Do intimate weddings of 30 guests or less still feel like 'enough' of a celebration?

Well My grandfather's ring will need to be melted down and made into a ring for my Guy. I think we'll be the only one dancing that night..since his side of the family is in their 70's and don't dance. he is the baby of the family and the last of them to get married. I do have a wedding planner which will make things much easier. I have my music list already done. I am walking down the aile to Shaina Twain's "from this moment on. Spanish guitar while everyone is getting settled in their seats. Our first dance song is Keith Urban" making memories". "sugar sugar or our cake cutting. we are trying our hardest to keep everything simple as possible. We are both in our 50's so we don't need all the hype as younger brides like.We are doing an outdoor wedding at the church. Our hall was a score only 50$ for the evening. We are going to make it an early night at well, maybe go until 11pm.

Hahaha sorry for the confusion Kate! I meant bands as in wedding rings It's so sweet that you're taking your grandfather's ring! Will it need any adjustment? What music will you put in your spotify playlist?

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I'd love to hear your ideas! Will you have everyone dancing at the end of the night?

Wedding bands? as in rings or as in music? I am taking my grandfather's ring and making a wedding band for my hubby to be. far as music goes, I am doing a play list from spotify.

Hey Stephanie! What kind of venue are you looking for? Do you want something more like a rustic barn style or an elegant hall?

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I can't wait to see your ideas of decorations!

That will be a very cute wedding! Have you already started looking for wedding bands?

Hi Stephanie! Welcome! I see you are from the Montreal area!
Have you looked into Hotels at all?! They usually have alot of rooms for meetings, seminars, events where they can size a room quite easily. What are you picturing for your wedding?!Just curious?! Why don't you want to have it in a restaurant? Montreal has so many amazing spots! I think that would be fabulous to have an initmate ceremony! How's this for an idea!.....The night life is so amazing in Montreal as well, you wouldn't even need a DJ! You and all your guests could show up and get a guest list at a night club and dance the night away! You in your dress, your groom and guests all dress up! Super fun! Ha! I just came up with that idea right now! I think of my wedding wasn't so huge I would do exactly that!!!!! Keep us posted!

Hi,This will be my first wedding and it will be a maxmum of 40people. I always wanted a large party of 200, but with my husband to be, smaller will be better for the both of us. Less stressfull and more time with the guests I guess. I only want the closes to me to be part of the ceremony. It all depends on what you prefer.

However, finding the venue I want for a small size and not be a tiny restaurant is difficult. Im search for the right place at the moment.

I am kind of taking the nest of both worlds, with an intimate ceremony, and a big ol' party too.....but to be honest I think the intimate celebration would be my pick if I was the only person who had a say in this!

I think you can have an intimate wedding, and still whoop it up and celebrate very well. It just depends on if you think you'll look back and feel lik you missed out.

Hi Emilie I am hoping a small banquet hall/resort not too far from me, it's kind of in the country

My first wedding was 350 I don't remember eating or sitting all night I was so busy. Me and my future husband are planning a smaller wedding of 70 mostly his family.

It will be mostly My Hubby to be's family, as I don't have any family left. 90% his family and just a few close friends.

Hi Stephanie! 75 sounds like a great number. It's so nice to meet you! In what kind of venue will you host your wedding?

Hi Kate! Nice to meet you! That will be so perfect and intimate! Are your guests mostly friends or family?

120 - 130 is still a fair-sized wedding! I think that's a great size to still maintain the intimacy Factor. As much as I love my huge family, and love having them all with me 225 is still rather large and I'm hoping that I'll still feel the closeness in the room!

My guest list will be under 75. My and my fiancé's families are small as are our friends group.Also 3 out of 4 of our parents have passed so there isn't "their list" in the mix.

I used Whitney Krutzfeldt and she is phenomenal! Would definitely highly recommend her!

Have you tried using Vancity Weddings to search for vendors? http://www.vancityweddings.com/ I used them to find most of our vendors.

We had a friend take our engagement photos but for the wedding, we hired a different photographer. We wanted our friend to be a part of our celebration and not have to work during the wedding. (He's photographed a lot of his friends' weddings so he said he really appreciated being able to partake in the festivities for once!) Before asking a friend to be one of your vendors, I would recommend taking into consideration if you would prefer to have them as a guest and how you would handle "difficult" conversations if you have to speak with them about their services. And even though they're a friend, it's still a good idea to sign a contract to avoid any confusion on expectations!

I have a friend of mine who is doing our pictures, I just have to feed him, no extra cost. I would try to see if you can have a friend take your wedding pictures, it saves a lot in the end. Photographers are very costly.most start @ 300.00 and up

We have 20 people coming to our wedding in July, which is a perfect size and plenty celebration with a smaller group. Easier to feed less people. Our wedding is going to cost 2500.00$ for everything.

I think wedding size and style of wedding are all very personal. I would have done a destination beach wedding with maybe 20 guests and been super happy but I would not have been able to show my face at any family function ever again after that.

I was hoping to be at around 70 guests since I am just inviting close family and a few friends, which would be small if your families are all the standard 2.5 kids each. My Dad comes from a big family and FH and his Dad also come from big families (all with 6 kids) so suddenly I am at over 100 people. Add on 10 friends and suddenly I have a big (ish) wedding.

I think also think it makes a difference how old you are...if FH and I had met 20 years ago my wedding would have been much smaller since some of the guests wouldn't have even been born at that point

Holy CARP! I can't imagine anything that big...I mean I have lived a lot of places I could get it that big if I include everyone I have been friends with over the past 30 years but man! I am having a teeny tiny 120-130 sized wedding.

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In what type of venue will you celebrate your wedding?

Hi Shaylyn, I know what you mean, it's hard to decide on guests. But I think you could put in as much effort if it is intimate and will probably be less stressful. You two should have the wedding you deserve whether big or small! You'll see the whole experience itself is quite satisfying Maybe you could add a few more people instead of 100? Could that be a solution?

I'm North Vancouver. I've been searching

Our wedding is between 35-40. It is definitely enough of a celebration for us. We are looking forward to actually being able to spend a little time with each guest and enjoy the day instead of a room full of people we may not get a chance to chat with at all. Less is more!

Where abouts in British Columbia are you getting married? I've found that doing a google search (if you can't find any through this website!) of the town you're getting married in for photographers, (ie: Kelowna wedding photographers) and see what pops up. If you can't find any, you can also search nearby towns or cities as quite a few photographers will travel to nearby smaller areas for special events like a wedding if they have the availability. Go through their websites and see what wedding packages they offer or contact them to ask about availability and pricing!

Or if you want to stay budget-friendly, ask your family members and friends and see if there is a new photographer that they know of that could take your photos for a cheaper price than an estabilished professional. Make sure you see a portfolio before hiring so that you'll be happy with how your wedding photos may turn out! Good luck!

Me and my hubby are just having a intimate wedding . 30 people for us are Good . Do u know of any photographers

I wanted an intimate wedding of 10 people... He wanted the big family affair... Since our families are massive (especially mine) or guest list now sits at 162 people... Sometimes I mourn the little back yard wedding but the more planning I do the more into the extravaganza I get.

Honestly if I could of done an intimate wedding I would of, but we just have to large of immediate families and friends to have such a thing .... and I want all those that mean the most to me to be there to share in our special day

If you want a more intimate wedding, definitely go for it! I've heard from quite a few people that got talked into bigger weddings when they only wanted a small one and they wish that they'd kept it smaller. I had orginally wanted a bigger wedding (around 100 people) but ended up with about 70 guests but it ended up working really well. We were able to actually greet and see everyone which doesn't always happen with larger weddings. If you only had about 30 people, you'd really get to spend some quality time with them.