Your wedding day is one of the happiest days of your life, and naturally you’ll want to spend it surrounded by close friends and family. You may have a pretty good idea of who you want to invite or what size you want your wedding to be. Sitting down and drafting the guest list can be pretty challenging for couples. For example, it can be difficult to decide whether invites should be sent to your second cousin, or if you should invite your future spouse’s camp buddies that he hasn’t seen in years.
Let’s break down how to make your guest list in the most efficient (and drama-free) manner.
Create a Rough Draft of the Guest List
If you could invite anyone to your wedding, and you had an unlimited budget?who would you invite" Sit down with your future spouse and write down every person you want to invite to your wedding. Divide up your guest list in any way that makes sense to both of you, whether it’s categorized by friends and then family, or by your guests and your partner’s guests.
Consider this list your rough draft. This is the “master list” from which you’re likely to cut people for budget or space reasons. This is also a good reference list you can come back to later when you’re thinking about adding guests you hadn’t thought of. Were they on the rough draft list" If not, then you probably don’t really want them at your wedding now, do you"
Evaluate Your Wedding Budget
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