How many people should I expect to show up at my wedding?

Question

Does anyone know the percent of people that I should expect to show up for a wedding. Like if I invite 100 I should plan on 75?

Answer 1

It really depends on who you invite. Only you can know for sure. Some people you know won't come anyway. Safe bet is 10-25%

Answer 2

I think that it's normal for about 85 - 90% of your invited guests to come. That said, it's always a good idea to ask your guests to RSVP by a certain date. The RSVP date should be based on when your caterer or venue needs a headcount. If you're having food, you'll have to give your caterer an accurate head count anywhere from 2-4 weeks before the wedding, so you'll want to get all your responses ahead of time. Also, it's not rude or inappropriate to call anyone who hasn't RSVP'd and ask whether they're attending.

By requesting that your guests RSVP, you'll be able to have a much more accurate head count than you would otherwise. There will always be a few people who RSVP 'No' but show up anyway, and there may be a few who RSVP 'yes' and don't come. but, you shouldn't just have to guess...

Best of luck.

Answer 3

I recently invited a mere 75 people and about 35 to 40 showed up!

Answer 4

You can't count on who WON'T show - it totally depends!
You have to plan on the full number coming (for favours and seating and such), then just amend the numbers once the rsvps come in. You can guess a little bit - for example you might know that your Uncle George lives too far away and never goes to weddings, but your Aunt Minne and family always go to weddings.

Answer 5

Hi and congratulations!

If you invite 100...plan on 100. Now, that said...that is what RSVP's are for. If you get, say 80 back that say "yes, they are coming." Sometimes out of that 80, there will still be about 5% "no shows" which is very rude.

There is really no way to know...so I hope you did (or you are) planning on sending RSVPs.

Good luck!

Answer 6

As a general rule of thumb, expect only 2/3 or so to show. When my parents were getting married the caterer said she could make enough food for everyone invited but guaranteed that only 2/3 would show and she was actually over-estimating. If you want to be safe, expect 3/4 to show but no more. While it could be nice if everyone you invited would come, that's not realistic.

Answer 7

if you are inviting 100 you need to plan for 100 however you will probably get 75 to 90

Answer 8

I think the best thing to do is plan on 100. you never know. And once everyone RSVPs then you will know for sure.
My friends got married. They couldnt afford to invite everyone so they decided that they would have say 150 people so once the first round of RSVPS came back they sent out invitations to the rest of the people. until it reached 150. This way they can have people they want there without going over budget

Answer 9

Every wedding is different. We invited 150 and 140 RSVP'd yes. The problem will be with people who RSVP that they will be there and then don't show up.

Answer 10

I was told by my wedding planner expect about 15% not to show. Even when people RSVP and say they are coming they still don't show up. But it also depends on the people your deal with.