given the current predicament it would be great if you could extend your RSVP deadline since things seem to change on a weekly basis. I think more of your guest could definitely know if they could RSVP a month ahead of time. I don’t typically recommend B listing, but that may be your best bet in this case scenario;

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An early RSVP date is inconsiderate to your guests but also shoots yourself in the foot. Especially during this crisis people aren't going to know 2.5 months before your event whether or not they're going to be able to attend. You're going to have a lot of people who don't RSVP because they just don't know, people who RSVP no because they can't make the commitment that far out but who might have been able to say yes if you had a reasonable RSVP date, and people who RSVP yes but later cancel when they find out they can't actually attend after all.

If they have already received invitations, there's no polite way to remove them from the new guest list.