MAKING THE FINAL DECISION

Task 5

Your fifth task is to allocate two costs to each group – a full day cost, and an evening only cost. Once these costs have been allocated it is then easier to determine the ‘real cost’ of inviting each group of guests.

Task 6

Your final task is to put the pieces of the jigsaw together – the following questions may help to point you in the right direction:

• Who do you really want to attend and can you afford to invite them?
• If you find a few extra pounds, can you afford to invite a whole new group of guests?
• Rather than inviting one group to the full day and another not at all, instead could you invite both to the evening only?
• Could not inviting children allow you to invite a whole new group?
• If you omitted a couple of guests that your parents have said they would like to attend, could this free up some cash to invite a group of guests that you want there?
• Can you shuffle to groups around slightly to allow you to get more people attending?
• Will spending a few extra pounds prevent potential arguments or disagreements with parents, or worse still, future in-laws!

We have said it before and we’ll say it again – there is no right and wrong answer when it comes to choosing who to invite to the wedding. The key thing to never lose sight of is that it is the Bride and Groom who should make the final decision, and not their parents.

Hopefully the information outlined in this article will have helped to point you in the right direction, but if you still have any questions, why not post a question on our Forum and get the expert advice of our members.