amom23
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Post by amom23 on Jun 22, 2015 17:46:01 GMT
We had almost 400. Crazy big, but with lots of family and living in a small town what can you do?!?!
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Post by Patter on Jun 22, 2015 17:50:33 GMT
Love seeing those of you that had small weddings too. Not that large wedding are bad by any means but I can't imagine knowing that many people. LOL! Because I grew up in Europe and I literally have family all over the U.S., there is no "hometown" or place where family is. One thing that makes me sad is that I don't ever have family around. I am praying my girls will live close to us someday (no more than 5 hours away) if possible. I would LOVE to start to have family where we can have family get-togethers. What an amazing thing that would be!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2015 18:34:23 GMT
Around 50? It was in an LDS temple. I could only invite people who held temple recommends. I wish I would have eloped. Like another poster said, I hate being the center of attention, and getting dressed up. I regret wearing a wedding dress. White isn't my color.
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Jun 22, 2015 18:56:57 GMT
I can't remember how many we invited but it was about 45 that attended
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tuesdaysgone
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jun 22, 2015 19:04:29 GMT
Maybe about 50-60.
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Post by birdy on Jun 22, 2015 19:15:14 GMT
Around 300... we both have BIG families!
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Post by brandy327 on Jun 22, 2015 19:38:07 GMT
I want to say we had around 100 or 120. My mom's side of the family is pretty large and everyone was pretty much invited. As I'd mentioned on the wedding dress post, my now dh and I lived on the east coast and my parents planned the entire wedding. I ordered the invitations and my mom gave me the list of who she wanted to invite. DH's family all lived on the east coast so it was only his dad, mom, grandmother and aunt as far as family. And then he had 4 friends that came out as well. I was in the frame of mind that I didn't care who came to the wedding as long as dh and I got hitched.
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 22, 2015 19:54:41 GMT
We invited around 150. Had 100 on the day of. Loved the size!
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Post by grinningcat on Jun 22, 2015 20:17:19 GMT
Love seeing those of you that had small weddings too. Not that large wedding are bad by any means but I can't imagine knowing that many people. LOL! Because I grew up in Europe and I literally have family all over the U.S., there is no "hometown" or place where family is. One thing that makes me sad is that I don't ever have family around. I am praying my girls will live close to us someday (no more than 5 hours away) if possible. I would LOVE to start to have family where we can have family get-togethers. What an amazing thing that would be!!! I didn't think we knew that many people either but once the list started, it was crazy. Half of that is family... the rest is friends. Craziness.
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Post by Lori McMud on Jun 22, 2015 21:33:13 GMT
We had 180. I loved my big wedding, my big reception and my big flowers! I knew I would only have one wedding and I was doing it up big!
Lori
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jun 22, 2015 21:39:25 GMT
We had 3 people. My mom, his mom and step dad. We got married on a cruise ship
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Post by cyndijane on Jun 22, 2015 21:43:07 GMT
40. I have a huge family, and we had lots of school friends, but I didn't want a 250 person wedding. So we got married in the middle of the week. It was small and lovely!!
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Jun 22, 2015 21:54:52 GMT
We were married on a Friday afternoon and had between 250-275 people. We both have large families and come from the same small farming community, so a lot of people were invited, not to mention our co-workers, too. We were married in a church, dashed to cars in the rain and drove to the reception hall a half hour away. His parents insisted on this location because they were into ball room dancing and it had an excellent dance floor.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 22, 2015 21:58:01 GMT
About 250. That was plenty. My mom had a daughter so she could plan a wedding! I let her do most of it. I was young and didn't have a clue anyway.
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Post by bunnyhug on Jun 22, 2015 23:35:16 GMT
The ceremony was probably about 150 people, the dinner we had 350, the dance was somewhere over 500. Dh and I have large families and those families have been pretty settled in their hometowns for a long time, so we both know everyone! Added to that are all the people we know through university/college, sports teams dh played for, and large circles of workmates, and you get a big group.
Our hall was brand new, light and comfortable, and the whole weekend was pretty casual-ish--dh and I had an awesome time and didn't leave the dance until the end (5am after we kept paying the DJ to stay, lol!) and then were back at the hall for the big gift opening and lunch at 11am, followed by a party and BBQ at a friebd's that night. I'd say I saw and talked to everyone, and I'd do it all again!
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Post by moosedogtoo on Jun 22, 2015 23:46:30 GMT
When my late DH and I got married, there were about 40 guests. When my current DH and I got married in Vegas, our only "guests" were a random couple we met in front of the courthouse because we needed witnesses and so did they. LOL
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 23, 2015 0:13:24 GMT
About 150. DH lived in the Bay Area and we were married in Baton Rouge. So his dad, step-mom and sister as well as his best man attended and the rest were my friends and small family ~ mom, dad, sister and niece. About a month after the wedding my sister and bother-in-law gave us a reception at their home in the Bay Area so I could meet all his friends.
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Post by Anita on Jun 23, 2015 0:16:50 GMT
One. Unless you count her two kids, one of whom was an infant. Then three.
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Post by FurryP on Jun 23, 2015 0:34:35 GMT
Love seeing those of you that had small weddings too. Not that large wedding are bad by any means but I can't imagine knowing that many people. LOL! Because I grew up in Europe and I literally have family all over the U.S., there is no "hometown" or place where family is. One thing that makes me sad is that I don't ever have family around. I am praying my girls will live close to us someday (no more than 5 hours away) if possible. I would LOVE to start to have family where we can have family get-togethers. What an amazing thing that would be!!! You'd better put in your request for 3 hours. I live 4.5 hrs from my family and no way do I see them as often, or as long as I would like.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 1:35:09 GMT
We got married in our back yard. Had about 60 attendees, plus a string quartet and wait staff. It was a blast!
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Post by Tamhugh on Jun 23, 2015 1:57:48 GMT
We invited 200 and had 196 attend. We were only out of college a year and a half and were still close with a lot of college and high school friends. We were married at my childhood church but had the reception at a restaurant/catering hall. Church hall weddings are not common where I grew up (but fire hall weddings were). It was a great day and I am glad we did it that way. If I were doing it again as a young person, I would want the whole thing again. If I were doing it as a middle aged couple like we are now? Probably a destination wedding on a beach with just family and a handful of close friends. It's all about where we are in life.
As a side note, two years ago, we had 4 weddings in a 5 month time span. One was an outdoor ceremony along a stream with a rustic themed reception (about 100 guests), one was a very traditional Catholic mass and reception (about 150), one was a beach themed wedding held in a historic church in FL (about 100), and the last one was a glamorous full blown affair (250). They were all beautiful and amazing. They all totally reflected the couple and we had a great time celebrating with them as guests. Next year is shaping up to be a big wedding year for us again and I can't wait to see what they are all like. No matter how many people there are, or what type of wedding it is, we are honored to be included.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 6:12:56 GMT
I think there were about 120 at the Japanese wedding.
There were 85 at the Canadian one.
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Post by Gillyflower on Jun 23, 2015 7:45:05 GMT
We invited 60 and I think 56 turned up. One friend was quite ill on Dialysis and was unable to make it with his wife that day and I don't remember what happened to the other 2. We were able to get around and chat with everyone at the reception and it was pretty relaxed and fun. Gilly.
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Post by Patter on Jun 23, 2015 10:29:21 GMT
Love seeing those of you that had small weddings too. Not that large wedding are bad by any means but I can't imagine knowing that many people. LOL! Because I grew up in Europe and I literally have family all over the U.S., there is no "hometown" or place where family is. One thing that makes me sad is that I don't ever have family around. I am praying my girls will live close to us someday (no more than 5 hours away) if possible. I would LOVE to start to have family where we can have family get-togethers. What an amazing thing that would be!!! You'd better put in your request for 3 hours. I live 4.5 hrs from my family and no way do I see them as often, or as long as I would like. Oh I am sure. My sister and brother have lived in the same town for 20+ years, and they still don't see each other much. I think no matter how close/far, it takes an effort with schedules.
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Post by birukitty on Jun 23, 2015 15:44:40 GMT
0. DH and I got married by ourselves in Jamaica at a resort 20 years ago. DH's parents had passed and mine stayed at home to babysit my 4 year old son. It was my 3rd wedding so they were fine with that. It was the most perfect wedding. The resort did weddings for free and they did an amazing job. My bouquet was gorgeous-orchids. I'd post a photo but they are all on film and negatives. We even took our own wedding photos since I was a wedding photographer and DH worked in a camera shop. We put the camera on a tripod and hooked it up with a remote trigger that fired every few seconds. I posed us for the posed shots, and he took mine, and I took his photos. Then we went to dinner at the best restaurant on the resort, and had our honeymoon there.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 23, 2015 15:55:41 GMT
DH and I eloped in Vegas 24 years ago. I 've never regretted it. We plan on going to Vegas next year to celebrate our 25 th anniversary. I'm so finding an Elvis impersonator to renew our vows! Unfortunately the chapel we were married in is now defunct. We got married at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel last summer and it was an outdoor gazebo ceremony at night. It was nice. But they do also have Elvis impersonators, if you're interested. The venue was professional to work with too. My first wedding we had about 30. Then we had a big, family party a few months later with about 100 people. My second wedding, we went to Vegas and we only had my SIL as our witness. Then we had a party when we returned with about 50 people.
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