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According to The Knot Real Weddings Survey, 57 percent of couples invited 101 or more guests to their weddings in 2023, suggesting that large weddings are in style. The Knot survey found that the average wedding size in 2023 was 115 guests, and that only 13 percent of couples invited between one and 50 guests to their big day. Warm weather weddings tend to lead to larger guests lists, as The Knot survey found that weddings were largest in July, with such affairs averaging 121 guests. By comparison, November and December weddings averaged 110 guests. Geography also appears to affect the size of a couple's guest list. Weddings taking place in the midwestern United States averaged 139 guests in 2023, which was the highest among six regions noted by The Knot survey. Weddings that took place in the south/southeast and the west had the smallest average size among those regions, averaging 102 guests. Destination weddings also tend to be smaller affairs. Domestic destination weddings in the U.S. averaged 77 guests, while overseas affairs averaged 69 guests in 2023.