Just after a bit of advice really from anybody who has done similar.
Me and DP have been together for 10 years, have one DS together who is 4 and currently hoping to grow our family in the near future.
DP proposed to me a long time ago, about 6 years ago - between uni and having DS and other life stuff getting in the way we never actually got round to doing the wedding part!
We've been thinking about it recently and we are both quite low key, private people - he has a small family and circle of friends and I have quite a big family and 5 best friends. I'm getting to the point where I just want to be married now, for all the traditional reasons, I love him being the main one! But also financial security, to have the same surname as my children which is another big one for me.
We have been discussing having a very small wedding, (ie just us and DS and the witnesses, probably our mums.) then maybe a meal with immediate family, and then to go on a honeymoon just the two of us for a week to our favourite place in Italy.
I have never been interested in a 'wedding,' I have been to a few in the past couple of years with my friends gradually getting married and although they have all been absolutely lovely, it seems such a huge expense for one day and I really don't like being the centre of attention, I think I would be stressed and anxious all day that everyone was having a good time etc.
I guess my main question is has anybody done this, did you have any regrets? I am worried about not having the wedding dress experience, first dance etc - although I am actually not interested in any of this stuff I just don't want to regret it in the future! I'm also worried some of our family might be a bit put out in not being involved?