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When it comes to weddings, we have a lot to say. We’re passionate about curating beautiful and meaningful micro weddings and elopements for our lovely clients. We’re just as passionate about offering advice and sharing inspiration. Read our blogs for insights into planning your own (tiny) big day that’s fun-filled and totally unique.
Sequel wedding – Huh?
There are few aspects to our lives that have not been affected by the Covid 19 pandemic and weddings are obviously one! Some couples had always planned on a tiny wedding and are moving forward unhindered towards their intimate wedding day. Others have been attracted to tiny weddings as a way to honour their original date. Or perhaps they just wish to be married already, damn it! Still others have had to re-think their plans for big bash as losses due to a previous cancelation or their own new economic circumstances just don't allow it any longer. Enter: The sequel wedding. What on earth is that? A sequel wedding is a large celebration to be hosted at some future date which may include some of the bridal couple's original plans, or may just be a big bash, to be planned and executed down the line when times are more certain. Simple as that!
Though the prevalence has increased sharply due to Covid, sequel weddings have actually always had a place.
- Second marriages: many couples enjoy an intimate ceremony for their second wedding, and a larger 'party', rather than 'wedding' vibe with friends
- Destination weddings: these, by their nature, often exclude those who can't travel, thus a second event is popular for these couples.
- Visas: couples from different countries may choose to marry to hep their legal status, and to celebrate the union with friends at a later date
- Vision: couples who want a less formal vibe often opt for a sequel wedding once the the ceremonial and legalities are complete
- Budget: a sequel wedding party often comes in at a lower price tag than a traditional white wedding and this is appealing to some
Read more about how our tiny weddings offer couples the opportunity to enjoy their wedding, and add a sequel!
A mini what?
We heart this nickname for a tiny wedding - mini-mony! Pared down guest list, pared down stress points, and a nod to the lower expense that a tiny wedding calls for. A mini-mony is a tiny wedding with a limit on guests but not on love! Mini-mony weddings are usually outdoor, and this also helps couples comply with social distancing, keeping loved ones safer from Corona whilst not losing any of the style of a larger event. Mini-mony weddings usually include no more than about 20 guests, occasionally sometimes just the couple themselves with two witnesses, and are big on love and low on stress! It still involves an officiant and personal ceremony, and the ‘usual’ wedding details such as stunning blooms, wedding cake, a first dance if you’d like and champagne toasts.
With plans for large celebrations on the back burner for the foreseeable future, some couples still wish to honour their dates this year. For couples not living together yet they may not wish to delay this step. For others starting a family within wedlock sooner rather than later is important, and for some after the stress of the past few months a renewal of vows or a civil ceremony is in their hearts.
There’s also no way to predict whether weddings as we know them will even be possible next year making venues and vendors reluctant to commit to big weddings and thus small ceremonies are especially appealing now because they can be adapted to whatever restrictions might be in place in a year. But even without constraints on their guest list, couples starting to plan a wedding right around now might well find that the venues they want are booked through the end of 2021. This by itself would be enough to push some couples toward a simpler, more scaled-back, easier-to-plan wedding day.
- Photo courtesy of: Jovial Photography