There is a formula you can use to estimate how many guests will actually attend your reception. This can help with your reception planning. Let me know if you'd like to know what this formula is.

P.S. It has a 90% accuracy rate.:thumb:

Charish,
I'd love to know what the formula is so that I don't feel guilty for not inviting some of my friends since some of my family is a few states away & may not come anyway. Thank you!:wave:

What I see at a lot of wedding receptions is that there are often too many empty seats where I know the couple planned for food to be set. This is a downer if you're the one paying for the food, and the guests who did not show up actually r.s.v.p'd that they would come.

Use this formula to help you have a better idea as to how many guests will show rsvp or not.

take the total number of people you have invited and multiply that number by .66 and multiply that number by 1.15. Example: 300 invited x .66 = 198 x 1.15 = 228 people expected. This formula has a 90% accuracy rate.

so, do you take the number of people in each family or each couple, or do you just use the number of invitations you sent out?  i've seen formulas where you begin by multiplying each invitation by two.  and do you include people you know aren't going to show up?

Hi,
 
This forumula is meant to be used by counting every invitation sent out.
So, yes, use the total amount of invited guests to figure this out.
 
Yes, you do include people you know are not going to show up.  The reason
for this is just to make sure, as you never know, these people could change their mind last minute.
 
It's always better to be safe than sorry.
 
Best of luck!
 
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[QUOTE=Charish]There is a formula you can use to estimate how many guests will actually attend your reception. This can help with your reception planning. Let me know if you'd like to know what this formula is.

P.S. It has a 90% accuracy rate.:thumb:[/QUOTE]

Yes,

Here it is once more,

take the total number of people you have invited and multiply that number by .66 and multiply that number by 1.15.

Example: 300 invited x .66 = 198 x 1.15 = 228 people expected. This formula has a 90% accuracy rate.

I am still confused on the wedding formula. I am sending out 200 invitations. Would I double the amount because it is for a Mr. and Mrs. so this would be 400 people invited and then I would follow your formula? Or would I just take the 200 invitations total and then do the formula? Please let me know. thanks Julie

[QUOTE=julie]I am still confused on the wedding formula. I am sending out 200 invitations. Would I double the amount because it is for a Mr. and Mrs. so this would be 400 people invited and then I would follow your formula? Or would I just take the 200 invitations total and then do the formula? Please let me know. thanks Julie[/QUOTE]

I have the same question but I couldn't find if anyone answered you.  What did you do?

Thanks

Lorraine

Hello Julie and Lorraine

Note:  We did not create this forumla, it is simply one that has been around for a long time.

In simple form - plan on approx. 20% of your guests not attending.

Hope this helps.

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