Big wedding to eloping! i have questions!!

Our Wedding Will Have 60 Guests And For Me Personally Thats A Lot Of People . I Have A Very Small Family (8 Relatives Total). I Think 40 People Is Great, It Will Be More Intimate Then A Huge Wedding.

We’re expecting around 40 guests (we invited about 60) to our wedding next month and are still keeping all the traditions (that we want to partake in at least). Your dad can definitely walk you down the aisle and I would do some kind of reception even if it’s just cake and lunch instead of a full meal. We’ll still be doing a first dance, but that’s the only dancing allowed due to state health department restrictions. We’ll have our own small cake to cut, and then guests will be served from another cake. Smaller doesn’t mean any less special. Do any of the traditions you want, make up your own new traditions, celebrate your day exactly how you want to celebrate it.

We are eloping in October on our anniversary and having a minimony of about 30 guest. However, we will still be having our bigger wedding in March because like you, we didn't want to miss that experience and want to be able to celebrate with all of our family and friends.

We have changed our plans too -- from a 250 person wedding to a minimony of only 15 people (immediate family). I must say, I was somewhat disappointed at first because I wasn't going to have the "big wedding experience" I had always wanted, but I am now actually looking forward to our modified plans. I will still have some traditional elements in my minimony -- I'm wearing a wedding dress, my dad is walking me down the aisle, we'll have a first dance and we will also cut the wedding cake. Instead of a traditional reception, we are having a formal dinner (and splurging on really good food). While there won't be any dancing besides our first dance, we do plan to show a slideshow and play the shoe game during the reception for a little interaction with the guests. I'm super excited about the modified plans now . . . so much so, I'm not sure we'll proceed with our bigger wedding/reception next year. We're still debating that. Good luck with your new plans!

We eloped with 7 people. Originally was supposed to be 92. I wish we would have gotten to experience a first dance and bachelorette/bachelor party, but that's it. My dad didnt walk me down the aisle we decided to walk ourselves down together. And we had a small reception afterwards at our apartment. I have no regrets. Less drama and more affordable

I am having 2 separate events and was planned that way from the beginning. I’m eloping with 8 other guests in Las Vegas and I don’t really wish it was the other way. I’m having a civil ceremony where my mom and dad will be there and then the reception is at a later date. I find it better because it will be immediate family & friends and the ones who I want to party with will get to later.

We eloped with one guest, and I incorporated traditional elements that I liked....white dress, cake, unity ceremony, first look pics. We're both introverts though, so we felt more comfortable not being gawked at while sharing our handwritten vows/PDA. Lol. There seems to be more wiggle room with making your day customized to be whatever you want when there are fewer guests to entertain. It's more about you two and less about them.

Honestly it'll feel so nice to finally be married to the person you love and to see everything come together in a celebration of your commitment to each other...I felt relieved at the end of our big day. It was perfect and absolutely wonderful, but it also felt so nice to have it done and over with and not have anything left to do but relax and wait for our professional photos to be ready