Destination Weddings Guest Count

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I was about to say! That sounds wonderful. I'm always told that not everyone you invite will show up but it still worries me that just my luck between who we are inviting, it just might happen

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Awe. That's beautiful! And that's the mindset that I have, it also being vacation for them! We're looking to invite about 50-60 people so we'll see what happens. Thank you

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Awesome! I have yet to do the helicopter tour. It looks like so much fun. There's a place in Vegas we were looking at but for the amount of people we're trying to invite and possibly not having them all show up, it was just too big of a space.

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You're absolutely right! Right now we have about 50 or 60 people on our list to invite and wherever we choose, I feel like maybe 30 or 40 will show up which I guess still isn't too bad. I'll definitely take that extra step into consideration though as far as already having airfare and hotels figured out to make their side of the planning easier on them. Thanks a lot!

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Hi!

Thanks for that! My wedding website is already built (with www.wix.com) that I fully customized and I had added a whole new page for local activities of all prices for all ages. Unfortunately that was for a previous venue I was hoping for and it didn't quite work out in the end but that's ok. At least I still have the structure to include other places near wherever our venue WILL be at! If we don't find a place and soon, we'll definitely have to push back our date again which sucks but completely understandable. I don't want to add any unnecessary stress for what's supposed to be one of the best days of your life! Careful planning is the best way.

Depending on where we do have it, we might not even end up that far to where we would have to let our guests know a year in advance but on this thread, I'm definitely seeing a lot of people going to mexico! That's pretty cool. As far as out-of-town guests showing up without sending their RSVP, that would honestly be on them, especially if you don't have time to change the count because it was past the deadline. They would just have to wait for the activities after and do something else in the meantime. I wouldn't feel the least bit bad only because that's the whole meaning in an RSVP! I've never heard of it being done but I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually happened.

I really appreciate your reply! Thank you

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Yea that seems like a great idea! If we can find something in the next couple months DW wise, then we'll make sure we get save the dates out ASAP. Hopefully we find something that way if hotels and such is needed, we can let our guests know. Thank you!!

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Yea. Definitely something to think about because that's one of our worries!

View Quoted Comment I love that I’m having a small wedding. Makes it more intimate and you’re able to spend more time with everyone. That’s easier when you plan a destination wedding!
Good luck!

My family was not very happy with the DW plans they all wanted it to be in my hometown just so it’s convenient for them even though I haven’t lived there In almost 5 years. My cousin did a DW as well and she had the same response from friends and family. You won’t be able to please everyone which is fine it’s your day! the people who love you will try to make it! Hope it works out for you

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Jasmine,

Of course! You had a great question and I'm glad to offer help, if at all, while going through everyone else replies ! Reading through everyones comments, I almost want to save 10k and downsize on the wedding ceremony guest list and just have a huge reception. Although, the way Campbell and I "throw a party:" it's really just a house party, and I'm hoping to create a formal space in which I can speak with everyone from Campbell's family (especially the people I haven't met)! In addition, I feel like most of our guests wouldn't want to make the trek to another state if it weren't for a large, formal gathering. For example, my FH's side of the family is incredibly, for lack of a better word; pompous. They want to go to a lavish affair: but we'll see if they really want to pay their half... I would say it all comes down to how much you want to spend, how much your families are willing to help and how close you are with the people you're inviting. I hope I get a better handle on the first two within the next few months!

Always a pleasure,

Aubrianna

We're getting married in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic and we rented an Airbnb apartment right in front of it. We invited 20 people and 18 have RSVP'd. This is a picture of our location:

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What are you doing for your reception to thank your guests for going all the way to Hawaii?

View Quoted Comment We aren’t really doing a reception, maybe hangout on the beach and play music. We aren’t really doing anything to thank them really. They all wanted to go to Hawaii and they are all taking a vacation.

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It's really impolite not to host something for your guests after the ceremony, with food and drink appropriate to the time of day, especially at a destination wedding.

View Quoted Comment None of them think it’s rude. This is a hangout time for us. They want to go and this is a vacation for them, a vacation with friends which often people don’t get. So it maybe rude/ impolite to some but not others. They have known the plan and they love just hanging out. None of us are high maintenance and just cause it’s on the beach and we aren’t doing the whole “reception” thing it isn’t impolite.

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Thank you!

The more I look into it, I really feel like it would be best for us to have a smaller wedding and then maybe a bigger reception later down the line for those who couldn't make it.

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Yea, I tend to do that. Think how it works for other people but you're right! Thank you! Greatly appreciated.

View Quoted Comment I personally won’t be having a party back at home for those who aren’t coming. We are having a small wedding (45 guest) but a nice full wedding that is costing us a good amount of money just as if the wedding was here. I wouldn’t come home and just throw a party I’ll need to have a nice set up and decor and good food and music and drinks and that’s just too much. I can’t handle the other planning lol

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That's crazy! Not everything has to be lavish but whatever works for them, I guess. I honestly feel it would definitely be well worth saving the 10k to downsize, It'll definitely be worth it and that 10k you can easily put towards your honeymoon if it's somewhere different than where you're getting married!

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That's beautiful! Just like another comment, I was told about Hawaii and I started doing some digging and thought of renting out an airbnb as well. My FH and I just agreed that we will do a small ceremony there and vacation/honeymoon it there for a week. Kill 2 birds with one stone and then later down the road have a big reception