Want to know the fastest and easiest way to save big money on your wedding?What do you think? Sounds reasonable but I know from experience that the guest list is a BEAST and one that is extremely hard to tame! Many brides and grooms spend weeks on making their list. Perhaps there's something in the amount of time spent dealing with this issue. Sort of a "can't see the forest for the trees" thing. Here's a thought take a look at your guest list and picture yourself intreacting with each person or couple on the list. When you get to a shudder or a feeling that is less than true exuberance make a note of that name. Then put the list away for a week, come back and read ONLY those names and see if your feeling is the same. If the mere thought of dealing with a guest makes you uncomfortable now, it probably won't change on YOUR big day.
Reduce the number of guests you invite!
At an average cost of $50-$100 per guest (for food, drinks, tips, taxes, etc.) you can save a lot of money really fast! Here’s a fact: Most brides and grooms invite TOO MANY people to their wedding! After the wedding, over 90% feel that they could have saved money by not inviting some of the people they felt obligated to invite!
If you are thinking of 250 people and you trim it to 225, you save anywhere from $1250 to $2500 dollars!! This alone pays for your DJ, or a professional videographer! Trim it to 200 and you have paid for your honeymoon!
Never forget: 90% of brides and grooms come away from their wedding realizing that they wasted a lot of money inviting people that they really didn’t have to! Trim that guest list! In fact, you are sure to be one of the 90% if you do not review and trim the list at least 5 times!!!! Trim that guest list! Look at all the money you will save!
Just something to think about!
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