Tips for Planning a Small Wedding

Planning a small wedding can be somewhatIn fact, when planning a small wedding you can
different from planning a larger one, but a niceactually choose to have the ceremony at your
result of planning a small wedding is lesser costshome, a friend's home, or maybe the family
and confusions on that special day. Before planninghome you grew up in. Since there won't be too
a small wedding though, you'll need to definemany people in attendance, it's easy to fit the
specifically what you mean by "small". For somewedding ceremony in a variety of places that
people, a small wedding is just ten or fifteen ofaren't practical for larger ceremonies.
their closest friends and family. For othersSome people prefer to have their small weddings
however, a small wedding includes at least 50in unusual places too. A couple of four wheel drive
people.enthusiasts for example, might plan a small
For the sake of this article, we'll consider planningwedding which involves driving to the top of a
a small wedding to mean planning a wedding whichmountain and having the ceremony overlooking a
will have 20 people or less. This makes thingsbeautiful lake or canyon.
much easier to plan and pull off without a hitch,Small Wedding Reception Tips: Planning a small
plus it can really help you keep your weddingwedding makes the reception planning much
budget low too!easier and less expensive too. You could for
Small Wedding Food Tips: When planning a smallexample, simply plan to have your wedding
wedding of just 20 guests, you don't usually havereception at a friend or family member's home.
to worry about having a catered meal. FamilyYou could have the wedding reception at a local
members can get together and create a homepark, or you could simply have everyone gather
cooked meal for your wedding reception instead,together at a favorite club for the reception too.
or you can make arrangements to have the mealKeep in mind though: Just because you're planning
at a local favorite restaurant.a small wedding does not mean you have to go
If you'd rather have the meal catered anyway,super low budget. Small weddings can be "done
you can still do so of course. Simply find a catererup" in the very same way larger weddings can.
who specalizes in smaller events, and work withPlanning a small wedding can still involve having gift
them to plan the details for your own smallregistries, elegant invitations and thank you notes,
wedding reception.formal ceremonies and celebrations, and all the
Small Wedding Ceremony Tips: When planning atrimmings of food, wine and spirits too.
small wedding, you have many options forSo if you're planning a small wedding yourself, first
creative ceremonies. You can for instance, simplythink about how small that wedding will be. Then
make arrangements to have your weddingdecide whether you want the wedding to be
ceremony in a small local chapel you've alwaysunique, creative, or traditional. From that point it's
adored, or get a permit from your county or cityjust a matter of setting your budget, then
to use a pretty gazebo in your local park.planning your small wedding!