I suppose that if they tell you about anything potentially embarrasing then it's all ok.
I mean, I've seen people from other regions who are surprised about the amount of food served here in weddings (lavish is an understatement) but it's no big deal.
Other than that there are a few quirky traditions, but again nothing a guest can really get into trouble for not knowing.

Yeah, it's not a productive thing to worry about.
But worry usually isn't logical....

Well at least now with the Internet you can research beforehand.

I got married in a country that isn't mine and I have told my mom to don't worry too much and just do what everyone else is doing and ... she didn't. And then husband's dad had to sit down because he was feeling dizzy and everyone forgot about my mom.

She didn't... but it did not matter but, or she felt eventually embarrased?

You married in Japan, Kuuki?
I don't know, Asian and European traditions are probably quite different, I suppose it was easy mixing something up.

Nope, she didn't care at all and got angry at me because "I looked at her funny". Which is the part that annoyed me the most.

Yup I married in Japan. We did a religious ceremony in a sanctuary (dedicated to the god of war no less XD) in the city where we had our first date and then followed by a simple meal with family which is a lot less than what both Japan and France usually do in terms of celebrations.
That was perfect, wouldn't have it any other way.

The "official" marriage though was hilariously simple (well ok a bit more complicated because I'm a foreigner and had more papers to fill and find). You just fill a form, give it to the city hall, they check, they call you back to the desk and "congratulations, have a nice life, good bye".

Mothers!


I had a very simple wedding too.
No dress, no anything. Got an appointment, one monday (apparently people prefer weekends so they can invite plenty of people), the mayor (who is friend of my in-laws) said a few words and we signed.
Then we invited to a good restaurant. Since it was an small party (8 adults and 2 toddlers) it was no big deal.

A cameral wedding would be amazeballs for a shy introvert like me. I just want my mom to sew my dress and my dad to give me away and that's it. And reception would be a dinner for the family and a separate event for friends.

One can dream, lol.

One can dream.
Or one can put her foot down and say "this is my wedding and this is what I want".

If the groom is of the same mind it really helps though.

Oh, I would put my foot down and tell everybody it's my wedding, but the issue is the "groom" hasn't proposed in 11 years, so for now there's no wedding lolololololol