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Are you planning your wedding? You’ll have many options to consider. While many people can’t wait for a big wedding where (literally) everyone they know attends, others prefer something smaller. If this sounds familiar, consider these reasons for having a small wedding, especially if you’re unsure whether it’s the right idea for you.
7 Reasons for Having A Small Wedding
1) Small Weddings Aren’t As Stressful
Don’t be fooled. Any wedding day can be stressful, but having a small wedding can be less stressful because you don’t have as much to worry about. Depending on the venue and who you choose to arrange all the essentials, including simple centerpiece ideas, and the food, you can sit back and focus more on getting ready and preparing for the day. It’s natural to feel nervous on the day, but all of this stress disappears once you get to the altar. After that, feel free to let loose and party with your nearest and dearest.
2) The Guest List is Easier
While a large guest list seems straightforward as you just invite everyone you can think of, it quickly becomes more challenging. If you invite this person, you also need to invite that person, and your guest list swells to an unmanageable number of people. Furthermore, anyone who you don’t invite may feel scorned because you invited so many people anyway.
Compare this to a small wedding of around 75 guests at most, and consider how you only need to invite those closest to you, such as friends and family, with no need for coworkers, neighbors, or relatives you haven’t seen in years.
3) Your Wedding Will Be More Affordable
One of the biggest benefits of a micro wedding is the affordability. You don’t need to rent a large venue (or even multiple venues), you don’t need to spend as much money on food, and you may not even need to hire a DJ since you can make a wedding playlist yourself.
Spending less on the actual day means you can save enough to plan a better and longer honeymoon, to put down a deposit on your house, or to really splurge on an important aspect of your wedding day, giving you something else to look forward to.
4) The Whole Day Will Be More Intimate
It can feel impossible to say hello to everyone at a big wedding and while most people understand, you still feel bad since they attended your wedding for you. Having a small wedding lets you say hello to everyone, thank them for coming, and check in on them.
This won’t only improve your experience but also make them feel more welcome and more like they were a part of your day rather than someone invited to make up the numbers.
5) You Can Be As Creative As Possible
Smaller weddings allow you to indulge in your creativity and show off who you and your partner really are. This is perfect for smaller ceremonies and receptions because the people attending will get everything and there won’t be any strange quirks that are lost on guests who you’ve never met. You don’t need to follow the traditional wedding procedure, so if you want to switch things up a little, go for it. Feel free to host your wedding wherever you want, whether on the beach, in the woods, or even in a sports stadium.
6) There Is Not As Much to Go Wrong
It’s easier to control everything during your wedding, and while things could still go wrong (such as rain), you can feel confident with fewer moving cogs to cause anything to go awry. Because of this, it is easier to get through the day without worry. Similarly, smaller weddings are often shorter, meaning less chance of disruptions.
7) You Will Appreciate Your Day More
Everyone says their wedding day goes by quickly, and they often wish they’d stopped and appreciated it more. Big weddings fly by since you speak to so many people and there is so much to do. With a smaller wedding you have a better opportunity to be able to step back and take in your day.
You can get away from the party for a while with your spouse to spend some quality time together, but you can also embrace the coming together of each other’s family and friends who have helped make it such a special occasion.
Going Small
While big weddings are full of excitement, noise, and plenty of people to talk to, there is something about small weddings that feels so good. While you may face some backlash from people, remember that it’s your day and no one else’s so you can have whatever wedding you like.
Did you have (or would you consider having) a small wedding? Let me know in the comments below!
* This is a contributed post
I hope you found this information useful!
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Jean
Author of “Wedding Invitations, RSVPs, and More! Oh My!” and “From ‘I Will’ to ‘I Do’”
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A small intimate wedding sounds lovely, and much cheaper than lots of guests with all the food, entertainment and decor!
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Absolutely! Fewer people definitely lowers the cost significantly.
I think smaller and more intimate weddings are lovely to attend and must be nice for the couple themselves. It must be less stressful (and expensive) to put together so I can see why some people may choose it. I had the ultimate small wedding — it was just me and and my husband at the courthouse, haha!
Smaller weddings certainly are less expensive, often less stressful, and the ideal choice for many couples.