Wedding Invitations

It’s unlikely that most brides, when they were little girls, spent much time daydreaming about putting together the guest list for their wedding. Daydreams about wearing a wedding gown or dancing with their handsome new husband, of course, but odds are that very few little girls were entranced by the idea of the guest list and the etiquette, politics, and address books that are involved in that.

It’s not a fun task, but it’s an entirely necessary task, as your guests are a vitally important part of the wedding day. After all, if you really aren’t interested in gathering your dear friends and family around you on this important day, then you’re probably leaning towards eloping and having just the two of you at the ceremony. But for those couples who are eager to have their loved ones witness the beginning of their marriage, it’s just got to be done.

Believe it or not, but the guest list is often where many wedding planning pitfalls or arguments may lie. The parents of the bride and groom might have different expectations of the guest list, or perhaps the wedding site itself is putting a limit on the numbers while each family keeps discovering more and more must-invite names to put on the list. In such cases, it’s often best to not try to play politics but instead just follow wedding etiquette, which is there to help make things easier.

One last helpful tip: when you’ve finished addressing the last invitation, don’t toss out the guest list. You’re not done with the list yet! Not only will you have thank-you notes to write, but you’ll find the wedding guest list (and addresses) to be helpful later on, when it comes time to work on Christmas cards or even birth announcements.