Anyone having a small wedding?

What do you consider small? We sent in our final number at 160.

And have you already sent out STDs or verbally invited people? I think that would be the really tricky thing.

@Christie D. - It's probably going to less then 50, I figure like 30-35 but I'm not exactly sure yet.

@Krisalicious - We haven't sent out STDs or verbally invited people yet. So far things are pretty top secret, lol.

I'm at 100 and I consider that small.

We're having 18 guests. We went with only immediate family and my bestest friend. It's been the best choice. My stress level is really low and we were able to splurge on things that really matter to us, like food, booze and location. We are doing a 'we got married' party about 3 weeks after to celebrate with our friends and coworkers.

We're at 43. I'd say think about your budget carefully and weigh this and the guest count in deciding your venue; not every cost decreases notably based on the guest list. Things like a DJ, photography, the venue itself if it's not inclusive...

Just like w/ any wedding, decide what your priorities are. Have you picked a place yet?

At MK R. - I was thinking about doing a wedding party, sometime after the wedding, too. Especially because I have a very large family, I couldn't imagine trying to get them all to the wedding.

At Sera Esposa - We have a place in mind, but we don't have an exact location yet.

My relatives have understood. Some assumed they would be invited (mostly because my mom was so excited when we got engaged and told everyone! haha) but once we said immediate family only, they understood. I would love to do a family reunion, just not at my wedding

I wish! Too much family that would be offended if I didn't invite them or invited one I was close to but not the other! I actually had to up my guest list # so I could include friends! I originally didn't want to go over 100.

We have about 13 guests!

3 Bridesmaids

1 Groomsmen

1 flower girl

I think that makes us tiny!

We have 60 (including bride, groom & photographer). Which was only about 18 invites. It has been really nice planning it. Getting a hold of people is a breeze & my family & friends have been super helpful.

We are having about 40-45 guest and are having a dinner reception only, no big party for us and we are loving it!!! LOL!!!

We invited 75, with 55 attending. We're actually going to do a whole weekend with it. We've rented out a mountain lodge, Thursday family and bridal party is coming up for the rehearsal, Friday we'll be at about 35 guests for a Welcome dinner for those who have committed to help decorate and cook, and then Saturday the rest will arrive for the wedding. I LOVE it! It's been a bit more planning, but I think it will be perfect for our families to really get to know each other and some really great bonding time for everyone.

We're having about 20-24 guests. The wedding's going to be in the backyard and then we're all going to caravan to a nearby fancy restaurant for a private dinner reception there. It's a really small wedding, but we wouldn't have ever wanted anything huge.

The great thing about a small wedding is you're not really restricted on anything; your guest list will never outgrow the venue you want, and it definitely won't outgrow the photographer you want, or the caterer... I wish more people are doing what we're doing when we're planning our little weddings.

Oh my God Christina H...I am SO glad you said that about invitations, I've been estimating cost and have been counting EVERY PERSON! Not every invite! I wonder if I ever would have caught that!!!!

I only 10 invites going out but out of those 10 we are only looking at a total including bridal party of 12 people (14 if you want to include officiant and photographer).

What exactly did you need help with?

We had only a dozen guests for our ceremony. It was wonderful! We were able to take them to the private dining room of a nearby restaurant, feed them menu choices that included filet mignon or lobster, and pay for whatever alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages they wanted, all without breaking the bank. We didn't have to make any special effort to make table visits or have a receiving line in order to get a chance to chat with all our guests. And everyone was having so much fun catching up with each other that even with no formal entertainment provided, we pretty much had to kick them all out when the restaurant wanted its private dining room back.

We will have 40 people ... close family and friends. We find that we are able to splurge on the extra touches that we wouldn't be able to do if we had invited all of our extended families and friends. (ie: during the ceremony we included a song during which we will be giving flowers to our families and each of our guests as recognition for their support and love over the years; our STDs were not the traditional card but in keeping with our theme were small "birdhouses" in which the invitation was tucked. While very well received, they needed to be mailed in boxes so postage was quite a bit more than a single stamp; we upgraded dinner and the open bar; overnight accommodations for two nights with OOT bags, dinner following the rehearsal the night before and breakfast the day after, stuff like that) Extra little touches, that while not necessary by any means, are something we are enjoying doing for our guests. And yes, the stress is much less even with all the "normal" stuff to do

How small is small. FH and I invited about 20 friends. his 2 nephews, 2 neices, parents aunts and uncles, siblings, my parents, grandparents siblings, aunts and uncles.

We are at 96.

IMO the only way you can do it small is no aunts and uncles and we still would have been at 50

I wanted a small on 60 ppl ended up 112