Before choosing a wedding reception site, we had to figure out if we would have a large or small wedding. We already knew the wedding would be in Boston, as it made the most sense. Most of my family and friends would have to travel regardless of where the wedding was, and most of Mr. B’s family is located in or around Boston. Why make all wedding guests travel when only one side has to?
We started to write out a mock guest list. In our minds we thought a small intimate affair would be perfect with 80 to 100 guests. When we started to write out the guest list though we realized that we aren’t the first of our friends to get married, or the last, but the majority of our friends and family have significant others or are married. That doubled the list fast! Just the list with friends and no family came to 70 people! 70 PEOPLE! We took a little breather, and realized that the day is about celebrating our life together, our families and our friends, regardless of the size. The only logical size of wedding we could have was one that has about 220-240 people.
Was anyone else shocked by how fast their guest list grew?
We started to write out a mock guest list. In our minds we thought a small intimate affair would be perfect with 80 to 100 guests. When we started to write out the guest list though we realized that we aren’t the first of our friends to get married, or the last, but the majority of our friends and family have significant others or are married. That doubled the list fast! Just the list with friends and no family came to 70 people! 70 PEOPLE! We took a little breather, and realized that the day is about celebrating our life together, our families and our friends, regardless of the size. The only logical size of wedding we could have was one that has about 220-240 people.
Was anyone else shocked by how fast their guest list grew?
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