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Small wedding of about 15 guests

Sheila, on May 12, 2019 at 10:46 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9

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I wanted an advice for my situation. My family if very big but I am planning to have a wedding with our immediate family only (about 15). It’s been very difficult because I want to know how can I stay in that range of guests without ending only having 5 people in my wedding reception. Let’s say I invite 15 people but as you know l, probably not every person I invite can make it... I don’t feel good with myself then inviting my “plan B” guests , I don’t know how really invitation of guests etiquette works specially with such a small group of people. I hope someone can give me a feedback. Thanks ❤️

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Legend November 2019
Caytlyn · on May 12, 2019 at 10:48 AM
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If you’re only inviting immediate family, it’s usually pretty safe to assume that at least most of them will make it. I can’t imagine missing one of my siblings weddings. The only way I could see this being an issue is if you decide to host a destination wedding knowing that some or all of your family is going through financial difficulties.
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on May 12, 2019 at 10:54 AM
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We invited 15 (mostly family) to our DW and just checked with everyone on the location & date before we booked it. Everyone said yes & did attend. It felt like an intimate ceremony with a loud & fun big dinner party. Perfect.
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Mcskipper · on May 12, 2019 at 10:58 AM
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If your hard line is immediate family, you can’t really do anything b-list wise without violating that (and offending someone). Such a small group is easy to coordinate around though— with a small group, attendance numbers can be high. Talk to them ahead of time, consider their conflicts when scheduling. Doing so, you’re likely to end up with most everyone able to come.
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Jill · on May 12, 2019 at 11:02 AM
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We are doing the same and will have about 25 people. We decided to pick a venue about 2.5 hours away that kinda of forced them to come and stay the night, so they attend the reception. Of course we checked with everyone before booking to make sure this was ok. Well except my FFIL as I posted about a few days ago but he is attending as well so that worked out too.
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plangalCG · on May 12, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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I had a similarly small wedding. I invited 35 and had 30. Since it’s small and close family, can you get a feeling for who wants to stay ahead of time?
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Devoted March 2019
Renée · on May 12, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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I totally agree with this!

Wishing you a beautiful wedding, small can be so nice.
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Just Said Yes October 2019
Ashley · on May 12, 2019 at 12:10 PM
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I’m having a very similar wedding (about 18 invited) and we decided that we wont have a B list and will just have whoever shows up from them. Our method of choosing who to invite was basically anyone we speak to on at least a weekly/biweekly basis.

My thinking is, with weddings this small, it’s really the closest people to you. Once you start opening it up to the next “layer” of friends/family, then it starts to get messy.
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Sheila · on May 12, 2019 at 10:52 PM
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Thank you so much!
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Sheila · on May 12, 2019 at 10:53 PM
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Thank you for your advice!🌷
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