I just will have to sacrifice many other things in the budget if they all come, but I think I have a pretty good idea of who will make it and who won't.
There will be some people will suprise us by coming others will let us down at the last minute but I think we have a pretty good idea.
When we put together the names I took all the immediate family and closest of our friends, no one from work or anything.
I guess in the end one of our main priorities is that we wanted a big family vacation and if that means people fidn a way to save money and come, then we can find room in the budget to have them. Even if it means having less flowers or few items in the OOT bags.
Then I told each set of parents they could invite 5 sets of friends, or a list of must haves, my dad and FIL's gave it to me right away. My mom, not so happy about the DW told me she couldnt narrow it down like that. So I just left it alone and moved on.. she has been unhappy about the DW.
She is doing a little better now that I assigned her "projects". The tote bags and pashminas.