The guest list...the horror!

Living in the southern region of the U.S. has its ups and downs. When you are a tourist, you are swamped with gracious southern hospitality, a wad of sweet tea, fried chicken, or red beans, or all of the above. But, when you are a bride who happens to have plenty of friends, a very large family, and many acquintances all that means is that you are expected to invite half the town, because it would be considered "rude" not to do so. But when you are paying per head, it definitely helps put your guest list into perspective. And that was definitely the case with Brandon and I. It was hard to get it down to 125 guests but it was either invite everyone and have a great meal with no dj/band, flowers, dress, photography, or a cake. So I think we made a great decision. At the end of the day, it will be a very nice wedding for our family and friends.