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Anyone seen this - guest attendance equation?

nsgraham Posted:

Anyone seen this - guest attendance equation?

Guest attendance estimator: (# of people invited x 0.66)x1.15

Someone on the knot posted it.
Lorena Posted:

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Never saw that. I don't get it though, doesn't .66 x 1.15 = approx 76% Why the break out?

dkwife Posted:

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That would be fantastic!

nsgraham Posted:

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Don't know.

May2704bride Posted:

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That's not promising..... If i do the calculation it says out of the 126 people I am inviting only about 95 will show.
september2004 Posted:

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Posted by nsgraham

Guest attendance estimator: (# of people invited x 0.66)x1.15

Someone on the knot posted it.


i think 2 other important variables to consider are:

# of guests
# OOT guests

i believe the greater the number of the above, the greater the percentage of no's...
SeptemberBride03 Posted:

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That calculation is the same as multiplying the # invited by .76. Which is saying that 24% don't come. I think the range usually falls between 15 - 25% don't come. I had 26% not come. And I had a lot of out of town guests invited.

nsgraham Posted:

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Okay, rumor has it that it comes from a caterer's website (don't know which) and he used it for 30 years to figure out how much food to make. But I don't know - wanted to know if any of you did.

Although why it's so complicated is weird.
september2004 Posted:

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Posted by nsgraham

Okay, rumor has it that it comes from a caterer's website (don't know which) and he used it for 30 years to figure out how much food to make. But I don't know - wanted to know if any of you did.

Although why it's so complicated is weird.


yikes, i lowballed my minimum amount because i did not want to get stuck paying for empty seats. i could potentially have 20-40 more than i said i would...hmmm...
firegal Posted:

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That figure was about right for us. We are having 4 people less than the calculation (although we are not making our minimum by 10 people)

bride2B04 Posted:

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let me tell u if that is correct i would be so HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!! SO HAPPY!
darly Posted:

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That sounds about right - you would think that 10-15% don't come...The banquet manager told me if I have invited 140, then expect about 120 ish.

MCDO15 Posted:

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i thought the rule was 20%

darly Posted:

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after i wrote that i was thinking it was 10% for me 15% would be 120 so i think that's right
what do i know!
we are hoping to invite 140 and have 120
charlotte227 Posted:

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My FI is good with figures and he said that calculation is crazy,it's like the catering halls state, expect 15-20% of your guest list to be a no show - that's the reason for an A & B list

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