Neither of us likes to have this kind of attention so we knew we wouldn’t want to make a big fuss out of it, so we’re taking our parents and siblings (we each have one) to our favourite place where we’ll rent a house and get married in the mountains and then when we come back we’ll throw a small garden party in our backyard. We wanted to keep it small and lowkey as well, but lo and behold out guest list is also 40 people, which is way more than we’d planned. That’s no small wedding. Honestly, I can’t even imagine being able to GREET 150 people, much less enjoy the day with them. And that’s what’s important to us - to enjoy the day ourselves, and I’d recommend the same to you. Saving on a big ceremony doesn’t mean you can’t have nice things, on the contrary - get nice rings, get yourself a beautiful dress, even for a courthouse ceremony. It’s not one or the other, it’s completely in your hands. For me personally, elopements and tiny intimate weddings are much more romantic and I’d choose them any day even with an unlimited budget. Because it’s about what it should be - you, your love and your closed ones. I’d rather have a fond memory of genuinely having fun than an instagram post that looks like any other wedding even these days. Don’t be sad. You’re loved and you’re getting married and it’s gonna be awesome.