Sounds like a plan 
My hubby and I did similar. We got married at a registrars office and only invited and told my parents and two good friends. Hubby's family are Australian and we opted to tell them later on and have a celebration with them all when we get back to Australia sometime in the not too distant future.
We had a lovely day, slept in in the morning, got married at 11.30, went back to our house for champagne and gooey chocolate wedding cake (made by my own fair hand) with our friends and then went for a long hike over the hills with our dogs in the afternoon. That evening the 6 of us went out for dinner at a lovely restaurant and that was it! We had a long weekend honeymoon break a few months later in the South of France.
Most of my friends still don't know we are married. I've not changed my name nor did we exchange wedding rings. Just not our thing. But we are very happy and our day was about us and what we wanted. We'd never wanted a big wedding, felt it was too much to stress about and tbh never felt the need to marry in church as neither of us are religious. Besides, in this day and age I just felt we had more important things to spend money on and my green conscience would have hated the eco cost of a big wedding
I'd maybe consider telling and inviting both sets of parents and leaving it at that. And then sometime next summer why not have a BBQ or hog roast and invite all your family and friends to celebrate with you then? No fuss, just everyone there, in a relaxed atmosphere so you can share and tell them
My hubby and I did similar. We got married at a registrars office and only invited and told my parents and two good friends. Hubby's family are Australian and we opted to tell them later on and have a celebration with them all when we get back to Australia sometime in the not too distant future.
We had a lovely day, slept in in the morning, got married at 11.30, went back to our house for champagne and gooey chocolate wedding cake (made by my own fair hand) with our friends and then went for a long hike over the hills with our dogs in the afternoon. That evening the 6 of us went out for dinner at a lovely restaurant and that was it! We had a long weekend honeymoon break a few months later in the South of France.
Most of my friends still don't know we are married. I've not changed my name nor did we exchange wedding rings. Just not our thing. But we are very happy and our day was about us and what we wanted. We'd never wanted a big wedding, felt it was too much to stress about and tbh never felt the need to marry in church as neither of us are religious. Besides, in this day and age I just felt we had more important things to spend money on and my green conscience would have hated the eco cost of a big wedding
I'd maybe consider telling and inviting both sets of parents and leaving it at that. And then sometime next summer why not have a BBQ or hog roast and invite all your family and friends to celebrate with you then? No fuss, just everyone there, in a relaxed atmosphere so you can share and tell them
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