Our wedding was yet another that was beyond the norm.
No flower girls, no ring bearer, no maid of honor, no best man, etc.
We only had our principal sponsors and secondary sponsors (who also had been our bridesmaids and groomsmen).
Talking about practicality and time saver, huh?
We confirmed this first with the church and they said it was fine.
Even with our reception program, only the essentials were included, and activities that would include everyone's participation, so that no one will be left out and that it would conclude at the earliest time possible to enable everyone to rest (majority of the guests were coming from far places).
Even the sitting arrangement was not the usual.
So people who are traditional and idealistic won't really appreciate all these.