A Difficult Choice to make
It can be difficult to get your head round your wedding guest list to begin with. Thinking about who you need to send all those save the date cards to can be mentally exhausting, so here’s our guide for choosing your guest list.
The people who you decide you want to witness your marriage and subsequent celebration is very important so you should treat the guest list as a priority and pay it due attention. As well as being one of the most important things you have to decide on for your wedding day, it can also be one of the most difficult too. Wedding save the date cards obviously need to be sent to immediate family in most cases but deciding on the remainder of the guests is another matter.
The best thing to do is to make an initial list of people on both sides who factor in your lives. Don’t neglect anyone who has recently become a part of your lives – you don’t have to have known someone for years for them to be special to you. As well as your individual friends, don’t neglect shared friends too. Once you have a list of everyone, split it into two columns of who you want to attend the ceremony and those guests who will be invited to the reception. Consider your budget and the balance of people you are inviting.
You will have to make some difficult decisions, let down certain people and maybe even cause a few arguments too. What you need to remember is that this is your day and you have the right to send save the date cards to whoever you choose. It’s not always easy but persevere and you will be surrounded by special people on your wedding day and have the most amazing time with those that you love.
