Okay gal, so you’re considering having a micro wedding for your special day? HECK FREAKING YES. I am so excited you are here, and I am SO excited that you are not just getting married.. but you’re planning your DREAM day.

I know that wedding planning is so overwhelming. You have likely been dreaming of your wedding day since you were a little girl, and you want your day to be special. Good news- I want it to be special too.

The truth is, growing up in the South, I had no clue what a micro wedding was when I got married. And I really didn’t know eloping was an option. All I had seen was people throwing giant parties of weddings and inviting everyone they knew. So when I became a wedding photographer, I naturally started shooting these kinds of wedding.

Good news- that’s not your only option! If a giant party doesn’t feel like the kind of wedding you want, DON’T DO IT. As I planned my own wedding, I realized what I really value in a wedding day. And now, as I shoot more weddings, I’m learning more and more what I love.

That’s where micro weddings come in.

What the heck is a micro wedding?

Okay, if you want a way more in depth answer to this question, check out my most recent blog:

What’s a Micro Wedding Photographer?

But if you want the short answer- I got you 😉

A micro wedding is simply a much smaller wedding. Usually, a micro wedding will have no more than 50 guests. And that’s on the high end! Most micro weddings I have seen are just the bride, groom, and their closest friends and family.

If you want some examples of beautiful micro weddings, check out my Pinterest boards!

How do you know if a micro wedding is right for you?

1. You want a smaller wedding day anyways.

Imagine this. You are planning your wedding. You’re coming up with your guest list, doing a headcount for catering and rentals. Then you realize you haven’t talked to half the people on your guest list in 5 years. Not only that, but half these people are your mom’s friends. But you want your wedding day to be full of YOUR people.

Not the people you haven’t talked to since high school. Or the distant cousins you haven’t seen since you were 6 years old. This may be a good sign that a micro wedding could be the perfect!

2. You don’t want to be stressed about planning.

Some people are born for wedding planners. I am not one of those people. And he worst part is that I didn’t know I wasn’t one of those people until it was time to plan my wedding.

If you’re like me, and you HATE planning, you’re not alone. If you’re three weeks in, and you’re already tired, don’t stress. I have another option for you- don’t do it!

Micro weddings are so nice because so much less planning is involved. Not only that, but you get to be so much more intentional in the areas that you are planning! It is truly up to you how many vendors you want. You get to decide how detailed it is. And you get to prioritize the people over the planning! What a beautiful thing!

3. You don’t want a huge party.

My entire life I thought I wanted the grandest wedding. Spoiler alert: I eloped with just my husband and our photographer on a Tuesday morning in South Carolina. BEST. DECISION. EVER.

So if you don’t want some grand (and expensive!!!) party, don’t do it. Unfortunately, so many of my brides don’t realize they have a choice. But you do! You can have a beautiful, intimate day with only the people that YOU want.

A wedding is a celebration. And you should feel so loved and celebrated on your day. But so many couples feel like they have to entertain their guests. When in reality, you should get to enjoy your guests!

So if a huge party feels like a huge no, don’t do it.

4. You want more intimate time with your spouse.

Because let’s be so real… that is what your wedding day is actually about.

Wedding day after wedding day, I see couples wishing they got more time with their actual spouse. And for some couples, they really do want to prioritize friends and family. But for so many more- they just wish they got a few more moments alone together.

In my opinion, micro weddings give you the best of BOTH. You still get to prioritize friends and family. Because there are so many fewer guests, you actually get quality time with the people who are there.

And you also get what the day is all about- time with your honey!!! If you plan on having a micro wedding, you have so much more flexibility. You can truly plan the whole day around prioritizing time with your spouse. What a beautiful thing!!!

5. You want to spend money on things you actually get to enjoy.

Wedding planning adds up reeaaaaal quickly. And that’s just a fact. The wedding industry capitalized on charging you literally thousands of dollars more, just because it’s a wedding. One thing that I see so much, is brides compromising what they really want, because it’s too expensive to have it for a big wedding.

The beautiful thing about a micro wedding is that less is truly more. Because you are buying way less of everything, you can actually have what you want! Your micro wedding may even be small enough that you can DIY elements of it!!! How beautiful!!

The truth is, a micro wedding isn’t for everyone. But if any of those things above feel aligned with you and what you want for your wedding day… it may be worth considering. At the end of the day, it is YOUR wedding. And you get to do what you want.

If you want to chat more about whether or not a micro wedding is right for you- or if you already know it is and want to chat micro wedding photography- let’s chat!

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Love ya, friend!!

xo,

Maggie