# Build our wedding guest list and cut it down fairly

A tiered guest list with clear rules for plus-ones and kids, a headcount that fits the venue, and scripts for awkward conversations.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-our-wedding-guest-list-and-cut-it-down-fairly

## Prompt

```text
Help us build and trim our wedding guest list. This is step 2 of planning our wedding.

**Wedding vision and target size (from step 1, if we have it):** [PASTE SUMMARY or target headcount]
**Budget per guest, if known:** [AMOUNT]
**Our draft list or groups:** [e.g. "immediate family 20, extended family 45, college friends 15, work 10, parents' friends 25"]
**Who is contributing and expecting a say:** [e.g. "my parents are paying half and want to invite their friends"]
**Questions we're stuck on:** [plus-ones, kids, coworkers, exes, distant relatives]

Do this:
1. Set simple rules we can apply to everyone, so no one feels singled out: plus-ones (e.g. only married, engaged, or living-together partners), kids (all, family only, none), coworkers, people we haven't spoken to in 3+ years.
2. Sort our list into tiers: A (must invite), B (invite if room), C (only if budget allows). Show the headcount at each tier.
3. Estimate realistic attendance (often 75-85% for local weddings, lower for destination weddings) and how many B-list invites we can send if A-list guests decline.
4. Give us short, kind scripts for: telling parents their list is capped, explaining a no-kids rule, and answering "can I bring someone?"

Return: our rules, a tiered table (Name or group | Tier | Count | Notes), the final target headcount, and the scripts. Next step: we'll use the headcount to choose a venue and vendors.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE SUMMARY or target headcount
- AMOUNT
- plus-ones, kids, coworkers, exes, distant relatives

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