Would you go to this wedding?

[2021weddingtaketwo]

Original wedding postponed due to Covid to 2022 but I'm now pregnant.

We don't want to wait to be married and all 'proper' weddings are fully booked this year.

Would you attend a low key registry office wedding followed by drinks / bbq in the couples garden?

Or possibly just family at the registry office and invite other guests to the bbq? No pressure to stay a long time etc. Very laid back.

Does it sound naff / weird?

Your plans sound lovely and much more enjoyable than the usual stuffy evening dos.

@Spied

I'd prefer it to a large formal affair.

Me too. A million times over. I find weddings too showy, expensive and often rather dull

Relaxed weddings are so much more fun. Don’t put your life on hold go fort!

Sounds wonderful! Congratulations

Yes. Sounds much nicer and more fun than an OTT showy wedding.

It sounds perfect to me 😀

Of course, but there's other options too - churches (apart from very picturesque ones) can usually find dates if you don't fancy a registry office.

We wanted just 8-10 people at our wedding, it expanded to double that. Had to buy an extra loaf for the sandwiches.

Its your wedding, do what you want and invite who you want. IF they dont come because you are having a BBQ (and if theres a veggie option, count me in) they are not worth it.

How refreshing! The focus on the important part.
Sounds perfect OP and I would definitely attend.

No, it sounds lovely.

We just had a small wedding it was lovely.

I would go.

We went to another wedding the year after ours they had more people than us but still only about 45-50. They had a vintage afternoon tea I thought it was a lovely idea. It was over forty years ago now so quite unusual and before vintage afternoon teas became fashionable. Just another idea for you thinking about unpredictable weather. Or you could extend your day if BBQ was at lunchtime.

Congratulations. The main thing is the marriage vows not the party.

I hate big fancy weddings. This sounds perfect!

A perfect ,personal day

I think that sounds like a great wedding and I think it's a much better approach than putting it off.

I'd love to attend a wedding like that!

But please sont refer to the other more traditional option as a 'proper' wedding. Registry office and relaxed celebrations are no less 'real' or 'proper'

Much preferable!

This is exactly what we did and it was perfect, for weeks after we were still picking up little momentos from our garden like confetti and bits of balloon etc. It was an awesome day.