Help: who gets an invite?

I would start with putting the must have ones & than those you want there. Things are changing for the better.

Make your guest list as small as possible. Invite those you cannot imagine getting married without.

Depends when your wedding is. If it's next year, I would feel safe making a "normal" sized list. If it's very soon, keep it small and check the laws in your area.

If you are in a place that is restrictive on guest count, I would start with those people you couldn't imagine getting married without. You don't have to give everyone plus ones. We downsized to about 1/3 of our original list, and the plus ones were the first to go. If you are having to construct your wedding around Covid guidelines, you absolutely do not owe anyone a plus one - you can always just say "covid" as an excuse. We gave a plus one to all married couples, couples from out of town, and our wedding party. If we knew the couple personally, we gave them an invite together as well. But you can be very selective with your list! Start with your nearest and dearest, and then trickle down into others depending on how many you can have!

Typically I would say start with the people you can’t imagine not being there and their significant others. If there’s any room left, you can add on some of those cousins that you hardly ever talk to if you want to LOL

Only invite the people you cannot imagine the day without. Best friends, etc. Do not let anyone else tell you who you can and cannot have there. Do not go over venue capacity. Do not B list under any circumstances.

As the others have said, start with a list of those you cannot imagine your day without and go from there. I would also check state websites for a projection of restrictions as it relates to your wedding date. For example, in Nevada we have a 'roadmap to recovery' where they currently project to May 1, and all mandates will be controlled by local authorities, not the state. As of March 15th, gatherings can be 250 people or 50% of fire code capacity. It is looking good for us and these projections are helpful (while not 100% accurate right now), it at least gives you an idea of the government's planning.