I'm okay with the idea of being married, but I dread the thought of a wedding. I hate being the centre of attention, suck at speeches, can't rely on any of my friends to turn up or give a speech themselves. Then the shame of having this lack of close bros paraded in front of my whole extended family. Is it common for weddings to just be about the union while fucking off all the other fluffy bullshit?
Don't get married then
>>18461642
Its only for a day don't worry. It's a bit like Christmas in that the huge lead up to it feels stressful but on the day you end up enjoying all the hard work you put into preparing for it.
>I'm okay with the idea of being married
>>18461642
I'd want to get a very private wedding (just our close family and a couple of very friends). I told it to my boyfriend the first time we talked about it.
He seems fine with it.
>>18461642
This is a thing in my family, because we're all very private people. My parents and two of my cousins have all gotten married privately without telling anyone anything beforehand and with the minimum hassle. I'll do the same when the time comes. It really depends on your partner, though. Some people want the "special day", the gifts, the whole show. So it's something to discuss with your partner, but yeah, the wedding party is not mandatory in anyway. The whole idea of vowing eternal companionship and love to your SO while the whole family stares seems bizarre and incredibly invasive, but to each their own I guess.
The latest meme is having a small wedding with just parents, and a smaller party with some close friend, IF even that.