First, congratulations! Second, I completely sympathize with your situation - I have the same issue - no best girl friend - and it is ever so hard, you want that one BFF you can count on to be behind you, through thick and thin, happy and sad, etc. Sometimes, a loving husband and family just are not enough. I have the opposite issue, I have more friends than family and I get lonely for lack of family, but of those friends I don't have a BFF and I don't know who I could always count on to be there. For our wedding, I did have a maid of honor and 2 bridesmaids, but I never got the big bachelorette party or any of the normal stuff that people with a lot of girlfriends have with weddings, my mom was not there for me at all. Anyway, just letting you know I understand, you are not alone. It will come together and I will help you and cheer for you via email and DS, if you like!

Oh, and something to remember that might cheer you up just a bit - when you marry, his family becomes your family, so son't think of it as all his family behind you, because it will at that time be both of your families, there for you both!

I'm glad somebody else understands it, it's like you can only have one or the other. And I do consider his family my family, I love his family. But at the same time I know that if he wasn't the one there, they wouldn't be either..

Well, trying to change your attitude may be first approach. Attempting to analyze why is it so important to have all those people present(maids of honor). After all, you can still be married and have a wonderful memorable wedding, you just gotta be creative.

If you must, perhaps why not use creativity to find the "surrogate" maid of honor and/or whatever figures you wish be part of your wedding. Maybe while thinking about all those things can lead to a entirely new solution to your planning. Good luck to both of you and congratulations!

My advice is simple. Both of you do it together. Plan everything together, get it all done together. Make it part of your wedding memory of how you supported each other.

Don't have a maid of honour or a best man. That way you both just stand together.

I do know of a very successful wedding where the maid of honour was the brides mum. Maybe this could be a possibility for you or maybe one of your partners family you are close too.

Think outside the square. Your witnesses don't have to be friends they can be family. All that matters on the day is that you marry the man you love.

Forget the hype we see on tv and in magazines. Weddings isn't about all the hype and how many bridesmaids you have. Weddings are about love, commitment and wanting to share that with those in our lives that matter.

I see your guest list as perfect. The people who truly matter will be there.

Perhaps your partner could scale his list to only immediate family. That way both lists are small and that way you won't feel so overwhelmed by him having more guests than you.

Communication is key so best you tell your partner how you are feeling now before the wedding planning gets into full swing.

And lastly, big congratulations to you both.

Love the suggestions here. Those would have been mine as well. So I'm going to ties in another one. I know a couple of people who had their weddings in another country where only close family attended. My niece had hers in mexico. One had theirs in the Dominican.

But I also like the idea of your mom being the maid of honor. Today anything goes. Small and intimate is nice too.

Great advice by Nandou!

Ive been there. My wedding party consisted of my inlaws. My maid of honor was my sister. I had one cousin in the party but she almost bailed on me. I suggest you make the most of it. On the actual wedding day I had a great time. My wedding shower was a disaster. No one really showed. My sis threw it for me not even my sis in laws showed so I would advise avoiding a shower. All that matters is at the end you will be with the one you love.