What’s the best wedding you’ve ever been to?

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Location, things that made it great, number of guests

Theres so much choice and I haven’t really been to that many weddings myself!

A friend had an amazing barn wedding that was so much fun. They had a room set up for children if anyone needed to duck out with young kids- had things like space hoppers and other toys in- they hired lots of weird and wonderful bicycles and we went for a short wedding procession ride together for those who wanted it in the afternoon- they'd home made quirky decorations for the venue itself, and then we had a ceilidh on the night. It was so much fun. Plus they had hired some mini buses to take guests back at the end of the night as the venue was difficult to get taxis to. I loved the personal touches they put into it, and the consideration and welcome for all their guests.

A small church wedding followed by meal in a pub. Lovely and friendly.

My nieces was the most lovely wedding. As we walked in there was a board telling us to sit wherever we liked (no bride and groom side) as they both loved us all.

The ceremony has white candles and gypsofellia as it's decoration. Each bridesmaid walked down the aisle alone, to show off their beautiful dresses, each dress was different, to suite the maid, but all were the same colour.

After that there was a large garden that the children could run around in, and the guests had small snacks and drinks while the bride and groom had their pictures taken.

We had a lovely sit down meal, followed by short but expressive speeches from the best man and father of the bride.

There was plenty of seating for us old ones after the ceremony. It was altogether a fabulous day.

Toss up between 2 -

Indian wedding , absolutely beautiful and the food was amazing!

A "second time round" wedding, couple in their late 40's getting married, blending two families with teenagers. Nothing particularly fancy, but it just had such a lovely feel about it. Ended with the most amazing Thunder storm!

I think what these lovely weddings have in common is that they're authentic. The concern isn't for the optics, the social media, but to celebrate and have a genuinely happy day. Good hosting and consideration for the guests as well.

Best friend got married in our local register office. We all then went to the pub to toast. Off to our community centre for the evening. Lots of guests. Homemade buffet supplied by her new mil and sil. Cheesy disco. It was simple, cost hardly anything and everyone had the best time.

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My favourite weddings have been low budget, village halls and back garden parties where we as guests had to get stuck in with helping out. They felt authentic to the couples and the vibe was very much "we're here because we love you and want to support and celebrate your love".

Having said that, my own wedding was a country house with paid staff for all those jobs. We married slightly later when most of our friends and family had small children, so wouldn't have been able to help out in the same way.

There's nothing wrong with that! I'm sure you made your guests feel at ease and everyone shared your day. You probably didn't spend hours posing for photos or making speeches, or kick them out after the ceremony and telll them to come back for the "evening do".

Apart from our own wedding I have 2 favourite weddings, one was in the local church and the meal and reception were in the village hall. Amazing day, with a band playing ceilidh music, we danced all night long.

2nd favourite was at the church for a 6.30pm service and straight to the reception for a dance and a buffet. No hassle, no hanging about , just an amazing night.

We had lots of comments on our wedding because it was so simple and people loved it.
Married in our parish church and had the reception at the local club that was a 5 minute walk away. Buffet food on arrival and then curry again later that evening. Dj all day and night. No seating plan. Cheap bar. Garden for the kids to play in.

Late in the day (4pm I think?) lovely personal service, no waiting, straight into reception at the same venue, then a big ceilidh with a band assembled from family members. Free bar.