A wedding planner’s worst nightmare is the guest list; I’ve been up helping the groom do a last minute prep on his guest list till 3 am the morning of his wedding just to see whether Aunty A should actually sit with Aunty B!
To all who are about to get married, your guests may not be aware of your meticulous arrangements. They will still call at the last minute to add or change, right up to the afternoon of the dinner itself. My two cent's worth is to have a cut-off time. After the allotted time, you should not accept any additions and just delete the absentees (there's always a reason why reserved tables are prepared beforehand). Don’t stress about printing and reprinting the guest list over and over again. Stick with it - if you had already said no guests bringing their partners / maids / kids (Eileen can certainly agree with this when she did her "NO CHILDREN ALLOWED wedding in Bali).
For guests, please do be considerate - in addition to the guest list, the couple has to worry about other 'issues' on their wedding day - vegetarian guests, the flowers which are wilting in the sun while guests come in Malaysian-time, the mother-in-law who suddenly cannot fit into her dress, the sister who is fretting over not given enough attention, etc... So please consider RSVP-ing well in advance. Do not give last minute instructions. I mean, think about it - if you tell the couple you aren't able to make it because you may need to see a man about a dog at 2pm on the wedding day, do you really think they can get a replacement so that your space is not wasted? For that matter, a week before the wedding day - they still can't do very much about it.
And for God’s sake, please do not stress about the guest list on the eve of your wedding!
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