I have found myself in a dilemma and I hope your advice will help me decide.
I was planning to get married on February 5th and to celebrate with our families and friends. However, we have just learned 2 days ago that out of the 8 groomsmen, 5 of them will not be present. We made the mistake of not informing them in advance and are now in a dilemma. I know for sure that on my side, my friends will all be present but I feel bad knowing that on my fiancé's side, he won't have the possibility to celebrate this union with his close friends. That being said, he offered me three options, based on the fact that he absolutely don't want me to regret my decision. He lets me do what I want, but I am still undecided. More or less important details: we have been paying a rent for an apartment since July and culturally and religiously speaking, we can't live there until we are legally married. Here are the options:
1- We do the wedding and the party on February 5th, but we will not have a honeymoon nor will we be able to travel during the rest of the year
2- We have a civil wedding only, with a small get-together with family and friends. Immediately after, we''ll have a honeymoon, with the possibility of a second trip during the year
3- We get married civilly without the party on February 5th and we postpone the date of the reception to May.
No matter which option we choose, the budget aspect is not an impediment. I don't know what to think honestly. I want to have a party to celebrate our wedding with the people we love, but I love to travel, not to mention that the destination for the honeymoon is a heavenly destination! I don't want to disappoint my family either, but nowadays weddings don't have to be big.
I would really appreciate your opinion. 😕🤍
