Is the view on smaller marriages changing with the generations? I had 8 guests at my marriage and reception (France, 1995). It was purely by choice (no money c

Is the view on smaller marriages changing with the generations? I had 8 guests at my marriage and reception (France, 1995). It was purely by choice (no money constraints involved) and while the parents were a bit surprised, their opinion is that it was our marriage, not theirs. This is unusual but when I mention that people are either indifferent or curious. Nobody takes this as "socially degrading" (for lack of a better expression)