Guest list... am I inviting too many people?

Don't invite more than your venue can safely allow. It's just asking more issues down the line to invite beyond capacity (some have close to 100% RSVP yes).

Definitely cut back, you should always plan on 100% attendance.

What if most of them showed up? 34 people is a lot of guests you're expecting to decline. The only way that this might work is if you have a destination wedding that is either expensive or difficult to travel to.

Don't invite more than your venue can hold and you can afford to host. Do not count on one decline. And make sure you are including yourselves and vendors in your count as well.

I wouldn't invite more than 160, especially since a venue's max is usually higher than what will fit comfortably. Our venue counts 10 people per 60" table but when I looked that seemed to be a tight squeeze especially since not all our guests are waifs. So we set our own max of 8ppl/table. We might be able to squeeze in an extra body at a table with kids.

Don't invite more than your venue can hold. It's possible almost everyone will show. It's also possible that only half will, you never know. Do not take that chance. Get your guest list under 160. You also don't want people bringing dates and being over the limit too

Invite what the venue can hold; you can't count on anything when guest lists are at take.

Most venues are still tight at maximum capacity so I wouldn't hope to get down to 160, I would want to be a bit under that. I can tell you a friend of mine hosted her daughters wedding and invited 200 people. 198 attended. 198

For my first DD's wedding it was in February in Michigan and 96% showed up. If I have learned one thing with all my girls it is to count on/budget for 100% attendance and to realize 100% attendance is usually pretty tight so accomodate for that.

Did my other girls have a lot of declines? Yes and the funny thing is they got married in late Spring.

You should be fine- usually 1/3 don't come

FutureMrsK just gave you bad advice, which should be obvious based on others' comments. Do not ever invite more than what your venue can hold!

Sarah is right- what are you going to do if you get all yes to your RSVP's?

Don't invite more than your venue can hold.

Noooooo definitely do not invite more than the venue can host!!! I mean, maybe like 5 more but not 30-something more!! That is asking for absolute disaster!

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I would try to make some eliminations. Definitely include all the family and close friends you already have. But if you have any co-workers, you can possibly omit them if you're comfortable with that. Other ones you can omit are people (besides family) that you are not the best terms with, or whom you pretty much lost contact with. Definitely don't invite more than your venue allows.

If you limit your guest list to adults only (save for the children in the bridal party of there's any), that should definitely cut down the guest list a bit.

I agree, don't invite more than your venue can fit. How many kids do you have? If it's around 30, then make your wedding adult only. If you don't want to make it adult only, then cut 35 guests.

Definitely don't invite more than your venue can hold, too high risk there will be too many people and not enough space.

What you CAN do is decide on an "A" and a "B" list, with the invitations sent out to those on the B list as declines come in from the A list. Might not be the best decision for everyone, but it may provide the opportunity to include some people you otherwise would have cut once you discovered you have the space to accommodate them.

B listing people is very rude, don't do that. Imagine if you found out you weren't good enough to make the A list. I know I would feel like shit. Don't do that.

Have one list only and invite them expecting 100% attendance. If not, CUT the list!

B list is a terrible idea! Don't do that.

You should always ASSUME that you will have 100% say yes.. what are you planning to do if only 15 people decline?