Hi guys, my wife and I register few months ago.
We decided to have our wedding dinner next year.
But the problem is both of us have very less relative and friend. (Both side combine less than 80 peoples)

We feel a bit shy on less quantity of guest and the restaurant might reject us.
Anyone have suggestion for small size wedding dinner or any other suggestion?
We also thought of just go honeymoon.


Appreciate for the feedback.

80 people is like 8 tables already.

i always like these intimate weddings
go for nicer venues la instead of restaurant or hotels

I believe some restaurant still cater for that amount of tables maybe they dont let u use the big hall only.

If u stay in landed house just rent canopy and do food catering at your house la. My friend did that. Around 10 tables if not mistaken.

Well I only have 4 tables. Only close relative that can make it. We go to some seafood restaurant. So ngam their have a private room can fit. We were thinking just a corner will do.

And we do for lunch. Right after Chinese ceremony. No need ma fan all wait, waste time wait dinner time.

And we changed to more casual still smart wear.
And our set menu is actually for mothers day.
LOL.

Why worry so much?

Find a steak house ok already.

Why need to shy?? You're paying for the food and it's YOUR wedding day. Nothing to be shy about.

I did my registration + ceremony in the church and then proceed to lunch at a nearby restaurant for 20pax, all kaotim in one afternoon. Total damage: Rm900

Just spend what you both feel comfortable spending. Don't get carried away with what society thinks. As long as you're happy then everyone around you will be happy for you!

+1. If you bring them atas restaurant see they dare say malu or not. Weddings are all based on ones budget and preference. There's no 1 template for all. If you have a few guest, just book a smaller hall or restaurant so that you won't feel empty.

Instead of hotel you can still do it at Chinese Restaurant.

Be thankful you don't have to face a whole hall of strangers.

If you have the budget, you can hv better food than normal wedding dinners.

if you are tight on budget, then make it simple.
find some restaurant that can cater 8 table in private.
skip all those walk in ceremony and skip those MC talking part.
a simple dinner with tea ceremony will do

but if you got budget and wanna make it look like once in a lifetime,
then get a small ballroom in hotel to cater that 8 ~9 table
you can get the hotel to do a simple walk in ceremony with some spotlight shinning on you.

If both side agreed, might as well spend those dinner money on honeymoon...

Joking ask parent, wanna faster grandchildren or not?? Lol

My parents already agreed to do so but still Nd to respect girl side.. most of the time girl side don't agree
Either girl themselves or parents

Hello,

I think an initmate wedding with close friends & family is really nice. Quality > Quantity.
We were discussing with a friend who wants to do a small wedding dinner in KL and someone suggested like some nice cafes/ location do cater to small weddings. Example here : click here (But then it is a little backdated in 2016 but you get the idea)

Lastly, congrats on your marriage

Recently saw this:

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I think doing in some special venue other than typical restaurants make your wedding receptions stands out.

Good luck!

This post has been edited by kambingkoh: Nov 28 2018, 09:49 AM

Hi there Patrick!

Don't worry. 8 tables are considered okay. If you are shy on the small quantity of guests, you can opt for a more western way of wedding reception. Modern people do wedding reception at fancy cafe and those fancy cafe usually can fit less than 100 people only. I attached some photos taken at yellow apron ss13 on a wedding reception after ROM. The couple doesn't have much friends and relative, so they opted for this.

Nicholas & Cheryl ROM by My Story Production, on Flickr

Nicholas & Cheryl ROM by My Story Production, on Flickr

Nicholas & Cheryl ROM by My Story Production, on Flickr

Nicholas & Cheryl ROM by My Story Production, on Flickr

Check them out and I hope this helps.

my hubby is a photographer, he also had a client who had a wedding dinner for about 5 tables only. But their case is because they oredi had their garden wedding some time ago...u can find some chinese restaurant( they can do partition for you), or some cafe (those tat can do birth party etc) you can ask them, for sure they will be glad to help u...

yours is just fine

my siblings combine with the husband only 50 and organised in a restaurant. Everything was okay

maybe can have fine dine style like at ciaoz /ruyi and lynn restaurant etc

actually 80 pax can go for a garden wedding. Nowadays many restaurants can give you many better ways of wedding.
You can go for some very nice Thai restaurant with garden view like Tamarind Spring or go for a western style restaurant like Ciao Ristorante.
This kind of places can give you a romantic feel and also you can put some nice deco.
so 80pax should be not an issue.

there's No needed to be shy...
actually I love to have such small dinners.. more personal touch & easy to control the crowd.

I give u one Idea.. book some bungalow. can be seaside or some place whichever your preferences... give dinner there..
deco the place better for your feel good factor.. food can order outside...