I am so serious! Stone cold serious. I snapped had a bridezilla moment. She made her own website, FB invites exc. and she inviting literally random people. The thing that is crazy is the go to school in south fl so it's a reasonable trip for them. Hubby solved the problem though, arranged a venue buyout to make a reservation you have to go through out TA and get approved by me... #boom... So believe me I understand you, a solution will come. Perhaps as FMIL if she will split the difference for her friends as they were not in the initial budget as she didn't bring it up when you were doing the guest list and budget. Otherwise you would be happen to have them but that confirmation would be based on the final count of guest that were initially accounted for.