How many of your wedding guests will actually come?

Estimate how many invited wedding guests will attend, split by local, out-of-town and destination guests, and how many to invite for your venue.

What percentage of invited wedding guests attend?

No national study measures it. Attendance depends mostly on how far guests travel and what it costs them, so estimate family, local, out-of-town and destination guests separately instead of using one percentage.

How many out-of-town guests come to a wedding?

Fewer than local guests, because travel adds cost and time off. In a 2024 DatingNews.com survey, guests expected to spend about $901 on an out-of-town wedding against $360 for a local one. This estimator starts at 60 percent for out-of-town guests as an assumption you should adjust.

Why do wedding guests decline?

Cost is a major reason. In a 2024 LendingTree survey of 2,025 US adults, 34 percent said they had declined a wedding invitation because of the cost of attending.

How many people should I invite to my wedding?

Estimate attendance for each group of guests, then invite enough to fill your venue at that rate, without inviting so many that a higher than expected response would leave you short of seats.