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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mayne if you ask they will include the kids. I had people  add people to RSVP's and I managed to accommodate them. My wedding already included kids..There were about 12 kids in the 3-11 age range.  The other  "additions" were 5-6 people adding a date or a sibling. It was a little annoying, but later when I was a wedding guest I realized that weddings are a guaranteed happy event, and I understood why people wanted to come.

It can just be hard to see that when you are planning and thinking about $$.[/quote]

If you asked me, I would have no problem saying no, and would never invite you to ANYTHING I hosted ever again. [/quote]

People certainly do have a choice to end relationships over wedding planning..

That was not my choice because it's a wedding and it's supposed to be joyous. In the end adding 12-15 people did not break the bank when you consider the ridiculous cost of everything associated with a wedding.[/quote]

It's cute how you seem incapable of fathoming that not everyone has unlimited budgets. Or that for some people, having children at their wedding ruins their joyous time. [/quote]

I certainly did not have an unlimited budget. Adding 11-15 people costs about 1000-1200.. That is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of food, alcohol, photography, etc. I did not have a big wedding at all (85-90) and it still was about $25000.  Most of it was the reception venue and alcohol. What I am saying is that considering most people in DC area easily drop $20k+ on a wedding, an extra $1200 is nothing. And I know exactly how much everything costs because I booked my own vendors, used my credit cards and paid it off myself. I am not in fantasy land about the cost of a wedding.[/quote]

I’m glad an extra $1200 isn’t a lot for you, but your assumptions about others, coupled with your nonchalance, are off putting. [/quote]

Nonchalance?  About what, the actual amount that I paid for my own wedding.  That's a bizarre term in response to my description of expenses that I actually paid MYSELF.[/quote]

So aggressive.

Your nonchalance that “an extra $1200” is a “drop in the bucket.” That’s not the case for everyone. [/quote]

I'll explain it for you in simpler terms. No, $1200 is not a drop I'm the bucket on a normal day.  It is however a drop in the bucket when you are throwing a wedding with 100+ guests, which already costs more than $15- 20,000.  At that point worrying about $1200 is like complaining about $15 on a $250 bill.

And you are wrong if you think that you can have a wedding in DC with food and alcohol for less than that amount.  Try planning a weddings you will see.  Many places charge $5k just to rent the event room before you even pay for food and alcohol.[/quote]

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