Tell me about relaxed weddings.

[DuzzyFuck]

Posting here blatantly for the traffic; my wonderful DP proposed to me last week, so despite once swearing I'd never marry again (after a short and abusive first marriage) here I am with a wedding to plan!

Please tell me about the best, most relaxed & fun weddings you've been to, or any details of weddings that stuck out to you as being special. Alternatively, tell me of your bad experiences to avoid.

We've no idea whether to invite a couple of mates to the pub and then bundle them to the registry office to be witnesses, go all out with a big celebration for all our friends, or somewhere in between.

The only thing we know we DON'T want is a formal day in a fancy hotel, as that's what I had the last time and while I thought it was my style back then, it's definitely not our style now.

Bad experiences at weddings:

Waiting around too much.

Sitting at tables with strangers with nothing much in common.

Bad food (it was the most expensive wedding I’m sure given the location and guest number so feel sorry for them spending so much on bad food)

Homophobic speech from religious ceremony (I get the position of various religions on gay relationships but no need to preach about it to an audience who has to sit politely and can’t respond)

@NinaMimi Oh Lord! Well there'll be no religious ranting nor table plans at ours so that's two dangers swerved. Hopefully not much hanging about either with quite a short day (relative to some weddings).

I suppose the food is a gamble you take on the day!