Guest List - ahhhhh!

It is very difficult! I cut the list by thinking, "Ok, if I haven't talked with them in the last year, then they don't need to be invited." I also based it on how close they are to me and how involved in my current life they are. If they aren't that involved or that close, then nope, not inviting. I also made my list of people who definitely have to be invited, and then went from there with the others. We are having around 150. I think if they haven't met the fiance, that may be a good criteria to help you cut since you're only having 100 people.

I think that is a very fair way to do it! Unless there was an extenuating circumstance (like illness, etc.) if they wanted to meet your future spouse/get invited to the wedding, they had 5 years to do it!

It’s hard to do, I’m in a situation where we have to cut about 35 people and I’m not sure who to not invite. I think your idea is a good one though!

I actually just had to cut a lot of people and we're actually at 100 right now. Stick with the ones you talk to most. That goes for friends and family. Like there's a some family members my mom wants to invite that I haven't really seen or talked to in quite some time but she offered to pay for them so it's whatever. I looked at our list like 5 times and I'm just like wow. This sucks lol.

I would think about the people whom are actually going to really show up. That’s how I cut my list down a little bit

This is what I’m going through now as well

A lot of great ideas. I'm struggling too. I'm imagining myself on my day, "will I want this person there"? Best of luck

I have a huge family as well, but there is like 15-20 family members I didn’t invite because we’re not close . And they’re just not close to the rest of the family either . I would be perfectly content with them not coming because we don’t talk like that . I agree with what a lot of people said about not inviting family , you don’t talk to . Remember you hav two pay for them as well. If you have to think twice about it , then that should be a clue right there

My FH and I are trying to keep it at 100. And it is TOUGH. We have kind of said 50 for me and 50 for him, but I also think about the people that invited me to their wedding. Is that a bogus way to think about it? My FH and I have been together for almost a year and there is alot of people he has not met. Maybe I need to do some soul searching. This has been keeping me up at night lol!!!