Reasons to Host a Small Wedding

por Irma García Irma García | Jan 13, 2022 3:52:39 PM

This time I want to talk to you about hosting small and intimate weddings.

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When most of us start planning our wedding, we think about our dream wedding, which most of the times:

  • Has a long list of guests to invite
  • Counts with a huge assembly of furniture and decoration
  • You can see how spectacular it'll look with all those people invited

Yet, that isn't always the dream for some girls! Some of them like to host smaller and more intimate celebrations.

Benefits of a Small Wedding

 

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Guests

This has its benefits and one of them is without a doubt, that you'll only invite those people who you really want to have there with you on your special day. You forget about inviting people just because you feel that you have some sort of obligation to invite. Rather, you'll be surrounded by:

  • Family
  • Close friends
  • Godparents

In short, those who you love the most and who love you the most are the ones who will be there with you (which doesn't mean that those who attend to large weddings don't love you, but let's face it, you do invite more than one person out of obligation at large weddings, probably even wishing he/she won't attend!).

Elegant

Having a small event doesn't mean it has to be too simple, quite the opposite! Having few guests gives you the opportunity to prepare something very beautiful and elegant, and the best thing is that you can plan it with less time.

Tables

When your event is small, you can choose a set of 1 imperial table to not divide your guests, but this will also depend on the actual number of people you are considering inviting.

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If there are more than 30 attendees, such a large table will not look so nice, that's when you must get creative about how you are going to arrange tables and people.

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A horseshoe table can turn out to be very functional in this case, since it helps everyone see each other from the front.

small wedding decoration

 

Having few guests helps you to plan something very elegant:

  • Nicer chairs
  • Different tables from traditional ones
  • Long gardening centerpieces
  • And ... something that should never be missing so it gives it all a final touch of warmth and romance: many, but really many candles! If you set them at different heights using candle holders, it'll all look even much more beautiful.

The best part is that none of this goes against the wedding style that you choose, since, whatever the theme you choose, it can certainly be adapted to the decoration of this event.

I would recommend that you have your wedding at night time, so that the candles really show. Doing it in an old property (such as our Quinta) can finish giving it that touch of romanticism that you are looking for. Also, the advantage of these kind of properties is that they are usually located in some beautiful destination for weddings, with which you would be having a beautiful destination wedding.

romantic evening wedding

If there are few guests, you can pamper them with different kinds of details, I recommend you read my blog: Details for your guests at Destination weddings. You'll find several tips that can also work for a small wedding.

Sometimes, when we're on a budget, we must organize a wedding with few guests, but for whatever the reason your wedding is small or large, there's an ingredient that should always be present: happiness! Your wedding will always be one of the most memorable days of your life and you should enjoy it all, starting from the moment when you are working on the preparations, because that day will go by very fast, like a glimpse, so you should always enjoy all of it! From the organization of the event, to the wedding itself!

I will soon bring more tips for you.
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