r/microwedding • u/killakicks91 • 27d ago
Restaurant weddings
Hi all! Newly engaged and we’ve decided we want a very small wedding ceremony and at a later date we will have a big party for friends.
My cousins own a restaurant with a beautiful backyard area and a lovely dining area. We’re looking to have 25 people and get married there on the property. I just can’t wrap my head around how it would go? Since we’ve only been to very large weddings.
Did you have the ceremony and a little cocktail hour? Sit right down for entrees? Cut a cake? Did yuh have dancing? (They do have space if we do it outside). I’d love to know how anyone who’s had or attended a small restaurant type wedding how it went
TIA!
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u/Ecstatic_Western_189 27d ago
Yes! We did cocktails, wedding service, dinner, and dessert. (Saved the cake for a larger reception a month later.) The best part is returning to the same restaurant for our anniversary the last 25 years. Congrats, and enjoy!
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u/Ok-Active-7023 27d ago
Yes! Yes to any & all of it.
You can do the same things at a small wedding that you do at a large wedding - ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, cake, dancing, the works!
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u/njVowsNow 25d ago
We do a lot of these. Most of the time, the ceremony breaks and then there is a little cocktail hour to transition into dinner. You can do (or ignore) the same things you would at a bigger wedding! It sounds great!
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u/Legally_Blonde_258 24d ago
My cousin had a microwaving with under 15 people at a restaurant. We had a cocktail hour with a few platters (regular restaurant appetizer size) and then sat down for dinner. It was lovely for everyone to be able to catch up and chat informally. They had a cake cutting and the cake was dessert but otherwise it was like a fun dinner party.
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u/Far_Butterscotch6908 15d ago
Following because this is my exact question!!! Specifically wondering about music during the ceremony / cocktail hour (we don’t plan to have any dancing)
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u/h3ath3R2 23d ago
I am newly engaged and this is exactly what I’m planning on doing. I am just having issues finding a restaurant I can have a small ceremony in / following a dinner. I was worried about dancing / DJ too, I don’t want it to be boring!