Today was Snow Day #3 for this month. Yay! It's such a great thing to have a day where I can just veg and rejuvenate for a day without cutting into my vacation time.
After waking up around the usual time (to take Oss-Man out), I went back to sleep until 9:30! I'm normally done with one block and onto the 2nd by then at school. I just feel so much more "awake" than I normally do! It's amazing!
So, to go along with this great feeling, I decided to tackle one of the bigger wedding tasks that I've been putting off... The Guest List.
At first, Jason and I talked about having between 150-200 people... but after talking about it with both our families the past month, we're thinking we might be closer to 250 (These numbers are the ones we think will be there, not just the total number invited).
Part of me just wants to invite anyone and everyone. I want my wedding day to be a fun and enjoyable experience with all of our family and friends! The other part of me is looking at the dollar amount associated with each person I add to the invite list (horrible of me, I know). Since we're pretty sure we're going to have over 200 people there, some of our venue prospects are out (including the 2 parks I blogged about earlier). Then there's the food and drink charge per person. I definitely didn't plan for that many people when I first started the budget... and didn't realize how much adding people would affect the budget.
I want to share our big day with our friends and family... but where do you draw the line? There are family precidents already set, so we have to follow those... but what about friends? Is anyone who invited you to their wedding automatically invited to yours? How about co-workers? I don't want to offend anyone. What about old friends who you only communication is your yearly Christmas Card mailing? Or just through facebook? Is it just the distance that's keeping us from being closer? I think it would be great if these people could be there... but I need to draw the line somewhere.
So... where do you draw the line?
(and if I've already attended your wedding, I most DEFINITELY did not give you enough of a gift... I didn't realize how much a wedding truly costs per guest attending!)
Invites are hard. When we made out our invite list, I had to cut out a lot since we could only fit so many in the reception area. It's hard but in the end, so many people have been to plenty of weddings where they'll understand if they don't make the cut. Everyone invited is there to celebrate YOU so just go through absolute definite invites first and work your way down the list. You'll find your cuts.
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