Guest List

Compiling a guest list will probably be one of your first tasks. Before you start, you must first consider a few things such as how many people can you fit into the reception venue & how big is your budget You can normally quite safely invite twenty percent more guests than you could fit into the venue, as not all of them will attend. Now the dispute arises, who should you invite & who not? A good idea is to make a list of all the people that you would like to invite. If you add them all up and you could fit more people into the venue, divide the remaining number by two and give each set of parents the opportunity to invite some guests. As a matter of tradition & etiquette, certain people should be invited, the spouses of the people in your retinue & your immediate families. If your parents have remarried, both parents & their spouses should be invited. To make things easier, it could be a good idea to seat them at different tables. Remember that your future husband or wife may not enjoy it if you invite one of your old flames. Remember to include your retinue and their spouse, as well as the musicians in the final number of guests. Decide if you are going to allow children at the wedding. If not, you should state so on the invitation.