How you can downsize your big day without causing offence

Too many wedding guests? Here's how to withdraw an invitation but remain friends afterwards

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IF THERE was any doubt that wedding season was well and truly under way, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kicked things off in Venice with a three-day celebration involving 200 guests in June.

Their multi-million-pound nuptials may have got the world talking, but the OTT celebration felt old-fashioned, like an ostentatious display of wealth from a former age. Instead it was the low-key ceremony enjoyed by pop star Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel at an east London town hall that seems more on trend.

The Brat singer and musician, who said their vows in front of around 20 friends and family, are part of a growing trend for marrying in intimate ceremonies dubbed "micro weddings" (searches for this have risen by 22 per cent, says bridal website hitched.co.uk). But some engaged couples are taking it even further by making their planned nuptials even smaller - Google searches for "how to uninvite from wedding" have gone up by over 200 per cent recently.