People frame this as small versus large, but that is the wrong axis. The real question is what you want the day to feel like — and both a 60-guest and a 500-guest wedding can be beautiful once you choose deliberately rather than by default or obligation.
Ask what you are optimising for. Depth or breadth? An intimate wedding buys presence — real conversations, time with each guest, a higher spend per person on experience. A big wedding buys inclusion — honouring a wide community and family duty that, in many Indian families, genuinely matters.
Watch the hidden default. Most lists balloon not from desire but from "we can't not invite them." Write the list you want first, then add obligations consciously — you will see exactly what each tier of guests is costing in money and attention.
Consider a hybrid. Many of our couples do an intimate ceremony with close family, then a larger celebration — honouring both intimacy and community without forcing one to lose.
There is no correct answer, only an aligned one. Tell us how you want the day to feel and we will help you find the size that delivers it.
