Category Archive

micro-wedding

We adore intimate weddings with very small guestlists, and this archive is filled with microwedding ideas and real wedding inspiration. If you’re skipping the guests entirely, be sure to browse our elopement archive. Elopements are the ULTIMATE microwedding.

Pizza - An April Fool's Day surprise pizza parlor wedding

An April Fool’s Day surprise pizza parlor wedding

Nicole and Ken had their second date at Pi Pizzeria in St. Louis several years ago. When they decided to get married and found out there was a location close to where they live in the DC area, they decided to surprise their close friends by getting married at what their friends expected to be an engagement party.

Add in their classy “Best Day Ever” cake, funky decor at the restaurant, and requisite rings-on-pizza-slice shot, and you’ve got a deliciously fab tiny wedding…

vows now party later post microwedding reception

Should we host a reception after our micro-wedding? (+reception invitation wording examples!)

We got married this Saturday. It was a very small reception with mainly family. We were unable to invite all of our friends due to venue capacity being only 70 people and also due to our budget. Here we are on Monday back at work and so many people are upset both at me and my now-husband. Is it appropriate to have a small gathering at our house for all of our friends?

Have a bite of "first funnel cake" at this North Carolina state fair wedding

Have a bite of “first funnel cake” at this North Carolina state fair wedding

“By piggy backing on another event, we got food, entertainment, lighting, and endless photo ops, without having to do all the work.” OMG best way to throw a huge party ever! This North Carolina state fair wedding had everything you’d want: funnel cake, rides (like The Zipper!), and the most gorgeous light blue dress and white stole. Don’t miss all the food on sticks, you guys!

Does size matter? Small wedding budget tips for your tiny wedding

Does size matter? Small wedding budget tips for your micro-wedding

We’ve got a whole big archive of money-saving advice for wedding budgets. Cutting costs, steering clear of the WIC bloat… it’s all in there for weddings of all sizes. The biggest wedding budget advice we’ve heard? Cutting that guest list. It’s not always feasible, but when it is, you’ll see that budget plummet. Here are our small wedding budget tips specifically for your tiny wedding.