Wedding in January

[SistemaAddict]

Do you think the rules will have changed by then? At the moment it's 30 guests I think but the venue has to be COVID secure. Does that mean social distancing at tables for the meal? No disco? No band? No kissing the bride and groom or other relatives you haven't seen for a year or so? If you are a single person that's going to be pretty miserable and I can't imagine wanting to get married like that. I think I'd have close family at the ceremony then a meal then have a big reception when it's possible. Or maybe just wait. Weddings can be a huge stress as it is without all the rules due to COVID. Sounds a miserable way to celebrate to me. It would keep costs down though!

I think the 30 may reduce by January if cases go up in winter as is likely.

If I really wanted to be married, I’d just have a small intimate ceremony and skip the party. It’s the vows that matter.

That's my thinking too but I don't want to be a killjoy for the couple and will keep my thoughts to myself except on here. They are planning to invite around 100 people and I'm thinking

I got married on Saturday just there. We had 13 people in total and it was just perfect. The registrar said lots of people had reduced their numbers and them commented how nice a day it was. It was our plan all along to only have 13 so we were lucky we didn't need to changed anything but it was so stress free. I wasn't nervous or stressed at all!

I dont get how people are managing with 13 or even 30 people. With remarried parents just our parents, step parents, brothers and sisters and grandparents are more than that and we have already rearranged once!

We only had on my side by mum, sister, sisters partner and their 2 kids and on his side his parents, his sister and her husband and their 2 kids so its doable. We weren't ever going to invite any more than that. I dont have any other family.