3 Reasons Why Having a Guest List Will Save You Money

Having a clear idea of how many guests you intend to invite to your wedding should be your number one priority after you get engaged.    This one simple task can save you a lot of money, heartbreak and unnecessary stress.

Reason #1

Prior to the search for your perfect wedding location create a rough head count of your wedding guests.  Make sure to not only put down you and your fiancee's friends and family make sure to check in with both sets of parents and have them begin to assemble their guest lists.

 I can’t begin to tell you how many brides fall in love with their “perfect” venue and immediately sign a contract and put down a deposit only to find out later  that the room is too small to accommodate the guest count.  Or you find out once the invites have mailed that you were wrong about how many people would be able to attend and now you are left with a space that is too large. So before you have to go through all the aggravation and heartache of cutting your list, finding a new venue and/or losing your deposit make a guest list spreadsheet.  Detail it as much as possible with a column for the out of town people, have a column for children, spouses, significant others and decide if you are going to offer your single friends to bring a friends. 

Reason #2

Most of your wedding costs are going to be based upon your guest count.  In order to accurately create a budget you really have to know how many people you are inviting and then how many you think will actually attend. This way when you find that perfect location you will be able to determine cost for food and beverage based on your head count since most venues will charge per person.  

Reason # 3

Ordering too few or too many invitations is a sure fire way to wreak havoc on your budget in addition to adding unnecessary chaos and stress. Having a very detailed spreadsheet listing all your guests, their families, partners and significant others will determine the number of invitations you will need to order.

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