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We want a small wedding! No reception! Only a intimate dinner and ceremony.

Abby, on December 29, 2018 at 4:56 PM Posted in Planning 5 7

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Hello! Me and my significant other have been together almost 5 years and we really want a small, intimate wedding! Just a ceremony, then a dinner and hopefully with the right venue a first dance, daddy daughter dance and mom and son dance. We don’t even really want a line.
Were in the early stages of planning and I am a little stumped, is it odd to not have a reception? I just feel like our guests might be bored..? There is a list of 53 people. All close family and only a few friends. Were not including children. We’re planning on a private dinner venue. I just don’t want others to get bored or feel like a good dinner wasn’t worth the time and trouble to get out to the venue..

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Latest activity by 2d Bride, on December 30, 2018 at 5:35 PM

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Mcellist · on December 29, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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Just dinner receptions are usually just as beautiful. I was originally going to do that, but ended up realizing (my FH did too) that we wanted more of a traditional wedding feeling. ( but we both like dancing, so there's that)
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Summer987 · on December 29, 2018 at 5:29 PM
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My sister got married on the beach and had a dinner reception that followed at a local restaurant. It was fine. Everyone had a good time. They had a cake delivered to the restaurant. They were able to take pictures while cutting the cake.
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KiwiDerbyBride · on December 29, 2018 at 5:42 PM
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Technically that’s still a reception. It sounds lovely, I say go for it there’s nothing that says you have to have the full blown reception.
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Mim · on December 29, 2018 at 5:45 PM
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Dinner is a reception. A reception is an event where you receive your guests and offer them hospitality (food and beverage).
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Krystle · on December 29, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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Me and my fiance are literally in the same situation. We have been together for 7 years and do not want to spend the money on a more traditional reception with a dj and dancing since that is also not really our style. We are renting a private room in a fancy restaurant and inviting 60 of our closest friends and family members. I also have had thoughts about if it will be boring for the guests, but I was stressing too much that I had to stop worrying about it. I figure that between the special dances, cake cuttings, and toasts it will be enough "fun" stuff for my guests. We have also decided that afterwards a small group of our friends and siblings are going to go out to the bar afterwards for just a little further celebration. 95% of the people coming are family and so most will be grateful that its not your typical party till midnight kind of reception.
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on December 30, 2018 at 1:05 AM
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I’ve been to several weddings with 40-50 guests, with great food, drinks & everyone had a blast socializing! Ours had 15 guests and it felt like one big noisy dinner party. No DJ/dancing at any of them. I would only suggest some background music so it’s not too quiet. With food, drinks & fun guests the conversation will get lively pretty quickly.
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2d Bride · on December 30, 2018 at 5:35 PM
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We had just a dozen people at our wedding. We had the ceremony, then went to the private dining room of a nearby restaurant for a meal. We had the room for two hours; after three and a half, they pretty much had to throw us out.
The thing is, with a smaller group, you've got a lot of people who know each other and want to catch up. With a wedding of 300 strangers, you have to have dancing and such to hold their interest.
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