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Ashley
Just Said Yes July 2020

Making large wedding special after microwedding?

Ashley, on May 27, 2020 at 9:25 AM Posted in Community Conversations 2 3
For those who have had or are going to have micro weddings followed by a larger ceremony/reception, how did or are you wording it to guests?


Are you saving parts of the ceremony for the larger gathering?

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on June 12, 2020 at 12:17 PM
  • Serena
    Devoted October 2020
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    We don't have a large crowd, so we told our guests through Instagram and texting to expect us to elope on our date. They were cool with it. We already sent out change the date cards before we knew we were eloping, so to save on postage, we really didn't want to send out anything else to announce. I also wrote a "we're married" story on our wedding website.
    As for hopefully keeping our larger wedding special, I didn't wear my dress or walk down an aisle, we didn't have decor. We're saving out set up and florals for the bigger ceremony. No music Only had an artificial bouquet and bout. No music either. He didn't wear his suit, which is still at MW lol. I did my own hair and makeup. So not only was our appearance different, but our ceremony itself was too. We opted for something short this time around. 1 prayer instead of 2, 1 reading instead of 2, saved the sand ceremony, and the officiant saved the "I now pronounce you Mr and Mrs (name).... So we ended with the kiss and that was that. We hate speaking in front of people, so we used the opportunity to write our own vows since we only had 2 other people there lol and we'll say the traditional vows later. The next ceremony will be full with some background on our relationship and how we met. So I'd say we have quite a few more elements for next time! Oh we did have a photographer as our second witness. She'll be shooting our later ceremony too. But def looking forward to having our friends and family with us
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  • Serena
    Devoted October 2020
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    ***oops sorry for the repeats and typos in that!
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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
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    Hi Ashley! Some people are calling it a vow renewal, and many are just calling it a "celebration of marriage"! I think everyone completely understands (and appreciates) the current health concerns that are making so many couples push back the party part of the wedding celebration! ❤️

    Here are a few other discussions I've seen where brides have been sharing what they're doing:

    Married then celebrating later

    Married this year - “wedding”/marriage celebration next year?

    Covid: How to make 2 weddings special
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