Micro Wedding Stress!! Help!

I would say that you hire a day of coordinator so that way you do not stress. It depends on all you are planning to do. A micro wedding should be less stress more than a bigger wedding I would think. The only thing you can do is make a list of all you need done for the day and delegate but remember your bridal party also needs time to get ready too.

We have a small wedding (50 guests) and I am not hiring a DOC. I did all the planning. One of my friends is handling the music and meeting the baker.
Honestly NOTHING is perfect, imperfection is perfect, trust and believe and I promise you no matter what goes wrong (nothing major will) - the ONLY person that would notice is you because you did all the planning.

Your day will be perfect and beautiful, I promise!

My minimony for 7 guests was WAY more stressful than planning and postponing my 150-guest wedding. Maybe because, like you, I have a planner for the big day, but DIYed my minimony within a month. The day turned out great, but I'm so glad it's over! Whatever happens that day happens; just take it all in stride and enjoy getting married! ❤

It's definitely not just you, planning a small event without a coordinator is WAY harder than planning a big event with a coordinator. Make a list of everything that will happen that day and everything you need for each step, and buy or plan for anything you don't have. It should give you a sense of control over the situation. Let me know if you need a better description or want an example.

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Yeah, it just financially doesn't make sense for us to hire a day of coordinator for a micro wedding with 17 people that only lasts 2.5 hours. I think just having to plan and pay for 2 weddings, it's hard to spend a lot of money on the second wedding unfortunately. I'm trying to make lists and delegate properly, but the stress is still overwhelming.

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Thank you so much! This is something that I definitely needed to hear. I just need to get back in the mindset that as long as I marry my best friend everything will be okay - the rest is just details.

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Yes, that is so true! I didn't consider that I threw together this wedding in about 2 months and had 2 years (now 3 years) for the big wedding. Thank you so much .

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That totally makes sense - thank you!

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Totally understandable. If I can say one thing most brides say there will be hiccups the day of but they still enjoy the day. It is normal to be stressed but just plan as much in advance as possible. Worse case drink wine.