Guests invited vs. Guests that showed up

I invited 110. 100 exactly RSVD'd yes, and to my surprise, we had no- no shows and no uninvited people.

We invited 310, 296 replied yes, 292 showed up. (2 couples were sick and couldn't make it)

We invited about 190 and 140 came. But, we did have a wedding which was in UT with all our extended families either in Portugal or California... so there's that.

If you invited 90, be prepared to properly host all 90.

Wow you all know a lot of people-big guest lists..lol. Thank-you for your feedback!

Just like Jessinlove said if you invited 90, be prepared to properly host 90. The number of guests that actually show up really depends on your guests meaning you can usually gauge your guests by the way they normally act when it comes to RSVPing/showing up for events.

We invited 55, I think close to 42 RSVPed and I think in total 35 showed up??? But we knew that even if we invited all 55 our guests are wishy washy when it comes to events and we didn't expect to having all show up. I think we were surprised by the fact that 35 actually showed. We knew at the end of the day regardless, we couldn't properly host more than 55 so we didn't invite more than that.

We invited around 260 and we had 170 show. I always estimated everything based on 260 coming. Due to our final count we were able to allocate some of the saved money to other areas.

Unfortunately - there's just no way to know "They say" that the average decline rate is 20%, and it gets higher if your guests have to travel for the wedding. But you just never know! Definitely don't invite more people than your venue can accommodate or than you can pay for

I always give my two friends weddings as examples!

Wedding #1 - out of town wedding, plane flight required for 80% of guests, on a Friday afternoon (non-holiday) - she had a 10% decline rate

Wedding #2 - 60% in town guests, the Sunday evening of Memorial Day weekend - she had a 40% decline rate

Invited 150, 126 RSVP'd yes, 120 showed-which ironically was our ideal headcount.

If you send out 90 invitations, expect to pay as though all the people on those 90 invitations show up.

Do not invite more than you can afford to host, and hope that you get X% decline-- it will leave you in a mess

We invited 190 guest... I currently have 149 that RSVP'd yes... I am hoping only 130 show but I am still paying for 150 just in case I don't want to run out of nothing.

We invited 89 people, all responded yes. We had 6 no shows and no word on them as to why they did not show up.

A little different because it was our engagement party, but there were about 260 invited and 180 that showed (though many are from out of town, so we knew they would only come for the actual wedding). There was one no show.

I actually had a venue bring this up to me. She was saying if we planned to send out 110 invites,90-95 would actually show up. I never looked at it like that. It Aldo depends on the day, if kids are allowed, etc.

We invited 70. 10 declined. 2 no shows....my mothers friend didn't feel well.

You really have to be prepared to host everyone you invite. You may find yourself with extra money at the end, but you can't anticipate who will come and who won't in advance.

We invited 129. We have 91 confirmed (78 adults and 13 kids under 12). I'm fully expecting at least 5 no shows. We budgeted for 129.

We invited about 230, 195 RSVP'd yes and we had 6-10 no-shows I think. But, always ALWAYS plan for 100% attendance! Use your guest list count to book and then you'll be able to adjust your contracts to exact head counts when it's closer and all of your RSVP's are in.

Alwaysss alwaysss plan for the number you invited. I never really heard of people not invited showing up although I am sure it happens.

Our venue holds a minimum of 100, maximum 130. We are inviting 137 (there are elderly grandparents we know cannot travel, but would like to see an invite and a few cousins who live out of the country). We are getting married on a Friday during the holidays so we've been told to expect more declines, but so far a few people we didn't expect have told us they are for sure coming in (barring a Chicago blizzard). It seems really hard to gauge it ahead of time, but my budget accounts for all 130. If less come, you'll feel good about being under budget rather than nervous about having to make the payment