So my fiancé and I are having to cut back on our wedding for budget reasons. We are moving to a smaller venue and drastically cutting down the guest list. Now we plan on having a very intimate ceremony with just our parents, siblings, and grandparents. To be entirely honest, I prefer the new venue we're looking at over the original. But I have a question about how to go about letting everyone know we're cutting down the guest list.
We haven't sent out invitations (though I've already purchased them), but we did send out save the dates a while back. The wedding isn't until October, so I'm hoping no one has booked travel or accommodations yet. I plan on making a Facebook post and have my mom and my FMIL make posts/reach out to make everyone aware. Should I make and send out an announcement as well? I already will have to order a whole new set of invitations with the updated info.
I'm not really worried about offending anyone for being cut from the guest list, especially since so many are being cut. I just want to make sure everyone gets the memo and communication is as smooth as possible. Does anyone have any experience with this and have tips? Thanks!