Guest list

The tough part of planning a wedding is really on the guest list, in my opinion at least.

Those that made it in the total headcount-estimates list:
> Relatives which includes my grandmum, aunties, uncles & cousins who are in Malaysia currently
> Good pals - those that I assumed coming since they ARE my good friends afterall
> 70% of parents' total guest list - Since they decided to invite almost everyone they keep in touch with, thus the only basis of my 70% is from magazines' guests attendance analysis.. *crossing fingers*
> BearyBrad's confirmed relatives & good friends

Those that I did not include in my total headcount-estimates list:
> Mostly friends and relatives whom are overseas at the moment - most of them are really responsive as they know in advance that there's no way they could make it, which I totally understand

I wanted to avoid a scenario where I might end up with alot of empty seats even after the guest confirmed their attendance i.e. pull out last minute due to the rain etc. Scenario as such would probably happen if the guest is not close to you at all.... so I decided to keep my list small, i.e. to the minimum hotel's table requirement as I don't really fancy a big wedding.

The portion that I SERIOUSLY forgot to consider is that there might be some other important event which my guests (who made it on my estimate list) need to attend on the very same day!
Or perhaps they have scheduled a holiday during that period etc... I should have applied the 30% cannot-make-it rule to my total list as well, not just on my parents, as I have got about 3 good friends whom cannot make it already! Sigh.
It's kinda heart breaking to hear your 'good' friends telling you they cannot attend as they've got something else on. I guess it pretty much tells you where you stand in their lives!

:(

Well Mandy, breathe in, breathe out... everything happens for a reason, right?