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Jurnee
Expert May 2019

What do you consider a big wedding?

Jurnee, on November 20, 2017 at 9:01 AM Posted in Planning 0 44

Hey guys! Just curious what you consider a big wedding numberwise? Working on locking down the guest list. When we first put it together we had over 500 people! After several run throughs and edits, we've got it knocked down to 340, then 260 and now about 180. Just curious what is considered a small or big wedding in your area!Smiley smile

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Latest activity by rayneac, on February 10, 2019 at 2:22 AM
  • Munchkin9218
    Master September 2018
    Munchkin9218 ·
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    I think this varies not only from place to place but person to person. In my family a small wedding is considered

    Small 0-75 people

    Medium 75-130 people

    Large 130-200 people

    Excessively large - anything over 200.

    We hit in right around 130 people. Are there people we wish we could include but ultimately had to leave off the list? Of course. We love and know a lot of people but this is something where you cannot include everyone and we needed to make cuts.

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  • Future Louie
    Super August 2019
    Future Louie ·
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    Agreed, I think over 100 is big already. We're at 125 and I'm like holy cow, we're having a huge wedding!

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  • OG Kathryn
    Champion May 2016
    OG Kathryn ·
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    Over 100.

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  • Emily
    Expert May 2018
    Emily ·
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    100 people or more is typically pretty big, i mean, thats a lot of people...

    however, i feel your pain. i wanted a smaller wedding and my FH and I just have too much family on both sides to do anything smaller than our current 120ish guests.

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  • Keisha
    Master September 2018
    Keisha ·
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    We are at 300 invited and like @munchkin stated it is excessively large. To me a small wedding is under 30 people. Anything under 100 is medium sized and over that its a big wedding

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  • Amanda
    Master October 2018
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    I don't even know 500 people lol .. but we are at 80 and I think it's a small wedding for me under 100 is small 100 to 150 is med and anything above that is big

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  • FutureMrsKC
    Master January 2019
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    Wow 500!! That's HUGE! I'd say anything over 100 is pretty decent sized. I think this is relative to location though. I went to a wedding with 80 people but it felt big because the venue was small. And I've been to a wedding with over 200 people and it didn't feel too large because the venue was huge. We're going to invite around 150 people and I wanted a WAY smaller wedding but with both of our families it wasn't possible. Anything over 200 is a lot of mouths to feed...

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  • Talullah
    VIP May 2018
    Talullah ·
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    To me over 100 is big

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  • Kallie
    Super November 2017
    Kallie ·
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    We had 100 people and I thought that was huge.

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  • B
    Dedicated March 2018
    Baylee ·
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    We're having about 80 people and I feel like that's about a medium wedding. I think 100 or over is definitely a big wedding.

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  • Kelly
    Dedicated June 2018
    Kelly ·
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    To me anything over 200 is big, we have 212 currently on our guest list and every time I think about the number I get a little freaked out.

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  • Susan
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    FH and I joke all the time that we're having a small Greek wedding- we invited 240 and have about 180 attending. To out this in perspective, the average wedding in his family is around 500 people.

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  • Happy Hedgie
    VIP September 2018
    Happy Hedgie ·
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    I'd say that's a huge wedding but, I might be skewed since mine is 20 people.

    For me:

    Small- 0-30

    Medium- 30-75

    Large- 75-150

    Huge-over 150

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  • Pat
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    Pat ·
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    I would say more than 100 is condidered a big wedding..

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  • EngineerInLove
    VIP September 2018
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    In my family, 250-300 is big, but most of my friend's weddings have been under 100. Our guest list is about 260 right now, but will be closer to 200 when invites are sent out. Just gotta cut a few distant relatives out!

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  • Rae
    Devoted September 2018
    Rae ·
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    To me, anything over 150 is big. I'm hoping to have under 100 attendees, which in my family is a small wedding ETA: my parents had 300 people at their wedding. I can't even imagine...

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  • Future Mrs. G
    VIP February 2018
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    I think anything over 150 -175 is a big wedding. Where I am from (Brooklyn/Long Island), 150 is the minimum that needs to be met at most venues for a Saturday night wedding. Some venues wanted 200, some more!!! We are at 195 on our guest list.

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  • Rachel
    Super May 2018
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    Small: Less than 50

    Medium: 50-125

    Large: 125-175

    Very large/ I have never attended: Anything over that number

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  • Vivian
    Dedicated July 2018
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    I would say over 100 is considered a big wedding for me.

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  • hannahdee
    Super June 2018
    hannahdee ·
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    I feel like over 150 is pretty big

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