Many people forget to take into account their guest list when creating a budget. This next tip is true for any party.
The guest list can affect your budget. You’ll spend more money with a guest count of 200 than with a count of 100. Food cost isn’t the only thing that you need to consider when increasing your guest list. Here are a few other things that need to be changed as well:
- Church/Ceremony Space – If you have a larger count, you need to have the right amount of space to accomodate everyone.
- Reception Space – The same thing goes for the reception: more people equals more needed space.
- Reception Seating – You’ll need more chairs for more people
- Tables – You need to create more seating space and if you’re serving a meal, you’ll need space for people to eat.
- Centerpieces – If you have more tables, you’ll need more centerpieces.
- Tablecloths and Linens – With more tables comes added tablecloths. Don’t forget to add those! If you’re using chair covers, those need to be increased as well.
- Dishes/Utensils – More people? More utensils! You’ll need to let the caterer know you’ll need more plates, forks, knives, glasses, etc. If you give them the final guest count and they supply the dishes, they’ll know what to increase. If you’re renting everything seperately, you’ll need to update your rentals.
- Cake – You’ll need to increase the serving size of your cake, add more cake plates, and maybe add on a few more napkins if you’re not using linen napkins.
Brides normally think of the typical items to increase (programs, favors, etc.) but they forget about the technical additions. Hopefully this list will help!
Happy Planning!
Southern Event Planners
Memphis, TN Wedding Planners
