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Super August 2017

Want to have private wedding, but feel like a jerk.

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FutureMrsAF, on January 28, 2017 at 5:08 AM

For brides who have eloped/small wedding/private wedding or are thinking about it. I love the idea of a tiny wedding (parents, siblings, a couple close friends). I'm just not big on spending loads of money on "one day", and I've never liked having a ton of attention placed on me (probably anxiety driven). I feel like such an ass for considering excluding extended families, some I am close with - it's more like "well, maybe I can just invite the one uncle!!", but obviously that's super rude, and so it goes back to just having the larger guest list. Which is still only about 100 people, so it's small-ish, but I was thinking small as in the 20-25 range it's difficult because I want a small wedding, but I don't want to have to exclude loved ones to get it. Have any other "small wedding" brides felt this way?

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Devoted August 2017
Laura · on January 28, 2017 at 9:03 PM
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We are having 30 to 40 ppl. The following weekend my FH family Is having a FAM reunion. I'm suggesting anyone who feels left out to see ya next weekend.
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Just Said Yes February 2020
Rizz · on February 6, 2020 at 3:57 PM
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We just got married. 9 guests (2 siblings, the rest were best friends). No parents (it's complicated, but our parents definitely would have created drama and negative energy) or other relatives. We will do an intimate celebration (very nice dinner) another time with the parents. Our wedding was better than we imagined. We're just like you (can't imagine spending so much money on one day, don't like too much attention) and this was perfect. We feel very proud of doing what we want, and letting whoever wants to be mad be mad. It makes no sense for a day meant to be about your Union and future to become about offense over invites. If they care, they should focus on what you want and enthusiastically find a way to celebrate your love with you. The people that understand us at all have only offered congratulations, excitement to see pictures and videos, and suggestions to celebrate over dinner or a night in just catching up. The ones complaining are making it easy for us to see who matters and it worth keeping close.
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