Would you be bored at my wedding?

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I'm having a last minute panic about our wedding plans - we only ever wanted something fairly small and intimate but I'm worried we've not really considered our guests enough.

We're getting married in our local church at 5pm, having around 60 guests and then a 'light' reception at a local restaurant, where we've hired part of the restaurant (it's a barn conversion and a lovely setting).

We should be arriving at the reception venue at around 6pm and we're having a drinks reception on arrival (cocktails) however we're not having a sit down meal, but a nice 'buffet' type set up.

There won't be a seating plan but lots of tables, couches to sit on. We plan to decorate the place with bunting, fairy lights etc. There will be a cake but we don't want speeches etc (two very dysfunctional families!).

Here's the thing, we haven't planned to have a DJ or a band, we will have music playing but there isn't a dance floor or anything, and we just hope people will eat, drink, chat, catch up etc. If it's a nice day there's an outside bar and gardens. I assume the last people will stay until 10/11pm ish (hopefully no later!) as we really just want something intimate and 'us'. We're then off to spend the night in a lovely hotel before heading off on our honeymoon.

Should we do more for our guests? I'm worried people are going to be bored because they can't dance or because there's no funny speeches etc. If I was going to the wedding as a guest it would be perfect for me, I had full day weddings and DJs, but I realise most people like that sort of thing!

We did sonething similar. We put music on over the sound system and bought an obscene amount of alcohol. According to our guests it went very well.

Hello Op.
Your wedding sounds great.
Similar to mine. We had 12-5. With only 40 guests. Got married inside and then sat inside with the doors open.
Very informal 3 course meal of our favourite things!
Then a few speeches. Myself, my DH and my daddy.
Then everyone mingled outside in the sun with their drinks on benches or sat on the grass. It was lovely!
The only things I cared about really was getting married, having some lovely photos at the end of it and eating some lovely food. All three were achieved!

Yeah, there was a reasonable amount of booze lotta, but I can't just sit drinking for five hours straight (there was food too, to be fair, the speeches were interspersed with dinner), but from 6pm-11pm we all had to sit there pretending to listen to speeches we couldn't understand. It was unbelievably dull. As soon as they ended they invited us to go downstairs to the bar for more drinking and dancing, but I'd had enough by then and went back to the hotel. Everyone else stayed up all night. I couldn't be arsed tbh! I much preferred to sleep.

It sounds lovely to me. As much as I love a good disco, I also love what you've proposed as well!
Able to talk to each other, and as long as you've got plentiful food and drink available, I'd be sorted.

Hi OP. How did your wedding go?

Sounds perfect. Very similar to what we are doing except we are having ours at home 😊

That sounds like a lovely wedding OP - people will be fed in a beautiful setting and will be able to chat and catch up etc. I certainly wouldn't be bored.

If you are at all worried you could include something like a photo booth - there are lots of tutorials about how to make your own if hiring is too expensive. But only if it's something you want, because I definitely don't think you need anything extra.

Have a gorgeous day when it comes! X