Guest list dilemma

I say just invite the people you know! Don't be obliged to invite partners! I'm not inviting some of my cousins partners, the way i see it is if i haven't seen them for a while then why should i invite their partners ive never even met!

I am just woried bout not inviting my work friends partners who i would like to be there in the day and then inviting evening work guests plus a partner to the evening and offending the day guests!!!!!

i think i may be worrying too much and this is the only thing that has really stressed me out!

Invites are supposedly being sent nest week so i need to crack on and decide!

Have you thought about inviting more of the work people to the day, and their partners just for the evening? You could phrase it nicely like "unfortunately, numbers are limited during the day, but your partner is very welcome to join us in the evening".

My advise is - these are obviously your mates so just ask them. Maybe ask the couple of them that you're pretty definite you want o come with or without partners and see what they say?

A few years ago this happened to me. Me and the other mate decided we'd rather go without boyfriends then miss out! ?

I just feel mean!!! and as we are not paying for reception dont wanna just invite the world and his wife iykwim?

We had the same dilemma with my girl friends and their partners not really knowing my h2b. So we invited the girls to the day, and their partners to the evening! Everyone is very happy with that plan

They way I would work i is invite your work colleagues and since the numbers are limited to for the day tell tehm their partners could come to the evening do. I'm only inviting a couple of work colleagues to the ceremoney, along with their partners, as one of them no longer works with us and the other will still be off on maternity leave so no-one will really be any the wiser ?

The other option is do you really want them to come to the day if your numbers are really limited? You could just invite them to the evening and then invite partners too?