If you've my previous threads you've I was pretty happy with the idea of our home reception. Partner has decided he's not really happy with that it can get awkward as the hours pass. We're talking about 9 guests total, 2 mine 7 his. Our families won't have met until.rhst day and there's a potential language barrier. We both think being at home it doesn't have a set time to be over.
So we're back to either a restaurant or a function room in a hotel. I'm not really happy with either (I think the hotel could remind me that in an ideal world I'd like a normal traditional wedding, but we don't have enough close friends to justify the cost) . A restaurant seems very soulless to me. Neither of us want a social club/ village hall.