Can you uninvite a wedding guest?

With the breaking news on how Kim Kardashian had to uninvite 50 wedding guests due to all of the TV equipment that would be present at this weekend's nuptials, it got us thinking on how and if you could uninvite a wedding guest.

Now we hope it would be a good reason, like the Fire Marshall has stepped in and forced us to cut our guest list instead of a silly reason like we simply didn't give any regard for the amount of people the venue could hold.  In any case, there are no real rules of etiquette that govern such a situation.  If this awkward situation was to present itself, we recommend that you call each of the uninvited guests personally and explain the reasons for the retraction. Now we aren't going to lie, this is going to be incredibly uncomfortable and embarrassing!  But this severe of a situation demands a phone call instead of an e-mail or printed piece.
Under no circumstances should you cut close family or friends.

One of the sites we visited suggested that if you are feeling really bad about the retraction to host a party or small gathering before or after the big day.  If you do go this route, plan on inviting all of the people that were cut from the invited list.

This is a great reason on why you want to go over these details with your venue or wedding planner in advance of sending your invitations out.  There are always situations that can come up that are out of your control, but we encourage all brides to be proactive and avoid this situation by double-checking the seating capacities before invitations hit the mailbox.