When Mr. PC and I got engaged, we knew we wanted a small, easy wedding. Our lives are busy and challenging, and adding in a production of a wedding was the last thing we thought sounded like fun.
Initially, we wanted to get married at home so that some of our most valuable people could be there.
As those plans unfolded, the guest list continued to grow. Substantially. What was initially a wedding of ~40 people was becoming a wedding with 100+ people on the horizon. Mr. PC and I both started cringing at the idea.
So we tabled it all—no wedding until we knew what would truly work for us.

Mr. PC was about a month into a new job when he proposed, so that was a good excuse to say, ?We?re waiting to see what kind of vacation Mr. PC will have before we make too many decisions.? But we could only pull that off for a few months. Eventually, we came full circle—elope in Vegas.
The original plan included four people—the two of us, and my best friend and her husband.
As weddings tend to do, our guest list evolved a little. We invited Mr. PC?s grandparents whom we are incredibly close to. They are two of the greatest people we know. They?ve always been a significant part of Mr. PC?s life, and I?m proud and honored that they have embraced me as one of their own.
When we figured out Mr. PC?s schedule, we decided to get married in February on my parents’ anniversary. This was when Mr. PC and I decided to invite our parents as well.
So our guest list is small—...