{"id":58076,"date":"2019-07-26T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/?p=58076"},"modified":"2020-06-05T10:47:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:47:45","slug":"5-groups-of-people-that-can-definitely-be-left-off-the-guest-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/5-groups-of-people-that-can-definitely-be-left-off-the-guest-list","title":{"rendered":"5 Groups of People that can Definitely be Left off the Guest List"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re planning a wedding, one of the hardest things you will do is decide who to invite. Guest lists are tricky for multiple reasons. First, feeding all your guests will eat up the largest part of your budget, and secondly, it is hard to decide who to invite.<\/p>\n

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of who you can leave off the list, let\u2019s get one thing clear. You are<\/em> going to offend someone\u2026 it\u2019s unavoidable. Go into this process knowing that you can\u2019t make everyone happy and it will be much more enjoyable for you. With that being said, here are a few people you can absolutely leave off the list.<\/p>\n

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1. All of your Facebook \u2018friends\u2019:<\/strong> We get it. In the age of social media, more and more relationships are starting online, friendships included. But, if you’re like us, you likely have WAY more Facebook friends than you do in real life. So, unless you feel a deep soul connection with the person, you can probably afford to leave them off the list without offending them. A general rule of thumb is if you have never actually met in person, they don\u2019t need to be invited to your wedding.<\/p>\n

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2. Your parent\u2019s random friends that you\u2019ve never met:<\/strong> This one is a little bit trickier, especially if your parents are helping to pay for the wedding. That being said, if these invites would take away from people you actually want to invite, then leave them off the list and explain to your parents\/in-laws that there isn\u2019t enough space on the guest list for their acquaintances.<\/p>\n

3. Your childhood\/high school best friend:<\/strong> Unless you\u2019re still super close, don\u2019t feel obligated to invite them. Sure, you might have been inseparable as kids, but it\u2019s okay if you\u2019ve fallen out of touch over the years and it’s okay to leave them off the guest list.<\/p>\n

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4. All the obscure relatives<\/strong>: If there is a \u201ctwice removed\u201d after you say cousin\u2026 you don\u2019t need to invite them. It\u2019s generally a good idea to invite immediate family, but if your extended family is fairly large, feel free to leave them off. A good way to get around this is to throw a special shower just for the extended family so everyone can hangout, but you\u2019re not footing the bill for a huge guest list.<\/p>\n

5. Random co-workers:<\/strong> This one is also a bit tricky, especially if you work in a small office. Realistically, if you invite one person, it would be rude not to invite everyone. The best way to handle this is to either invite no one or invite everyone. The people who you\u2019re close with will make it, and the people you\u2019re not close with will likely get the hint and not come.<\/p>\n

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