I think it's different strokes for different folks! DH and i got married with just two friends as witnesses.
We thought it was a very personal thing and didn't want any fuss.We did tell my Mum the night before though and she looked after my two children, she seemed happy for us, DH's mum was ok with it too. ( don't think they agreed to us living together in sin .
It was my second time (first time had the big white wedding) and it ended in disaster.
I'm glad to say we are still very happy 43 years later! even with more than our fair share of ups and downs.
Our oldest and youngest had big white weddings with us paying for the receptions, and both ended in divorce, our eldest son remarried about 12 years ago with me getting a text to tell us straight after the ceremony from my DDIL, we were very happy for them because they had warned us if they did get married they would just go off and do it quietly which they did, and i'm glad to say they are still still going strong.
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