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Samantha
Super August 2022

Wedding Size: Big or Small?

Samantha, on March 14, 2022 at 1:37 PM Posted in Planning 23 65

Are you team big wedding or team small wedding? What is it that you like most about your choice?


I personally am team small wedding, but I love the feeling of intimate dinner parties and get togethers with best friends. Also my FH hates being the center of attention 😅

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Latest activity by Jackie, on November 28, 2022 at 2:46 AM
  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
    Lisa ·
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    Team Small Wedding! We're doing a small-ish wedding, around 75 people or less. I like that we'll have more time to spend with each person at our wedding, and I won't have to be in front of a large group of people (which would otherwise stress me out). I also prefer spending my wedding day with just my closest friends and family, as opposed to people who I don't interact with often.
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  • Sharonda
    Super January 2021
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    Before COVID, I was Team Big Wedding and was in the middle of planning a 250 person wedding. When COVID hit, we downsized significantly to a 20 person wedding. I always say COVID forced my hand, but I wouldn't have had my wedding any other way. I was officially converted to Team Small Wedding. My wedding was small and intimate so it gave me an opportunity to truly spend time with and enjoy my guests and splurge on some things so they had the best experience (which I wouldn't have been able to do with 250 people).

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
    Samantha ·
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    We were originally planning a 150 person wedding and it just really, truly didn't feel like us at all. Ours is currently 40 and I think we both wish it could have been smaller 😅

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  • Jasmine S.
    VIP May 2022
    Jasmine S. ·
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    What about medium size? 😆 We're expecting about 145 to 150, which is pretty average for the US, but for our circles is "small." My fiancé has a huge family and their weddings are typically 250+. We had to really fight his parents and make it clear that we didn't want them to invite everybody they know. As a guest, I've been to weddings of 30 and 300 and loved them all.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I wanted a medium wedding. when we did our initial guest list we had like 150 people. initially i wanted smaller than that too.

    it ended up being 250 haha.

    i see the appeal of a smaller wedding honestly, you have less to plan, less to pay for, and more time with each guest

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
    Samantha ·
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    Medium size is a perfectly acceptable answer 🤣

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  • Caitlin
    Devoted January 2023
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    Team small-medium! Our list is currently 96 people being invited but we're expecting probably closer to 60

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  • Rosie
    Master February 2022
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    Another team medium! I think both small and large weddings can be amazing, but the number we ended up with worked really well, it felt small enough that we were able to get around to just about all our guests and yet still large enough to feel like An Event, if that makes sense? We had originally wanted about 120 or so, but with covid and border closures ended up with about 90 guests and it felt really special.

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  • devotedlydavis
    Expert March 2022
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    This. My family is HUGE and we normally have 300+ weddings. Post COVID I thought I wanted a smaller, intimate wedding of 150 which my fiancé thought was a lot. But when my family took up 80% of that, we wish we would’ve gone larger as we had to leave off some of our friends.
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  • Gloria
    Just Said Yes June 2023
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    We are planning for 100 guest, but it may be more around 75. Our wedding is on a Monday and my fiancé family will coming from AR so not sure they will make it.
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  • M
    Just Said Yes May 2023
    Megan ·
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    Team big - 200-250 guests . 14 person bridal party plus 2 ushers and us of course
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  • Weston
    Just Said Yes April 2023
    Weston ·
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    I am team Small Wedding!! One of the main driving factors is that we are doing a destination wedding, so we feel like the experience should stay intimate. It can also be a bit pricey with destination weddings, so we want to keep it smaller for those reasons, as well.

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  • Brenda
    Just Said Yes April 2023
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    Team small wedding. We have around 25 people invited.
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  • A
    Just Said Yes June 2023
    Ashley ·
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    We are doing a small wedding that's intimate and since both of us have big families and his family is mostly in town we have invited about 60 give or take people.
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  • Selina
    Just Said Yes February 2023
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    I’ll be having 400 guest at mine. Having a hard time finding an affordable hall with a kitchen!
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  • Stephanie
    Just Said Yes March 2023
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    Currently we have about 75.. it is so difficult trying to keep it small and decide who should and shouldn’t be invited.
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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
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    It really is! We wanted 75 originally, but it blossomed to 150+ before we decided to hit the road (skies?) and make it a destination wedding. That allowed us to focus on a much more intimate guest list, and it was really the only way to do it without completely hurting the feelings of my family!

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
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    I'm almost jealous that doesn't stress you out 😅 talk about a party! A friend of mine will likely have 350+ at hers and it's guaranteed to be a GREAT time!

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
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    This was my dream 😍 But it was so difficult to find just the right cut off point with both friends and family. So we're at 40 and really pleased with it!

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
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    Ooh I like the sound of 60!

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