Micro Weddings aka Tiny Weddings aka Micro Weddings aka an insanely beautiful way to get married.
They have now been talked about and praised many times. We are also big fans and were even before the evil C came along.
Intimate, plenty of room to breathe (literally) and to chat with your guests, more space for details. Sometimes less is simply more. And above all, no less beautiful.
That's why we'd like to take a look back at the last year, in which we only planned and implemented micro weddings - with one exception - due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Just like so many, many couples in Germany, Europe and around the world, COVID-19 has also turned wedding planning upside down for our wedding couples in Hamburg and shattered many dreams in 2020. But it also created space for something new, or rather something tried and tested in a new guise. Because what actually united all the couples - and no stupid virus could take that away from them - was the desire to say “I do” to each other and celebrate it with their loved ones.
And this desire, coupled with intensive advice from us, gave our wedding couples the courage to “getmarried” regardless of the adverse circumstances and with a great deal of flexibility and sometimesvery short-term (re-)planning.
In most cases, it was civil weddings that unexpectedly took on a much larger appearance and a much more important meaning than originally thought - from the micro wedding with 25 people in the couple's apartment in Hamburg to the rental of a vacation home in St.-Peter-Ording on the North Sea for the mini wedding with 10 people to the penthouse party in a hotel on the Baltic Sea with around 40 invited guests, there was a lot of colorful and wonderful wedding hustle and bustle.
The feedback was incredibly positive and all couples, without exception, summed up that it was the best decision to celebrate their wedding this way and that their expectations were far exceeded. In the end, they all felt that instead of having to do without planned program items or additional guests, they experienced the day itself much more intensively and with much more time for and focus on the essentials.
An important tip for planning a micro wedding is definitely not to underestimate this planning. Just because there may be fewer items on the agenda and a shorter guest list does not automatically mean less organizational effort. On the contrary. The moment there is more room for the details, it is all the more important that they are really well planned and implemented.
And for all those wedding couples who are unsure whether a micro wedding is the right choice, we also have one, no actually two recommendations:
Firstly - and in our view this applies to every wedding model - everything that feels right and good is right. The most important thing is that the day feels completely authentic for the couple and is tailored to their individual needs. On the other hand, many couples are afraid that fewer guests also means a less beautiful and emotional atmosphere. The opposite is the case, because as I said, a small group leaves much more room for the essentials: To celebrate you, your love, your future together with your loved ones in a fitting way.
For example, a wedding within your own four walls - with the right tips and good planning - can be particularly beautiful and of course offers a very special and very intimate atmosphere, because it couldn't be more personal. For example, we always make sure that as much existing furniture and decorative items as possible can be incorporated into the concept. This makes it as authentic aspossible and is easy on the bank account at the same time. Otherwise, everything can be planned and implemented in exactly the same way as the day in a rented location - from a champagne reception to a seated dinner with wedding cake for dessert and dancing to your own playlist, everything the couple could wish for can be included.
It is becoming apparent that 2021 will also be a year of flexible solutions. We deliberately don't call it compromise, because at the heart of your wedding is the conscious decision to spend the rest of your lives together. And we can assure you that small and quiet will make you no less happy than big and loud.
And as much as we love the big party and the hustle and bustle of large wedding celebrations, we are always enchanted by micro weddings, which bring with them an almost magical and intimate atmosphere. Oh...! We said at the beginning “We are fans!” ;-)
And if the party monster in you is still not satisfied, just throw a big party afterwards as soon as it's possible again. Just like that! Because you can! And you want to celebrate! You know: #alittlepartyneverkillednobody
Cheers,
Sarah & Liv
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