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Originally posted by AOII_LB93
Dear sister, explain to me how 250 people is a small wedding...I'm going to have maximum 20-30. That is small. 250 is a grand event. =P
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LOL! Maybe I should have said, "a small southern wedding down here!" We invited 450, and just like the rule suggested (40% rule), we had 250. MANY of my friends have 300-400 plus in attendance...maybe there is just not that much to do around here!
All of the wedding party had small gifts, and we made sure that all out-of-town guests were invited to the rehearsal dinner.
We had little plastic slippers filled with candy and tied in tulle.
We also had the photographer to take a posed family photo of each of the guests. We sent a thank-you-for-attending letter to each family and a copy of their photograph. It was the best thing that we did. Everyone was so appreciative of their family photo and now we have pictures of many cherished friends and family...some who have passed on. We negotiated this into our photo package on the front end. Easy, nice, and cherished "gift" for attending.
Roses and red rose balls,
Silver