2007-01-13 19:19:07 · 9 answers · asked by Curious 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You would be surprised who would make a trip for a wedding, honestly.
A wedding isnt just some party, its a major life event and people, you will find, will try as hard as they can to be there.
My advice would be this. Speak to your reception hall and tell them the situation. That you are planning on sending out 100 invites but that its entirely possible that only 50 people will come. If its a good place, they will be able to work with you giving you a room that can hold up to a certain amount but wont look sparse if not filled to even close to capacity. Also, usually they ask for a guarantee of adult guests, be sure to give only the minumum number otherwise you will have to pay for what you have guaranteed regardless of who shows up.
And dont worry, plan the wedding that you want, if only 30 people show up (which I HIGHLY doubt) then you know that those 30 people will whoop it up and have a great time. The main point of the day is your happiness and joy over marrying the man you love, believe me if only 10 people come you will still have the best time!
Best wishes!
2007-01-14 04:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husbands aunt and her husband actually got married in Scottland, so no one was there, it was an elopement, but before the wedding they told everyone to be online at their website at a particular time, the wedding was live on the web! When they got back, they sent out DVD's of the event to all of the family and friends! It was great! They also included the video on their website along with the days pictures!
All of us that live in the same area, near her parents got together and they actually had food brought there for us to enjoy while watching the event!
Jsut an idea, congrats!
2007-01-14 08:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My partner and I have the same problem. We have family in the UK and all over Australia. Its a nightmare to think of the logistics of such a wedding, so we have decided on an alternative. We are going to have an island wedding - BY OURSELVES! Its perfect. We elope to the Whitsundays and have a honeymoon at the same time. Its all about us and our wedding and rather than have family spoil it all with all their problems etc, we just send them photos with a fancy letter saying we are now Mr. and Mrs. Us! It makes sense to us as we'll be the ones getting married so the focus should be on us. Goodluck and hope it works out for you.
2007-01-13 19:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by moondreamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plan the wedding you want and invite whomever you want. If some of your invited guests find themselves unable to travel that far, they will have to send their regrets. Simple.
2007-01-13 20:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by Liz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not use WEB CAMS for those unable to travel . They may not be able to attend in person but they at least would be able to feel as tho they were a part of the celebration .
2007-01-13 19:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by iambettyboop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the wedding videotaped and mail a copy to those that cannot attend the ceremony.
2007-01-13 19:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a video of the wedding and reception and mail it to those that live too far away to join you.
2007-01-13 19:23:32 · answer #7 · answered by barb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are the ones getting married, therefore you have it where you want it. if people can't make it, then they can't make it. not everyone will be happy. if your close family is there, then that's all that matters. if you have the budget for it, have a couple of small ceremonies. if not, send them a video.
2007-01-13 19:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just have to pick a location that works for you, and hope they decide to make the trip.
You can also have multiple receptions, but this can be costly. (But, don't have multiple ceremonies. That's inappropriate.)
2007-01-14 01:22:30 · answer #9 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋