Micro-Wedding Defined (Plus A Few Other Terms)
Photo credits: Freckled Fox Photography, Cindy & Emily Photography, Photo Love Photography
What's a Micro-Wedding Anyway?
Elopement.
Minimony.
Micro-wedding.
Tiny Wedding.
Small wedding.
Sequel wedding.
Custom Wedding.
These are just a few terms I ran across when I started looking for the actual definition of “micro-wedding.” Good grief! Can we not just call it a WEDDING? But for those of you who (like me) like to have definitions, here you go…
Elopement: A very small event. Generally, just the couple, witnesses & the officiant. Often a spontaneous event (but not always).
Minimony: Very small ceremony now (or on your original wedding date if COVID-19 caused scheduling problems) with a reception to follow at a later date. Generally the couple, the officiant & a (very) few guests.
Micro-wedding: Small event, no more than 25-50 guests. All the experiences of a large wedding but a lot more intimate.
Tiny Wedding / Petite Wedding / Small Wedding: Catch-all phrase for Elopements, minimonies and micro-weddings.
Sequel wedding: During the time of COVID, A follow-up event to the vows or minimony. Also used when cultural, religious or other reasons mean that two distinct weddings are planned.
Large Wedding / Custom Wedding / Traditional Wedding: Your traditional nuptials. ceremony & reception on the same day. Larger guest list. OK, so 'traditional' is a loaded word. I'm talking about the basic format that American weddings have followed for years until COVID turned everything on its head. (Vows followed by a reception with food, dessert, music, florals, etc).
We're having a micro-wedding. How should we decorate?
Every couple (and I do mean EVERY COUPLE) deserves to have their wedding day be meaningful to THEM. Maybe that means a new outfit for each of you, a few special flowers to wear or hold and a beautiful setting captured by your favorite photographer. Or maybe saying your vows in private followed by an intimate dinner with your 10 nearest & dearest (with a stunning floral centerpiece, we hope!). Or maybe it's an all-day event where all your friends gather and celebrate with great food, good music and beautiful flowers on every table. What's important is making it meaningful to you—and there are no hard & fast rules for that.
That said, we've decorated quite a few micro-weddings and minimonies this spring. Bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids, boutonnieres for the groom & groomsmen, flowers for the parents, accents for the cake, a few centerpieces and flowers for an arbor have been the most popular items by far.
For any wedding (no matter what size), I always recommend deciding what's most important to you as a couple and focusing your budget there. Yes, we LOVE it when our couples splurge on flowers, but even a few well-placed pieces can make a wedding (no matter what size) feel like a special occasion!
So, does all this matter?
Not really. Whatever size and however it's decorated, it's still you and your sweetie making promises to each-other in front of witnesses and then celebrating those vows. The rest is just words. 😃 But if you want help making it a beautiful and perfect day, we'd love to be a part of that!
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Photo credits: Freckled Fox Photography, Cindy & Emily Photography, Photo Love Photography
