Title might sound silly but oh well.
We are looking to marry next Winter and want to make it as budget as possible, we have looked at various places including just having a close family meal after the church ceremony however, we've found that just renting out a room at the local civic hall is the cheapest option. Ideally, its close to the church, can decorate it how we want and sort out our own food (its a bit more work but we're both happy to do it and luckily my mum has offered to set it all up before the wedding). When I've mentioned this to people however they've seemed a bit put out/judgemental, a friend asked why we arnt having it at a 'proper' place and a colleague said its very 1980s (apparently civic halls ceased to exists after 1989) .
AIBU to think there's literally nothing wrong with this? It's within our budget and its a nice little village hall, would you be happy going to a reception at a civic hall? We're planning on having a bar and serving afternoon tea and some little snacks for later on in the night. I'm starting to worry people might think it's an odd choice, I know its our wedding etc but I just worry about these things.