Re: Must have-s at a wedding
We had about 500 guests. My husband has 5 siblings and quite large a family (his father has 8 siblings and his mother has 6). I only have one sibling but my parents also have loads of friends and family. Add to that our friends. Initially, I wanted a smaller guest list. (Like half of that!) On second thought, I didn’t mind as all of the guests were people who we/my parents/his parents actually speak to on a regular (or semi-regular) basis and are actually happy for us. 
You know, I thought that guest list was crazy. The wedding back home though..oh dear. 