a wedding with no guest

Course it doesn't matter! Point of getting married is to spend the rest of your life with someone. Do it however you want!

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If thats what would make you both happy, go for it! You can do exactly as you want. x

WTS

If you and your H2B are happy with that then that's what matters!!

We're planning on it just being us and our parents.

Partially a cost matter and also because we got together in circumstances where it meant that a lot has been said between families and we're not that fussed on them being there. We keep saying how we managed to last the first 18 months is beyond us we were arguing (really big fights) on a weekly basis!

We are not having many wedding guests ourselves, just my brother, my sisters and their kids. Admittidly it makes 25 of us but I didnt want the whole huge wedding thing. If its what you want them do it!

My mum did this second time around.

We had the first appointment at the registry office, my mum her h2b and me and Boy O Drama (Little Miss OD was but a twinkle in the sky ?)

Grabbed two people from the street for witnesses (who were excellent, really excited and cried!) and then went for a wonderful family lunch at a country hotel. When lunch was over, we visited family and friends and made the announcement.

It was a fantastic day, and the reaction of those two strangers actually made it more special.

The smallest wedding I have helped plan (albeit for the father in law!) was very small. There were 11 including bride and groom. It was a lovely registry office wedding and then I had booked an amazing private room in a hotel/restaurant for a luncheon. I decorated as if it were a real wedding. We had champagne cocktails in the gardens and on the balcony before hand where we had photos (brother in law photographer!) and it was one of the loveliest weddings ever as it was just soooooooo personal. They wanted the people around that meant the most and that was their children, grandchild and parents.

It's very easy when you plan lots of weddings to sometimes lose sight of the meaning, but it really reminded me what the sentiment of getting married was about. True love being displayed infront of the most important people to you.

We then planned a large marquee party/reception with a blessing under an apple tree for friends later on. It was perfect.

Go for it!
Ruth x

quote:Originally posted by Mel_ODrama
My mum did this second time around.

We had the first appointment at the registry office, my mum her h2b and me and Boy O Drama (Little Miss OD was but a twinkle in the sky ?)

Grabbed two people from the street for witnesses (who were excellent, really excited and cried!) and then went for a wonderful family lunch at a country hotel. When lunch was over, we visited family and friends and made the announcement.

It was a fantastic day, and the reaction of those two strangers actually made it more special.id="red">

It is your day so you and your H2B are the only ones that matter!

I think every bride on here has thought about doing that at some point or another... I have a lot but it's not what I want.

You only get one 'wedding day' so make sure it is what you want. You can renew your vows though or have a celebration with the traditional bits at a later date though.

Claire xx

quote:Originally posted by Nicetoeslee
The smallest wedding I have helped plan (albeit for the father in law!) was very small. There were 11 including bride and groom. It was a lovely registry office wedding and then I had booked an amazing private room in a hotel/restaurant for a luncheon. I decorated as if it were a real weddingid="red">. We had champagne cocktails in the gardens and on the balcony before hand where we had photos (brother in law photographer!) and it was one of the loveliest weddings ever as it was just soooooooo personal. They wanted the people around that meant the most and that was their children, grandchild and parents.

It's very easy when you plan lots of weddings to sometimes lose sight of the meaning, but it really reminded me what the sentiment of getting married was about. True love being displayed infront of the most important people to you.

We then planned a large marquee party/reception with a blessing under an apple tree for friends later on. It was perfect.

Go for it!
Ruth x

Valid point, call it a choice of poor wording, I should have said larger. Thanks for picking up on that point Nutfluff...

Sounds great. The deeper I get into this wedding organising the more I wish we were just going for a small intimate do!!!

We are having a small wedding as well - just parents and siblings, (although for various reasons my sister and Brother in Law may not be able to come) and OH nieces and nephew (youngest niece is not born yet!). Hopefully there will be 12 guests include the little one.

We have been together 8 years and felt that small and intimate will suit us best. We are getting married in a hotel and then having a meal.

Although I sometimes pine for the whole big church wedding (which couldn't happen - OH is Catholic and I am not) I am happy with our choice (although worried the guests might be bored!).

As you say the most important thing is that you have the wedding you want and don't worry about want people think or say. My friends, who are not invited, are being great and I still get a hen party!

It sounds really romantic! ? And kind of spontaneous even though it's planned if you know what I mean! ?

Do it exaclty as you want, that's the way a wedding should be

have fun x

You should do what ever you want to do. Dont worry about guests etc. The important thing is marrying your H2B.

You could always have a get together at your house the following weekend?