The Long Road

06/15/2003 Archived Entry: "Weddings"

I was at a wedding reception last night for one of our family friends. There were quite a few people there, 28 tables of 10. So this led me to thinking that when (if?) I get married will I have that many people to invite?

Lets say there are 280 people total, ½ of them are from my side and the other ½ are from my other half’s. That’s 140 people, assuming that ½ of those I invite bring dates, that’s about 90 people I need to invite to make 140. So do I know 90 people to invite? I’d really have to dip into the well of “acquaintances” since I really do NOT have 90 close friends. Family makes 12, I can think of maybe 10 people from Waterloo and about 20 from Ottawa that I’d invite. Then of course, there’d be all the “family friends” that my parents would most likely invite but I don’t know if they really count since I’m not really close to any of these family friends.

Anyways, enough of this. Very strange thing to be thinking about.

Replies: 8 comments

You don't need to worry about that, as I have high doubts that you shall ever find a true love! Bwa Ha Ha Ha! :)

Posted by TheSaladTosser @ 06/15/2003 10:20 PM EST

I think you're more the type to get your salad tossed, instead of the other way around.

Posted by Rayne @ 06/16/2003 10:42 PM EST

The masses will gather...you'll have many to invite by the time you decide to tie the knot...(they don't necessarily have to be "close" people...just "close" enough)...

Posted by dAN @ 06/16/2003 10:47 PM EST

It feels cheap to invite people you're not close to...

But ya, I suppose if I really wanted to I could think of probably a hundred or so people I know who are "close enough".

Posted by Rayne @ 06/16/2003 11:39 PM EST

As long as I'm invited...!!

Posted by Ting @ 06/17/2003 07:18 PM EST

my family was invited to a wedding reception for this guy that i'd never met before. i think the guy's father lived down the road from us, and my dad sort of knew the father. i think that's how we got invited. that's a pretty far stretch i think.

if you invite people that way, you only need to know your parents to come up with enough people

Posted by shawnathan @ 06/18/2003 02:48 PM EST

ten people from waterloo? that's it? you know more than ten, thai. maybe twelve. ;) just teasing.

i wanna help plan your wedding, 'kie? :D i can't wait!

Posted by Katie @ 06/19/2003 01:53 PM EST

I guess i just meant that I can think of 10 people who I'm rather close to.

but if i wanted to bring people "i know" then yes, there'd be more than 10...

Posted by Rayne @ 06/19/2003 06:47 PM EST