Which uses "friends" in its plural form and "family" in singular. I guess it's because "friend" can only be used as a countable noun while "family" can be used as either an uncountable or a countable nounAfter Sheldon’s mother and Leonard's father share an evening together, everyone deals with an awkward morning the next day. Also, Penny’s family arrives for the wedding ceremony, including her anxiety-ridden mother, Susan, and her drug-dealing brother, Randall. Leonard and Penny reaffirm their vows in front of friends and family. Meanwhile, Howard's paranoia towards the military comes to fruition.
Furthermore, when a noun, "family" in this case, can be either uncountable or countable, it will be in the singular form, e.g. in front of family.
Is it clear and natural to say it this way?
Do my version and the original mean the same thing, assuming there is no friends there?Leonard and Penny reaffirm their vows "in front of their families"