Decline rates

I'm assuming less than 10% as 99% of the invites are locals and family/close friends.

My sister had like a 99% acceptance too.

Also too early for me to send invites, but the acceptance rate is something that makes me nervous. Somehow we ended up at 225 invited. We're fine as far as budget and venue size, but that just seems like SO MANY PEOPLE to me.

I was thinking we'd be more at like 150 or so. I'm hoping we have about 175 there. Several are out of state family. We also invited all of FH's step-family out of deference to his step-mom, even though I've only met most of them once and FH couldn't care less. I'm guessing most of them will be a no.

As of today, we have a 30% decline rate. 80% of our guests are OOT so I actually expected my decline rate to be higher.

Invited: 155

Accepted: 130

4 people straight up-no showed the day of which was obnoxious and my grandmother and stepmothers parents were unable to make it due to health reasons. But at least they told us!

Invited: 209, including plus ones for single people

Accepted: 99

But if you didn't include plus ones, it's more like a 60% acceptance rate

Inviting 150, expecting a 20-25% decline rate (based on courtesy invites to relatives who don't usually travel/attend family functions, and some verbal declines we've already received). That rate was expected since most guests are out of state, and some are international.

We are inviting 215 and are expecting close to 100% acceptance. We know that all of FHs extended family is going to make it because they have been telling FMIL how excited they are that the whole family will be able to get together.

Invited- 209

Accepted- 156

Decline Rate- 25%

Edit: A lot of our no's (probably about 15) were plus ones.

It's interesting to see the percentages. I'm playing the waiting game with rsvp's currently.

About a 31% decline rate on our end.

285 Invited

140 Accepted

Most were out of state.

It is so interesting to see the percentage rate. It just shows just because you have a big guest list does not mean you will have a huge decline rate.

We invited 120, had 6 declines and all 114 showed

Invitations haven't gone out yet but we're inviting 140, predicting 130 will show. Mostly close family and friends.

We invited 230ish, 174 accepted. A 25% decline rate which is exactly what they say will happen

Invited 50

Declined 4

So happy so many people were able to come.

I'm hoping to have like 50 people say no. I'm worried that won't happen.

I am still waiting on 34 card back (81 potential guests)

Right now we have 106 yes' and 50 no's - so we are at 68% yes' for now. Some of the 81 I am sure are coming, some fairly sure are not, some I am not sure at all. Edit. I was hoping for 200 guests - now I am hoping for 150 (for people I really want there it would be 146) most of fh family declined. (They make up 38 of our 50 no's and they were only 50 people total. - it makes me sad for him. But his friends all are in - and he has a suprise bach party this weekend

Invited - 140

Accepted - 80

Wanted 100 because we're required by the venue to pay for 100...but oh well.

ETA: most of FH's side is coming from Washington, so that didn't help.

I'm stressing out about this. I originally had a list of 130 guests. When my mom met her boyfriend that was already 10 of his family members added to the guest list (they're from Milwaukee coming into here in Sacramento). However, not all of them are going to come. My mom is adding more people and now our list is at 153. I wasn't going to invite some of my cousins' kids (our relatives in Chicago) until they all took a selfie on Facebook and said to my mom "oh I can't wait for us to all be together at Hannah's wedding!" And FH said I needed to make sacrifices. Our venue can accommodate 180 people but in order to have the really cool swanky bar (in our hotel reception) for the cocktail hour it has to be 140 guests or less. And my mom and her boyfriend went to Chicago and met with our relatives and they are all coming, including the one who I thought wasn't on speaking terms with my sister and I.

Filipinos are all about having a good time and partying and are super extroverted (FH and I aren't though) so there is a big chance our guests will show up.

I'm not going to complain too anymore because my mom (and FH) is paying for a lot of the wedding, because she wanted to have a grand wedding in our immediate family (she married my dad twice and they were both simple affairs, and my sister has a traditional wedding but it was small and simple). She and my sister really wanted this grand affair for me. And my mom's boyfriend paid for my veil and slip as a surprise when she went to the restroom at DB before we were going to pay for my dress. And he is walking me down the aisle. So I am forever grateful for them, even if I'm eye rolling at some of our guests.