I’m having a small intimate destination wedding in Lake Como, Italy - my dream fairytale wedding destination and one of the best decisions I am very happy about is having no wedding party. I feel so much more at ease / less stressed as it reduces so much planning and also costs without having a wedding party. The idea was since it is a destination wedding I don’t want to make my guests feel obligated to come but instead come if you can as we would love to have you there to celebrate and we are not accepting gifts as your attendance is a gift of itself. I’m planning for about 25-35 guests so it is small and we didn’t want to have most of our guests up during the ceremony if they were part of the wedding.
My friend is also planning a destination wedding and considering 7 bridesmaid/bridesmen and 7 groomsmen and her wedding size is about 50. She is already so stressed planning out outfits, proposal gifts, day of gifts, debating on if she should cover some of their accommodations or getting ready costs, and overall just drama on who to select in her party for “political” reasons.
Just talking about all these other details she has to figure out gives me the sense of relief that I made such a good decision not to have a wedding party. I was engaged end of June and I finished all my wedding planning back in September. I literally planned it all already including all details - vendors locked down, ceremony songs, wedding weekend outfits/shoes, high-level wedding timeline, wedding favors, wedding signs, hand painted wedding invitation designs, and wedding dance choreography and songs… it seems like a breeze and our wedding date is Sept 16, 2023! I’m not stressed at all and eliminated the risk of any wedding party drama occurring. The only thing on my mind is please no rain on the wedding day and that’s it! Easily the best decision I made through the wedding process! I would recommend it if you’re willing to be non-traditional!
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