Where are all of the intimate wedding brides at (75 guests or less)?

We have received some backlash from people not understanding our decision, but I'm over it now.

45 guests here! Our reception and ceremony are at the same venue. No bridal party. No shower. We've gotten just a tiny bit of lip about people not being invited, but most people seem to understand. An intimate wedding is important to us. I don't need or want 30 aunts and uncles there that I haven't seen in a decade.

We'll probably end up with 40-50 guests. No bridal party. Our ceremony will be on the first tee at a a golf/country club. We wanted it outside and it was very affordable for what our budget allowed. It's our 2nd marriage and no one has given us any feedback about the size, etc. We're just inviting those who are closest to us. Luckily, both sides of our family are small, too.

We're having 75 guests and haven't received much backlash because it's a destination wedding in Hawaii (where FH is from). We are having a larger reception later in CA where I'm from so that's probably why we haven't received much criticism for our decision. And I am having a shower.

Edited: We are having a bridal party.

I had 65 guest at my wedding. I got some comments about why or who. My wedding was on April 12th, had 2 open seats and only 1 wedding crasher. It was great.

We do not have anything finalized yet but the plan is to have an absolute maximum of 75 guests. We are only inviting close family, (including aunts/uncles/first cousins) and close friends. We have three options for the ceremony and reception and just can't decide! We will either do the whole thing in the backyard and have it catered. Or we will have a short Church ceremony and dinner at a nice-but-not-too-fancy restaurant. Then, a friend of ours told us about the pavilion his brother's wedding was at, and we are considering that followed by the reception at the restaurant. The pavilion venue seems like the best right now but depending on the final guest list in might be a bit too small.

We are each having 4-6 attendants (another thing that isn't completely set in stone yet lol). We will have a flower girl (or 2) and a ring bearer.

I am not planning to have any sort of shower or engagement party. We hosted a dinner for our immediate family to announce our engagement and I thought that was enough. We will probably have a rehearsal dinner as well, so we don't need anything else.

So far, 16 guests lol. Or is it 14? I don't remember if the 16 includes us or not and my spreadsheet is at home. We may have some late bookers for the trip, since I know at least one other friend and her husband wants to go, and my old manager here at work and her husband are also looking to go, but I don't foresee more than 20-22 people.

We are doing 75. Still have a bridal party and I'm having a small shower. I've never heard of ediquette saying I can't have a shower if I'm having a small wedding, so screw it

We're having 36 guests. Mostly immediate family and a few close friends. My soon-to-be MIL had a fit about it. Asking why all her brothers and sisters we not invited and their kids. FH hasn't seen those people in 15 plus years and didn't feel a need to invite them. He basically told her to shut up about it, it's not her wedding. I warned my mom in advance that I was only inviting the family I liked, so I picked only specific aunts/uncles and have only 1 cousin coming. The rest I don't ever really see and I don't think they have even met my fiance in the 2 years that we have been together. I'm sure one the word gets out it will cause some drama, but I knew that going in and FH and I still wanted to keep it small. Other than that, things have gone well. We have 8 in the bridal party, my two sisters are maids of honor and 2 friends are BMs. FH has his best friend, my brother, and 2 other friends.

My sister is hosting a bridal shower even tho I really didn't want/need one. My aunt and family feel like it's such a tradition that they insisted. I registered for just a few items at target and a local home improvement store (Menards) and we're just going to have a casual gathering the weekend before the wedding. It should be fun to see everyone.

We are having the ceremony, dinner, and reception all at one place and all right in a row, so no spaces btw ceremony and dinner. I'm glad we kept it small. We're are still spending a good amount of money, but this way all out guests get an amazing meal and open bar.

We have a friend who is ordained, so he is marrying us and another who has a band and it going to be playing for the reception. It's going to be such a great group of people, we're going to have a blast!

We had 48 guests and it was perfect. We got married in Dominican, which is why we had a small gathering, but I don't regret it one bit. We had some backlash on our decision to get married, but I was over it pretty quickly. Everyone raved how perfect, romantic, and beautiful our day was, and I thought so too. I don't have any regrets!

We're having a vow renewal on August 23rd to celebrate our 10th anniversary and our guest list is at 80 (including us). I'm sure that number will be smaller because that number includes a few plus 1s to singles, and a few of them have already said they are coming by themselves.

Our venue is a hotel and our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception are all taking place in adjacent rooms on the same floor, and those three rooms are the only rooms on that floor on the lower level of the hotel so our event will be the only one on that floor. Our ceremony will be a quick 20 minute ceremony at 6:30 p.m., then straight to cocktail hour from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and then straight into the reception from 8:00 p.m. - midnight.

So far, no backlash because the actual invitations haven't gone out. We sent our Save the Dates out last year in September, but I'm sure once the actual invitations go out and people start to chit chat, those that aren't invited will probably not be too thrilled, but they will get over it

34 guest , no wedding party but we plan to include my fdil in the ceremony. We are having our ceremony and reception in a mansion restaurant back lawn.We haven't gotten any side eyes about our plans yet. Honestly it wouldn't matter anyway we are doing what we want.

Trying for less than 75...down from 200 so it is a work in progress.

Yay! So glad to see so many other intimate brides.

@Merenda- What did you do about your crasher?

@KirstenMichelle- I should clarify, some of the people we are inviting to our couples shower are not invited to the wedding.

I'm thinking we will be around 50. No BP. No shower (2nd marriage for both). Immediate family. A few VERY close friends who are happy for us. Very small reception to follow in the fellowship hall of the church (we are marrying in the chapel because it's smaller than the sanctuary). No backlash at all. Everyone is so thrilled for us.

55 guests, no bridal party, no shower, no groomsmen, no lip. We're booked at a hotel for the ceremony and reception. Close friends and immediate family only - all flying in from out of state. No gifts, no registry. It's been a cinch to plan (with the exception of my MUA canceling on me last week) but I still have about 11 months to find a good one....

Somewhere between 50-75... might be a little (1 or 2) over depending on who ends up coming

We will have about 30 people. We have 1 moh, i best man, flower girl and ring bearer. We are getting married on the beach and the reception is in the same location at the hotel. I am a week away, so no shower for me. I am excited, it will be fun. We are having a bigger celebration party labor day weekend to invite everyone we couldnt invite or that we did invite, but they couldnt make it.

We are having about 80 but that is counting BP, Photographer, Kids, Friends, Family, and Guest for those who don't have a couple. So it could end up being less.

Our guests will come in well under 75. We're having a Sunday brunch wedding with ceremony and reception at the same venue. We have 2 bridesmaids and 2 groomsmen. We'll likely have a ring bearer too (the son of 1 of the groomsmen). The venue owners are knocking off a large chunk of the cost as we are being married outside of peak times and they can turn us over for the next group at 5 pm. We have a gift registry, but no bridal shower.