We have found a venue that we love and are quite set on that venue being the one. However, we have a problem with the capacity and our guestlist. The venue is licensed for 150 during the ceremony. They can then hold 230 people from then on. We have 236 on our guest list (we don't expect everyone to say yes).
We'd have to choose 150 from those 230 to the ceremony and then ask the other 80 to come immediately afterwards for champagne, the main meal and the party etc. I have read a lot that this could greatly offend the 80 people coming later. However, they would only miss the hour ceremony and they would be involved with the other 8 hours of the party. It is all happening at the same venue. Is this still rude? In an ideal world, I'd want 230 at the ceremony but this just isn't possible. We still want those people there. Is there something we could do during the reception to make those people feel special? We would, of course, have the toasts and the speeches with the whole 230.
I just need people's thoughts - what do you guys think?
Thanks, x