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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Which came first? Guest list or Venue?

Lynnie, on November 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Planning 121

Were you considering your guest list when picking the perfect venue? Or did you select the space first and let that decide the size of your guest list? Which decision was more important to you? Which decision came first? Your guest list or your wedding venue? Aries Venue Next Question: Budget or...

Were you considering your guest list when picking the perfect venue? Or did you select the space first and let that decide the size of your guest list? Which decision was more important to you?

Which decision came first? Your guest list or your wedding venue?


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121 Comments

  • Yoice
    VIP March 2019
    Yoice ·
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    I had a general idea of the guest list but decided venue first then finalized the guest list.
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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
    Cyndy ·
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    Guest list for sure and then helped us choose the venue.
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  • Jen
    Super May 2018
    Jen ·
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    Venue first, then guest list.

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  • Jessie
    Devoted September 2020
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    Guest list first!
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  • Mrs. Bubba
    VIP September 2019
    Mrs. Bubba ·
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    I started the list first.

    I found the venue by conducting research helping 2 other 👰s look for a place to have their Weddings.
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  • Destiera
    Devoted March 2020
    Destiera ·
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    Guest List!
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  • Lauren
    VIP February 2020
    Lauren ·
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    We had a general idea of the number of people we were going to invite, but the venue ultimately came first. We made cuts based on the venue we decided on.

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  • A
    Devoted July 2020
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    Guest list as that was the easiest thing because we had to base the venue type on how many people are invited vs how many are likely to show
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  • Sherri
    Devoted August 2020
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    We had a general guest list so we knew the venues could handle our party.
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  • A
    Savvy October 2021
    Ashley ·
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    Venue first, still working on guest list but the venue accommodates thr amount of guest well
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  • Brianna
    Devoted April 2025
    Brianna ·
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    To be honest I dont care about the guest list. I only care about my fiance and I having the best night of our lives.
    The venue we picked holds a little over 100 which is more than enough in my opinion
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  • Jill
    Expert April 2020
    Jill ·
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    Guest list

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  • Soni
    Dedicated February 2020
    Soni ·
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    Guest List

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  • Crystal
    Devoted September 2021
    Crystal ·
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    We had a basic idea of our guest list before we went looking at venues
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  • Erin
    Expert May 2020
    Erin ·
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    The venue came first, but we knew a general idea of how many guests we were going to invite!

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  • Arkilia
    Super November 2021
    Arkilia ·
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    Ceremony venue first, we knew we wanted to get married there so we capped our guest list at their max capacity.
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  • Tayla
    Dedicated March 2020
    Tayla ·
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    Venue of course ❤️
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  • Katlyn
    Devoted December 2021
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    Booked the church first, then we made the guest list. Both our families are larger so we needed to make sure we had a number to go off of for the reception space.

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  • SONDRA
    Dedicated March 2020
    SONDRA ·
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    Venue was first. We booked a venue with a max of 150 thinking we would try to keep it around 100. Now, we are trying to keep the list down to 140 and had to make some cuts. It's so hard!

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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
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    Venue. We wanted to know how many we could comfortably host and invite with the space provided!

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