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Chelsea, on January 17, 2020 at 6:48 PM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Okay so FH and I want to do something intimate with family and close friends only. Our guest list has about 80-90 people. My fiancé’s family lives in Jackson , Mississippi my family lives in Houston and so does my fiancé & I. At first I said have a private ceremony at a courthouse chapel with 50 people max in September then have a party in November at a banquet hall. That didn’t work because my fiancé family didn’t really wanna come twice back to back like that because of course that’s more money and he wanted his college buddies there which brought the list to over maximum of 50 people . So we were thinking cutting out our bridal party and just have us 2 and the officiant up there with us. And have the reception immediately following after, all in one place at the venue. I really wanna make my wedding as intimate as possible, is cutting out the bridal party a good idea and intimate? Please give me advice or tips 💜

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Latest activity by Clíodhna, on January 29, 2020 at 7:52 AM

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Kristen · on January 17, 2020 at 6:55 PM
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Did you already ask ladies to be in your bridal party? If not, then I would honestly not take that offer back unless you two fully elope. I would say keep your plans as is and if the family does not want to come back twice they do not have to but they at least saw the wedding which means more. Maybe do a post wedding party trays, champagne and cake as a small light bite reception and still have the bigger party later.
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Caytlyn · on January 17, 2020 at 6:58 PM
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I don’t think having a bridal party makes it more or less intimate if those people will be there as guests anyway.
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Ingrid · on January 18, 2020 at 4:48 PM
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I dont think cutting the wedding party will make it more intimate. I think it has to do more with the atmosphere created. Intimate is a mood set not based on numbers. Our guest list is 80 but lighting and set up will make it intimate.
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Clíodhna · on January 29, 2020 at 7:52 AM
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Hey there, Chelsea! While I think having no wedding party will keep things simpler, the main way to make the wedding feel intimate is the size of the guest list and the vibe created.
Some ideas to make a wedding feel intimate without completely cutting the guest list are assigning tables in such a way that encourages guests to mingle and consider a family-style catering serving style as opposed to buffet style which may take people away from conversations.
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