2006-08-10 00:14:29 · 13 answers · asked by jaygirl 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It's a general rule that 20% won't come. But it isn't a hard and fast rule. Two friends of mine didn't get a single no. Everybody came, to both of their weddings. It's a good idea to plan for everyone.
Also, there are surprisingly quite a few people who bring uninvited guests, or who change their minds and come even though they replied that they wouldn't. It's rude and inconsiderate, but it happens. A lot.
2006-08-10 03:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how close the people you invite are to you & your signicant other, and how long you've been together. My FI and I have been together 9 years and getting married the end of this month, and out of the 250 people invited I have 225 coming. You should be able to look at invite list and have a pretty good guess on who won't come, esp. if they live a few hours away then you can figure they may not come.
2006-08-10 09:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by rose t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We invited 150 to the wedding got 120 responses saying they were coming and only 100 came. So I would say from my experience that at least 50 people you invite (depending on how many you invite) will not come.
Good luck!
2006-08-10 08:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I invited 150 and 110 came to the wedding. If you look over your guest list, you should have a general idea of who won't come. We kind of knew certain people that lived out of state weren't going to come.
2006-08-10 08:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by SweetPea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you combine those who RSVP as no and those who say yes but do not show up and those rudies who don't RSVP and add in the jerks who don't RSVP but show up, on the average it comes out to 30%.
If you subtract the 30% and then subtract for the elderly/infirm in the case of bad weather you will have a more accurate headcount.
2006-08-10 11:52:49 · answer #5 · answered by exclusiveindigo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say "Wedding" and not reception. A Big difference. Do you mean one or the other or both? Not showing up to your wedding, does not affect your pocketbook. The reception? Whole different matter. All the previous answers seem on target....
2006-08-10 10:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by educated guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If you have invited a lot of guests from out of town, the 'decline' rate will be higher than if most of your guests are local. Typically, 25-30% decline.
2006-08-10 11:53:42 · answer #7 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stats say that about 25% of the people you invite will not be able to attend.
Stats also say that 20% show up unexpected to the reception because they didn't RSVP.
2006-08-10 09:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by weddrev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 25%
2006-08-10 13:20:04 · answer #9 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually say that about half of what you invite actually show up. The bad thing about RSVP cards is that some of them don't respond or say they are coming and don't show up.
www.theknot.com has some good tips on this.
2006-08-10 09:45:39 · answer #10 · answered by a_vaughan1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋