Small wedding

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Hi All,

Hoping for tips here! My partner and I are due to marry in October.

We are having a very small wedding with only 16 people (including us) in attendance. We are marrying in an old converted barn (licensed for marriage), followed by a three course dinner in a private room on the same site.

We intend to welcome guests with champagne/beer and leave wine on the tables for during the meal/speeches. Music will be played from a playlist.

Following cake cutting, we will be supplying cheese and crackers etc to go with drinks if they are wanted.

--Does this sound shit!?????

In addition, other than name tags at table, room decorations, flowers for the table, favours etc. What else should I be buying / including? I'm so clueless and shit and I just want a nice day

This sounds really really lovely. I’m picturing you having a great time laughing and chatting with all your guests together round one big table! Enjoy!

I think you have it covered. It sounds lovely, but bear in mind that the guests will only remember the key things - the food and drink, and whether the venue was warm enough. They won't remember the favours, chair covers and other non essentials.

Sounds perfect.

That's so true, it's easy to get lost in all of the extra frills!

I just want everyone to have a nice, enjoyable day 😩

We had a small weddings (after the people who were invited by obligation left early-including us!-there were about 20 people left). We started the evening with champagne and ended with about £5k of nice alcohol ofvarioys sorts which they polished off. Apparently they had a great time. Honestly good company is the only thing you need. If you are getting married in cold weather I would double check that your barn is heated/but some nice wool blankets or something. Don’t worry too much about getting weddingy stuff. Most people don’t notice.

Also - possibly and incredibly ridiculous question. But do we choose our own vows etc, or is a civil registrar service very basic?

Sounds perfect! Sometimes people worry about all the details and the simpler it is the better.
I had wild flowers (and sweet peas that my mum grew) in jam jars on my tables. We didn’t do wedding favours (I’m not a fan and think they get lost/dumped) but handmade lovely name tags for everyone and in our thank you letters gave everyone a copy of our group wedding photo shot.
You’ll have a lovely time and get to speak to everyone. Perfect wedding in my opinion.

Speaking as someone who attends a lot of weddings, it sounds lovely, nice and relaxed. Focus is on marriage and not on all the extra window dressing.