Hi,
We get married next month and have been so chilled and also excited about our day. But now it’s creeping up quickly the anxiety is really kicking in for me about the day having a good, fun atmosphere, particularly the evening. We chose to invite our close family and friends as we didn’t want to invite people we weren’t both close to and comfortable with, (my fiance is the shy type and while I’m not shy, being the centre of attention makes me feel socially awkward and I didn’t want to add people into the guest list just for numbers sake). For the day we are going very heartfelt, homely food and will be having a string quartet for our drinks reception, (think Bridergeton vibes). We liked the idea of it being quite intimate and really It’s a family affair with children in our family also coming and the friends we have there are our closest. I felt really lucky to have this many people and that 75 was a good amount… but I am aware that obviously in contrast to other people this a small wedding and realistically some people with children will probably leave early. Plus, it’s a Thursday wedding so some people will leave for work the next day or that not everyone will want to dance/is staying the night at our accommodation. The plan is to have dinner around 5:30 and then at about 7:30 while the venue does a room flip guests can check into their rooms and chill or enjoy tea and coffee, cake and the bar before being welcomed back into the party. There will be a DJ, food served at 9pm etc and a magic mirror Photo Booth, so we’re having all the things we wanted and have enjoyed from other weddings… I’m now just really worried that 75 (but realistically probably 50 evening people) is too small, and that our venue that has taken other wedding numbers of between 40 - 350 evening guests in the past will look sparse and like we have 0 friends to party with! My partner and I will be up on the dance floor once we’ve had a few, but I just feel a bit self conscious and nervous and don’t know if I should be planning something to encourage guests to dance or making other activities for entertainment. Just looking for some advice please or past experiences of people who have had similar numbers or who have been to smaller weddings how it went! Thank you xx
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