There are several choices ranging from a wedding in a big place, indoors or outside, which provides little need to limit the number invited. to a small intimate gathering with the bridal party parents and two friends.
It is normal to ask the bride's and groom's parents for a list of guests they would like to invite. This is especially true if they are helping pay for the wedding , reception and rehearsel dinner.
Follow the instructions below :
1. Find out what the legal capacity is for the
location where the wedding ceremony will be and for the reception location also.
2. Decide what kind of ceremony you want to have. Just because the church will hold 400 does not mean you must have that many in attendance. Likewise if the ceremony is going to be at the seashore and so the space is limitless you do not have to invite everybody in town if you would prefer to just have a few intimate friends and your immediate families. It’s up to you who and how many to have in attendance.
3. Write out a list of your friends and relatives who you want to invite. Ask parents of the groom and bride for their ideas of who they would like to have present and explain the number you have in mind. If you want your mom to limit her list to her ten closest friends and relatives tell her that plainly.
4. Put those names together on a master list. The normal procedure is to invite a balance of people from her side and from his side. Consider if your list seems well balanced. If not consider i how you need to make adjustments. Of course if the bride and groom have been living on their own for many years they may have their own circle of friends and may not want to invite any of their parents friends. Also if it is a second or third marriage the parents may not have much to do with making the guest list.
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