How to calculate the number of wedding guests

One of the biggest expenses that the bride and groom have at their wedding is the food that is made. For this reason, it is important to have a good estimate of the number of guests that will attend, it is also useful to know to order the cake. Sending RSVP cards and calling the guests who did not confirm their attendance are often the best way to know how many people will attend. But there are other ways to calculate the number of guests you can expect at the wedding .

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Double the number of invitations that were sent by mail to calculate how many people will attend, because most invitations are for two people.

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Multiply the number of guests between 25 and 33 percent. This number represents the fork of people who probably will not attend the wedding.

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Subtract the number of expected invitations that you calculated earlier, by the total number of guests for a rough estimate of the number of people you can expect at the wedding.

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Use this number to calculate the costs in the wedding budget, such as the menu and other elements of the wedding. It is also useful to know how much space you need, when choosing a place.

• If the invitations are sent by mail eight weeks before the wedding, it is likely that more people will attend.
• For the estimate of the guests who are out of town, you should calculate that 90 percent of the family members and 40 percent of the old friends are waiting for you.
• The average number of people attending weddings is 50 percent.
• Do not invite more people than you expect if you are limited in space and money. Be prepared to deal with feelings of pain, if sending invitations to a "B list" after receiving them, regrets not being able to attend.
• Set aside extra money to cover guests who did not respond or changed their mind at the last minute.
• For a more accurate estimate, the bride can call all the guests for her response.