My fiancee and I do not wish to have a wedding party in our wedding. We are having a small wedding of 40-50 people, (outside wedding) and plan on having a reception with more guests invited to the reception. One factor is that we just don't have good enough friends or have family in other states, that make it difficult to be able to participate in our wedding. I just don't know if this is considered too tacky or out of place? Our reception would be lacking a wedding party dance and some of the traditions a wedding would have, and that's my main concern.
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Jan 28, 2008, 10:49 AM
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The only issue for you will be witnesses. Be sure to have two people to witness the signing of the marriage license. You don't need to have a bridal party or attendants for a small, informal wedding. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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jblunier
Jan 28, 2008, 11:26 AM
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I would like to ask if you've ever been to a wedding w/ a good number of guests and the bride/groom not have a wedding party? If so, how do you think people reacted to this, and how was the reception handled?
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Jan 28, 2008, 12:23 PM
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It really depends on the formality of your event. The number of guests reflect this as well. The more formal your event, the more attendants you would have. With a small, informal wedding, you don't need attendants, but only two people to sign as witnesses. These could be anyone who was actually there.
Your reception doesn't have to include any of the traditional elements of the typical reception. These are all optional.
I don't think anyone could tell you exactly how guests would react to this. However, guests may expect some traditional elements of the typical reception, such as time related refreshments. Dancing is optional. If you want to include it, you could create your own types of dances. None of them need to be what is considered traditional.
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