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Just Said Yes August 2020

So confused .. don’t know what to call it or what to do

Brittany, on June 12, 2019 at 1:27 AM Posted in Planning 0 4
Okay so I plan on getting married next year August . My FH is graduating college this fall so me and my FH are having a very small intimate wedding in front of a waterfall outside of our state on a Sunday at that in the morning so we have to waterfall all to ourselves , only inviting about 8 intermediate family members . We plan on closing on the house we want summer of next year , not including student loans , and we want our honeymoon to be amazing which is the reason for the small wedding and cause we’re not that traditional. We’re not having a reception after , we were thinking about having brunch afterwards with our parents and siblings and bon voyage to our honeymoon we go . My family lives far away from us and his family lives here in the same state and his family is dramatic VERY and want us to have this huge wedding and wants to invite people they don’t even talk to anymore . So I was thinking okay to make it somewhat fair cause I’m not having a bridal shower , couples shower or anything if that sort cause that’s not right . Instead I was thinking of having a get together with EVERYONE that’s not invited to our small elopement type wedding before we say our I Do’s that weekend before Sunday . Eat , drink , dance just to make everyone feel involved in a way . ALSO , we don’t want ANY gifts from them and we aren’t expecting any either . Just before we become Mr. & Mrs. celebration party .
We don’t know what to call it or how to write that out on invitations for it

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Latest activity by Brittany, on June 12, 2019 at 11:37 PM
  • Haley
    Expert October 2020
    Haley ·
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    I don't think this is bad at all. I would've preferred something like this but it was important to both our families that we have a wedding so I'm embracing it and now glad we are.

    A few things: most people I've seen doing something like this have the party after they're already married. Also, are you planning on sending invites for this, or just word of mouth inviting people?

    I've seen some cute invites that are like "surprise! we're married! we'd love you to celebrate with us on ____ date at _____ location"

    Or something like "we will be having a private ceremony on sunday ____, but we'd love to celebrate our marriage on ____ date, please join us for dinner and drinks" or whatever you'll be doing.

    I wouldn't call it a reception because people will assume you're expecting gifts.

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    Master October 2019
    Jolie ·
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    I agree it might be odd to have it before the wedding and you are going to get A LOT of nosey questioning people and that's stressful. I would have a "Celebration of Marriage" party after your honeymoon in the same format you're thinking.

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    Just Said Yes August 2020
    Brittany ·
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    Yes I love the we will be having a private ceremony on Sunday and so on and so on . My family is very understanding . As long as I send them pictures or FaceTime/video chat throughout that day they’ll be okay
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    Just Said Yes August 2020
    Brittany ·
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    Yeah I’ve been really contemplating on this for a while now and you’re right people are nosey but once they hear the reasons behind it I think they’ll be understandable .. and send them the pictures / videos
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