It’s a wedding one

[Cheapybride]

is This a shit idea/am I a cheap skate

orgainal plan was for us our kids and parent’s registry office ceremony then us taking straight by off for the airport.
my mum has kindly agreed to watch the kids for a week so we can have a minimoon

i have now been thinking that maybe we should have some sort of small celebration in between ceremony and the flight.

an airport hotel has a deal for afternoon tea on Groupon I’m thinking about booking us all there for a quick bite before my self and my partner take off. The Groupon will cost us less than£100 for everybody.

our ceremony is at 12:30 and flight is at 4:45 so by the time you take 30 minutes for ceremony and 20 minute drive to airport we can only stay around 1 hour. We’re happy to pay for our parents to stay on with the kids and cover their drinks bill if that’s something they would like. How ever due to budget we can’t afford taxis back so they will be driving meaning out of 7 guests (divorced:”/new partners etc) 3 of them will be driving so not much fun for them.

what would you do? Stick to original plan or try and incorporate The cheapest wedding breakfast ever?

The timings don't really work, so I'd stick with your original plan and go straight off to your minimoon.

If you can get a similarly cheap deal for a different date, how about having a celebration meal of some sort when you get back? But really, don't feel obliged to have a celebration at all if you don't want one or can't afford it.

I'd stick to the original plan and hope you have a lovely day.

Someone local to us makes up Afternoon Tea boxes- scones, pot of jam, sausage rolls etc. From around £15-30 depending on what you have. Can you have something like that in a local park?

I mean. I do think you should have thought about this earlier, and done something after the ceremony - whether that was an afternoon tea or a pub lunch or whatever - but you don't have time if you have the flight booked and the ceremony booked, so you will have to leave it now.

Unless you want to suggest your dc and both sets of parents go to lunch together without you, if they know each other and get on?

I think it's such a nice idea, but the timings sound quite rushed.

Could you do an afternoon tea at home when you're back from honeymoon? You could get those platters of food from M&S or the supermarket?

Or put some money behind the bar at your local pub and invite everyone out for a drink or two?

Congratulations on your wedding OP!

Nearest pub to the registry office, shout everyone a drink and get a few bowls of chips. That way no extra travel, you can all toast the wedding and you can leave them there to enjoy the afternoon when you leave to get to the airport.