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Registry office wedding

5 replies

Tiddlesem · 27/08/2024 00:07

So myself and my DP got engaged 4 years ago when our first baby was 6 months old. We are together 10 years this year. We now have another DD and have finally decided we want to get married and to do it in a registry office for several different reasons. We are both introverts, no money for large wedding, I have adhd so could never manage organising a wedding and don't have lots of friends to invite so very happy to just go in, me DP and our 2 girls and get married. He liked this idea but then said he would like his family to come.

I have had a turbulent relationship with his parents in past since dd born. His mom can be very emotionally controlling and I feel he is saying this out of a level of guilt.

I can wholy appreciate why he wants them there but I also just want it to be us becasue i feel like thats the whole point. We just go and do it, no fuss, no drama no one else involved. if we invite his parents along then I know his siblings will be asking and then my extended family etc etc when I really just want it to be our little family that we have created together.

Please what do others think??

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Cecilly · 27/08/2024 00:35

I think it's your wedding too. Maybe he'll be willing to compromise and you can meet his parents and family after the wedding for a meal? Just tell him what you said here.

PerspicaciaTick · 25/09/2024 21:46

You will need to provide 2 adult witnesses, so there will be someone else at your wedding. You might want to think who that could be.

CrispsnDips · 25/09/2024 22:00

We had a Registry Office wedding..our three children were present. Our elderly retired neighbours were witnesses. Do what you want to do…

k8jones · 02/10/2024 12:46

What about eloping? We have an elopement wedding venue in Devon? Its cheaper to go to a registrar's office but not as romantic (in my opnion!)

MzPixie · 02/10/2024 22:50

Myself and DP are thinking about elopement packages because we are after a nice but small wedding

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