wedding 2021 | making micro magical

Wedding Planning

date posted: March 26, 2021

Smaller crowds often make for deeper conversations and more intimate moments. Spending the day with your close circle is entirely different from masterminding a production for 200.

The good news is, many couples who thought they were “settling” for a micro wedding or a Zoom hybrid have discovered that these smaller gatherings can be uniquely charming and romantic. Smaller crowds often make for deeper conversations and more intimate moments. Spending the day with your close circle is entirely different from masterminding a production for 200, and might actually feel better on such an important, intimate day.

That said, COVID-safe micro weddings look different, and adjusting your expectations accordingly will allow you to take joy in what you can do instead of mourning what you can’t.

HERE ARE TIPS TO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN:

Micro weddings are typically a little shorter than traditional weddings, and tend to have a more casual vibe. This frees you to think outside the box about what matters most. Many wedding planners and venues now offer micro packages. A gifted wedding planner knows the ins and outs of the Wedding World and can steer you clear of dead-end roads and potholes.

Micro weddings are typically a little shorter than traditional weddings, and tend to have a more casual vibe. This frees you to think outside the box about what matters most.

A trimmed in-person guest list means you can put more thought—and possibly more money—into the experience of each individual. Go wild with your menu. Find the vintage fashion of your dreams.

Micros offer a lot more venue flexibility; places that would never hold a traditional wedding can be adapted to 30 or so people with ease, so you can be creative with location ideas. If your heart is set on a bigger space, talk to the wedding coordinator about using furniture arrangements and other measures, such as drapes or room dividers, that will pull the look together at scale.

Think about making a weekend of it with a dozen or so of your nearest and dearest. You can arrange for contactless delivery of everything you need in advance; decorating for the ceremony makes a great group project for the right group.

Whatever you do, you’ll need an officiant and a photographer. Unless you and yours are all in on DIY, a caterer is the third leg of your essential tripod. Expand as needed, but those are the basics.

A gifted wedding planner knows the ins and outs of Wedding World and can steer you clear of dead-end roads and potholes.

One professional you wouldn’t have needed in 2019 has become essential: a wedding streamer. Virtual reality allows you to turn the peak moments of your micro wedding into a ceremony that includes loved ones from everywhere, and wedding streamers have become proficient in helping include remote guests in meaningful ways while managing the tech, music, and special effects.

Keep your wedding website updated with the latest guidelines and regulations and any changes in plans, and stay in close touch with your vendors if anything major changes.

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