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

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

From Wedding Planning Podcast by Kara Lamerato

February 18, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

This episode provides a practical guide to crafting your wedding guest list, addressing family dynamics and boundaries.

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

People in this episode

Host: Kara Lamerato

Topics covered

  • wedding planning
  • guest list
  • family dynamics
  • boundaries
  • invitation system

Keywords

  • wedding guest list
  • A-List B-List
  • plus-one expectations
  • trimming guest list
  • family requests

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