Intimate wedding with no reception

I think that sounds lovely and if it is what you want then don't worry about what others say. I went to wedding like this and it was lovely and intimate.

Hey, my Dad had an intimate wedding in 2019 he had around 20 guests I think. It was at the Lion Inn in Boreham. They had the ceremony there followed by a sit down meal in a private room. It was so nice and relaxed. My fiance and I are getting married in the Lake District with only 14 guests. 🙂

View quoted message Thank you for coming back to me. That sounds just what we are looking for its actually the Lion that we have been enquiring at as it's also our favourite restaurant. The lake district sounds perfect 🥰

My parents got married December 2020 after a VERY long engagement (31 years!)

They'd never wanted a big wedding and found that covid gave them the perfect excuse not to have one!

They got married in the local Guildhall and then the few guests they did have, all went for dinner in a function room upstairs of a restaurant. There was about 15 of us overall and that was all.

It suited them and if that is what you want, that's perfect!

This is exactly what we want!
I can't wait.

We are having our ceremony with just us and the 3 kids we have between us, no one else. We may have a reception on a later date to celebrate but our main focus is getting married just us. We have viewed a very nice 5* hotel that we love (but is pricey) and are planning to have it there, an afternoon tea for the 5 of us after, photos etc and use of the exclusive lounge, drop the kids off then have a nice meal and spend the night in the suite and use the spa the next day. Low key and perfect for us.

If I was going intimate, I don't think I'd be able to resist Gretna myself. Enjoy whatever you decide 😊

We only had 20 guests, went to Cornwall, had afternoon tea at the hotel then fish/chips & Prosecco on the beach in the evening, was perfect!

The issues with having an intimate wedding is the fact some family and friends won't be invited. Which can cause arguments. One thing I've always said to myself is if I end up wanting a wedding that's as small as possible just the witnesses. Then your not the centre of attention everyone else will understand and your still getting married

I am performing a VERY intimate wedding on Christmas Eve - the only people who will be present will be the bride and the bride and me!

I have to agree with Hayley, if I was going intimate, Gretna is gorgeous.
We looked at Gretna however my FH wanted certain family members that couldn't travel. So decided on a venue nearby.

We are doing the same thing. We have just 9 family members (total) joining us on the day. Doing it in Skipton (so near to home for us and not too much travel for the others). It's definitely doable

Hi we got married last week just us our 3 kids and the grooms mum as a witness. Then just us two went for a meal and a night away. It was lovely, we did have a party a few days later, which was great but if it wasn’t for sulking family I wouldn’t have bothered with that.

I’d just say if you don’t want guests keep it to yourself- my sister neice and mum thought it acceptable to gate crash which really annoyed me!

We’re having a tiny wedding in October 2022, and we can’t wait! We’re exactly the same as you and couldn’t really picture a normal sized wedding working for us. We’re getting married at 3pm, followed by a sit down meal with our closest family and friends and then we are having a few games into the evening. I think there will be 15-20 of us there in total.


Plan whatever feels right to you - it’s your day! We’ve had a few raised eyebrows and a few comments from disappointed relatives that won’t be invited, but we’re still really excited! Good luck with your wedding planning x

We are doing exactly what Sonia is doing we are going away for a week in a cottage with our 3 kids and getting married while we are there all we want is to get married x💗

Our ceremony was just us, 3 kids and his mum. It was lovely. My family invited themselves to sit outside which really stressed me out. We didn’t want a big fuss at all and I felt really annoyed they wouldn’t leave us to have what we wanted, they seems to get it in their head we had small due to covid which I kept telling them
Wasn’t the case.. It’s my second time but husbands first hence we had his mum. And the we had an evening party a couple of days later for everyone, which we wasn’t having but felt we had to to appease the ones not invited to the ceremony.

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I have conducted many intimate weddings and they are delightful and meaningful, with the people there who matter the most.