On a previous thread, I said I would post my RSVP totals for a Friday wedding.
Here are some factors to consider... Wedding is Friday June 14th at 5 PM. The location is 45 minutes from where FH and I live. The ceremony and reception will take place in one location. The majority of his guest list is local except for an aunt/uncle in North Carolina and his BM, who recently moved to the Greater DC Metro area. Most of my guests live 1.5 to 2.25 hours from where we currently live. Their travel time to the wedding will range from 2.25 to 3 hours. I have 2 friends that are coming from Florida.
We invited a total of 86 people (including ourselves) originally. We added 2 people, my MOH's parents, after some declines. They were not offended to my knowledge and they are excited to attend.
18 declined- 2 POB friends, 5 FOB family, 1 bride's friend, 2 FOG family, 3 MOG family, 3 groom's friends, and 2 true plus ones.
70 accepted- Bride/Groom, 12 POB friends, 2 bride's friends, 2 MOH parents, 12 family of the bride, 7 kids (cousins of the bride), 13 groom's friends, 20 family of the groom.
We are happy with the amount of declines because our venue has a 75 person max. I would not recommend inviting over your max guest count. We were sweating bullets for a little while there. When creating our guest list, we were positive 3 people on FOG's side would not attend. We were also pretty certain that 3 of our friends would not be able to attend. We had one couple (FOB family) originally RSVP yes and then change their mind. Our deadline was this past Friday via wedding website and our last RSVP was received this morning.
If you read one of my previous posts about my 2 perpetually single brothers randomly getting girlfriends after I sent out invitations, here's an update. Last week I texted my brother with the secret girlfriend asking if they are still together, he said "no, she tried to tell me what to do and who to hang out with so I dumped her quick." He's 28 years old. OK, good luck. My 20 year old brother (21 before the wedding) is still dating his girlfriend. I met her this past weekend. I don't believe she is 21 and she seems very shy. When I told my mom that he could possibly bring her, she said he would rather bring his guy friend. Yeah, okay. Again, good luck!
Now, just to finalize some details!
