Me again - wedding planning

[Purplesndteal]

Considering it's only our families who we can properly host in our courtyard reception, wouldn't it make sense to just do that? Forget about his friends my religiy friends and maybe just invite his childhood friends (whoight or might not come) and the same for me? My main concern though is that our families haven't met, so it could turn fairly awkward. Then we can have our patio piss up at a later date

I'm not sure we can answer without more information.

Have you booked a Reception in a venue (courtyard) with limited numbers ?
Do the numbers match the numbers in your families ?
When you booked it, did you both decide this is what you wanted ? A wedding without any of your friends there ?

It's our courtyard! But we can only have about 30 people, give or take, so about 20-25 guests.

If my whole family comes that's almost 15 people. We don't have any close local friends, but a mix of friends and acquaintances.

I read the last one- makes sense! Is there somewhere they can stay?

It may make sense to push it as an opportunity for a family get together, as well as your wedding. Make it all about family and childhood friends as you say. Maybe get a photographer in for family groups. After lockdown, people may relish the opportunity to see each other again.

Are there any people that are meaningful to the family, like old baby sitters or something? That may add to it.

Thanks pickled my mum would stay with us and his mum with his sister who lives 20mkns away.

Nobody really knows who of my family would show up, I think that maybe of the babies the majority will do, but who knows!

I wish my nanny could be with us, she was like a grandmother to me but sadly she passed away many years ago...

Given there's only 25 of us a photographer might be over kill. I know my family will stick to speak in Spanish and that will make his side uncomfortable but there's not much I can do about their English language skills!