The Rise of the Micro Wedding
We’ve found ourselves altering the way we go about several things in recent times. Everything from our workspace to the way we socialize has had to be re-evaluated. So where has that left the humble wedding? Well, restrictions on numbers at gatherings, has seen the rise of the micro wedding, and you can’t get much humbler than that.
A micro wedding is said to consist of less than 50 guests. But going micro needn’t be anywhere near the top end of that number. Your wedding can be as small and intimate as the number of your nearest and dearest allows. Micro is not mean or meagre and it’s not an elopement either. It’s the true, dinky-die thing – but smaller. Just think, intimate and personal, with every big trimming you’ve ever dreamed of.
So why go micro?
Let’s consider all the good reasons for having a micro wedding and see if by the end of the read you feel like scrapping the big invitation list.
Going micro means having your cake and eating it too
A bit tacky or sticky sweet. I know. But it’s true. Instead of thinking of ways to cut through the budget blues, cut numbers and you can spend more on whatever you want. The cake is a good start, because let’s face it, it should be the best. Yum.
Micro vs Traditional, location, location, location
Have you seen the perfect venue? But don’t know how you’d fit all the friends you message once a year? Smaller get togethers can open opportunities. Having a micro wedding could mean that you get that perfect place, because big weddings need big venues. Continue your love story by getting hitched at a smaller location that has true meaning in your romantic tale. Did your eyes first meet at that Pub? Or did you first feel the romance at that winery? If you go micro, you can love your location and get married in it to (if owners etc. allow). What better way to solidify your romantic story?
Is that dress just a little out of reach?
Every wedding can be unique and unforgettable. But with less guests, can you imagine all the unique touches you could make to your big day? What about a bit extra in the budget to get that dress in the window, the one that caught your eye the first time you saw it, (I say this because often your first choice is best). Or if you want to mix it up and wear something totally unique, like, say, a pant suit, or a dress in your favorite color. Your guests are your closest people, you know them so well, so why not feel free to be yourself?
Celebrate with your nearest and dearest
Okay, a big occasion would be nice, but what about the time you spend getting around to all the tables at your reception to acknowledge all of your guests? How about the ones that mean the most? You’ll get there eventually. But as you and your partner pass each other like ships in the night you’ll wonder if maybe, you could be celebrating together, with your closest loved ones. With that extra in the budget you could also afford to spoil your guests and put them all up in accommodation or pay for their travel.
Either way, putting your guest list together can be a shuffle, whether your wedding is big or small and it can be a challenge to decide who attends and who doesn’t.
When all is said and done, it’s your big day and you can have as many, or as little guests as you like.
But the micro wedding is well worth a big consideration if you’d like to go a tiny bit little and have a whole lot more!
xx Peta