planning a wedding!! how many people that i invite will actually attend? and how many people invited r.s.v.p?

Question

i am trying to plan a wedding for about 120 people, would it be safe to invite 140 assuming some wont show??????

Answer 1

I sent out about 450 inventations to my wedding and about 500 showed up. they say though that expect about a 1/4 give or take ratio for a wedding.

Answer 2

It really depends on your wedding location and how many of those people are out of town. You can usually guess as to how many people will actually show up based on your relationship. For example, Aunt Jane would never miss your wedding, but cousin John probably won't fly across the country to attend. Most planners expect that 30% of your invitees will not attend, this is not always the case, so don't make assumptions. Don't overinvite, because you could find yourself without chairs for people. Make sure there is room in case everyone show's up. For example, if your reception room holds 150, you are pretty safe to invite everyone. If it only holds 125, you may be in trouble.

Answer 3

I would feel more secure with a margin of 10 than 20. I think that 95% will RSVP, and 85-90% will actually attend, if I had to put figures on it. But you just never know. It depends on the age of your guests, their access to transportation, their financial situation (some people don't like to attend if they don't have gifts to offer), the weather, the time of day, etc.

I would pick a number that you hope would be fulfilled but wouldn't incur a huge loss if everyone didn't show up. Pay for what you can AFFORD.

Answer 4

We just had a wedding in October and we have another one next weekend. People are very rude about responding as we have learned. They usually say about 15-20% will not attend. We did get on the phone and called close friends and/or family members.

Answer 5

WE invited 130 and a 110 showed up. With people that don't r.s.v.p ask one of your bridal party members to ring them a week after the reply date and ask them if they are coming, so you can give the number of people attending to the cater confidently, advoiding the I'll up date you later.

Answer 6

I am only inviting those whom I know 100% will be coming. I've got 156. I don't want to be planning for less or more than I know, or sending out invites to those who may not attend.

Answer 7

i might have not got any issue with it. it could make monitoring RSVPs extra trouble-free. some issues: a million.) no longer anybody makes use of facebook 2.) some people want the invitation as a memento 3.) If "The Knot" RSVPs are not working, some people might have tried to RSVP by potential of it, and not had the RSVP pass by way of.

Answer 8

Yes always assume some will not show. Most of the time they don't

Answer 9

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