Keeping the guest list primarily to the “important” people becomes tough when you actually sit down and start writing names. It can get tough creating a large list and having a sensible budget to pay for them all.
What you need to remember is at the end of the day it is your big event and you are the one left to pay the big bills. However, that doesn’t mean don’t invite anyone, Such an important day is only made memorable if shared amongst your loved ones and the special friends.
So who to really invite to your wedding:
1.) Family: all family really? Well maybe not that annoying aunt. Start with your must haves, which is immediate and extended family. Be sure to involve your parents into this list to ensure no one is missed. Your parents have had aspirations of this day too and ensuring that all obligations are met will maintain peace in your relationships.
2.) Friends: Try and ensure this list is tamed, we can get carried away inviting all of our acquaintances, friends of friends and people we just met at a bar last month. After keeping your good friends, best friends and life long side partners on the list try to minimize the extended friends. What you may also notice that as soon as your engagement or wedding news gets out in your circle, certain individuals will seem keener on you. They will tend to be more interested, try to message you and catch up since you last spoke. At this point keep your budget in mind and let them no you simply cannot add anymore. True friends will always be understanding and be happy to see you happy.
3.) Coworkers: Just because you come from a culture where you would invite the whole village to your wedding, does not mean you have to continue that path. Be very selective on who you hand out the invitation card to.
*Firstly, we always think of our boss, our managers and senior supervisors as a gesture of compliance. Once you let it known that you have a wedding coming up the word spreads like wildfire and the whole floor is suddenly congratulating you. As your wedding date gets closer, they may start to hint that they want to come to the wedding. If you’re not close to your coworkers, or you simply don’t have the budget to invite everyone from work that you like, first thing’s first: You don’t have to invite anyone from work.
*The second thing to keep in mind: Inviting one person from work doesn’t mean you have to invite everyone. You can simply talk about budget and limited space
4.) Relatives:
Draw attention on your parents must have guest list which is very important for you to keep.Relatives who you are not close to: We’re not talking about second cousins here, but first cousins, aunts, uncles and the like are pretty typical A-listers when it comes to wedding invitations. This is a tougher one, because it involves family, and while you may not be particularly close to a relative of yours, inviting them might mean a lot to your parents, or other close relatives. In this case, the person you have to reason with is your parents. Take your parents to a lunch and explain your thought process. Don’t talk about budget and space issues with your parents, they know that there are very real other reasons as to why you don’t want to invite this particular relative and you just have to sort it out between the two of you. If there’s ever a moment where this relative confronts you about not receiving an invite, that’s the time to talk budget and space.
I hope this post was helpful in determining who to have at your wedding? kindly drop your comments on your recomendation
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