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THE WEDDING GUEST LIST CAN BE AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS If you haven’t already begun the process, you will soon discover that compiling a guest list is a team effort. Yes, a wedding should be about
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the bride and groom, but it also represents the union of two families. It is important to take into consideration each side of the family when creating the guest list. With clashing opinions, stubborn
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stake, consider implementing a systematized method to create your guest list—such as, • The A, B, C, D List: Categorize the potential
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respectively
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eliminate from bottom, up. • A Piece of the Pie: Determine the desired number of guests and figure an evenly split percentage among all parties involved for equally mixed representation. Although in some cases when delegating an allotted number of invitees for each party involved, splitting the shares equally may be problematic for two reasons: 1. One side of the family may be significantly larger than the other. In this case, think proportional. You’re better off allowing more seats to be reserved for the side with the larger family instead of having the smaller family struggle to fill the quota with distant family or friends. 2. Financial responsibility. Traditionally, the bride’s parents are financially responsible for the wedding; however, there are cases in which the groom’s parents or even the couple pays for the wedding. Whoever is contributing the larger amount has the right to delegate allotted number of seats to parties involved as they see fit. If the financial contributions are shared equally, A Piece of the Pie is a good objective
general expectation. Here are a few examples
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