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A few reasons I love intimate weddings and why you should embrace them
The Transcript
We’re in a season where because of COVID-19, a lot of couples are forced to have intimate weddings because of restrictions on larger gatherings. I completely understand this is very disappointing when you have to give up the dreams you had for your wedding. Maybe you’ve dreamt of a large wedding and now it’s quite dramatic to suddenly have to downside to an intimate wedding.
I’d like to talk about the silver lining and share some things I love about intimate weddings, and how couples can embrace them. So let’s get started…
01. Less is More
First things first, it’s true in many cases that “less is more,” and I think that’s also true when it comes to intimate weddings. When you’re having an intimate wedding, there’s less planning, less stress, less complication, and less decisions to make. It simplifies the entire process to the point where you can actually gain something instead.
You’ll be able to relax and enjoy the experience of being engaged and planning for your day so much more because you won’t be as overwhelmed with the planning.
So the fact that “less is more” at intimate weddings is something to cling to when you’re dreaming about the larger wedding you wish you could have.
02. Get More Creative
Secondly, having an intimate wedding allows you to get creative with your wedding location and all the wedding details. When you’re having an intimate wedding, it’s easy to have the ceremony in a more creative location: under a tree in a field, on the coast, among the vineyards of Tuscany or the lavender fields of Provence. It’s much easier to set up a ceremony space when the guest list is smaller.
Intimate weddings allow you more freedom because you’re not restricted by a venue capacity or an overwhelming guest list. So you can dream about a unique wedding location and get creative with it.
You can also think about how to create a beautiful experience for your small group of guests. Because it’s intimate, you can be more creative with decor or with favors because you can stretch things a bit more as there are less guests to cover.
03. More Time to Connect with Guests
Additionally, intimate weddings allow for you as a couple to have more time with your guests. Your wedding day can be a stressful, chaotic day—especially when there are a lot of guests to greet and mingle with. In the end, it becomes difficult to spend time with the people closest to you.
Intimate weddings allow for more time to enjoy the day with your closest friends and family. You’ll be able to celebrate the time together and feel very present on a day that will go by in the blink of an eye. Intimate weddings give you breathing room to just enjoy being with people that you love and celebrating your love.
04. Focus More on You
Lastly, intimate weddings help put the focus on the heart of your wedding day: your love story. Of course, this isn’t to say larger weddings don’t focus on this, but it’s easier to get distracted by the scale and components of a larger wedding. An intimate wedding allows the “heart and soul” of the wedding to really shine through
As a destination wedding photographer in Europe, I love photographing intimate weddings because you can truly feel a soul connection with the couple and the guests. The weddings are simpler and there’s a strong “heart” feeling and connection. I’ve been to large weddings where I’ve felt this as well, but I think it’s a bit easier to accomplish this at intimate weddings.
Conclusion
Intimate wedding are all about gathering together and celebrating love. I think especially in times such as these, it’s all the more precious to gather together and celebrate the beauty of life and love.
My encouragement to all the couples in the midst of planning right now is this: Just embrace it. Embrace whatever situation you’re facing. I know countless couples have needed to cancel, postpone, and significantly alter their wedding plans. I know it’s frustrating and disappointing when you’ve been planning and dreaming for so long.
But remember that intimate weddings can be just as beautiful. They have so many positive qualities, so strive to embrace them and create a new dream of an intimate wedding.
