Crafting Your Wedding Guest List: Where to Start, Setting Boundaries & How to Edit

Today we're breaking down one of the most complicated and often emotionally charged - parts of wedding planning: crafting your wedding guest list. From where to start, to how to handle tricky family dynamics, this episode offers a clear, practical approach to navigating the process with confidence. Bonus: I'm answering many of your real guest list questions along the way! Tune in for a step-by-step guide that covers: How to get started with your wedding guest list Smart strategies (and benefits) of using an A-List / B-List invitation system How to handle plus-one expectations and non-invited guests Effective ways to thoughtfully trim your guest list Navigating family requests - and demands - with clarity and boundaries And more! A detailed blog post to accompany today's episode can be found here. A special thank you today's show sponsor: Start your wedding website with Minted and enjoy free designs by independent artists, all of your wedding details in one place, and exclusive listener perks: weddingplanningpodcast.co/minted

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Crafting Your Wedding Guest List: Where to Start, Setting Boundaries & How to Edit is an episode from Wedding Planning Podcast | Your Online Wedding Planner | Free Advice from Engagement to Wedding Day from Kara Lamerato of KVW by Kara Lamerato.

This episode is 35:11 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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