Wedding woes

[Justmarie7282]

Hi all. My first post so apologies if it’s in the wrong place.

Me and my OH are planning to get married at some point but we only want it to be us and our kids. He has 3 sons (26,16 & 8) from previous relationship and I have 2 kids (F13 & M10) from previous marriage.

He doesn’t get on with any of his family and I’ve been married and done the whole family thing before so we want it just us lot. Every where I’ve looked has minimum guests of like 50 people etc. We aren’t worried about a church wedding but I want it to be special (I hated my first wedding day, mainly bcoz I shouldn’t have been getting married but was too scared to back out and was too you g to know better)

So looking for advice of where to get married rally, ideas etc since there will only be like 8-10 of us.

Thanks in advance

Marie :)

Lots if venues do small weddings. Places like really lovely hotels.

They may only do small weddings on certain days though.

I am in Yorkshire. 2 great venues are Rudding Park and Oulton hall. Maybe you have something like that near you?

Lots of registry offices have rooms this size. What area of the country are you looking for?

Not sure what u mean by special, but if u r looking for "Wedding Venue", then weddings r a lot bigger than 10ppl

There are hotels and restaurants that hire private rooms and they can decorate for u reasonably, and u can add more stuff if u want to... At work we used to ring hotels and ask when we have xmas parties and stuff

I would look at hotels that have rooms/ so not specifically advertised for a wedding. Our local hotel have rooms used for small meetings etc that would be large enough for your family.

Or a local quaint/Italian restaurant that may provide you with a section (upstairs or conservatory that is reserved for you). Perhaps some live music might be available (local guitarist or whatever your tastes).

Even a nice pub. Perhaps a Monday or Tuesday night.

All of you go to the registry to get married, and then go to a fabulous restaurant for lunch or dinner. That's what my husband and I did and it was perfect. Relaxed, low key and zero stress.

As far as the reception goes, forget anywhere that advertises as a "wedding venue" and look at a pub, club or restaurant that does "private parties".

We got married in the register office recently and had six guests. It was lovely, you could have had just two guests as witnesses!

I remember a lovely place when we were looking for our venue. Search for Crear Wee Weddings

Gretna green my sister married there with only 8 guests

Elope to somewhere in Scotland. You can get married anywhere on Scottish soil (within reason). Pick a gorgeous spot - preferably outside and then find somewhere lovely for dinner.

There are some lovely register offices out there. Have a google.

Definitely look at hotels or private guest hotels/houses that have small rooms. I went to a lovely wedding where there was only 15 of us, it was so lovely! Can you look in your local area to see what registered places you can get married - you local council should have a list.
Registry office is a good shout, there is some lovely ones in my local area and maybe a nice restaurant. We recently went to a wedding that had the wedding breakfast in a Zizzis restaurant, it was in Warwick so very quaint on its own messamime floor that led out into a little courtyard, it was beautiful. Always worth asking any restaurants if you have a particular like. Maybe hiring a nice house or something for you all to stay in after?

Try the Gilpin in the Lake District. I went to a wedding there st the lake house with only 8 guests. there's Michelin starred food and spa facilities but it's really small and intimate.