Alternative Wedding Planning

In my opinion, with the significant growth in small weddings and elopements, that now represent half of all weddings, the Main Stream Media (MSM) should also be more interested in “Alternative Wedding Planning”…  As discussed in that blog, the number of elopements alone have grown by over 400% in the last 7 years..

It must be June, the month that many still perceive as “the wedding month” because, as shown below, this week alone 3 articles about “wedding planning” popped up into my inbox from @CBSNews, @NBCNews and @ABCNews showing that are they interested in the topic…  However, maybe they are out of touch or just don’t know, but in 2019 a recent study by Zola [a growing wedding registry site] showed that October is actually the most popular month for weddings.

Here are the links to those MSM Wedding Planning stories.

MSM Alternative Wedding Planning Stories

@CBSNews How to get married without breaking the bank: Financial tips for the big day and beyond

Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst joined “CBS This Morning” to share tips on making budget-savvy wedding planning easy …

@NBCNews Lesbian couple initially denied wedding services finally ties the knot

For Kendall and Mindy the wedding planning arrangements were going uncharacteristically well. “There were no …

@ABCNews  Award-winning wedding gifts with The Knot

From WJLA ABC7 Washington — The Knot is the nation’s leading [big] wedding planning and registry resource and has become an essential source for couples walking down the isle…

What Not to Do

In contrast, were’s the link to my recent blog about what not to do when planning a small wedding.

Elopement Planning Checklist

Or even better, here’s the link to our very popular Ultimate Elopement Planning Checklist…

NOTE: I also included a Small Wedding Planning Checklist in my new book BIG Weddings SUCK!  Please let me know if you’d like a copy.

Please share your thoughts…

By Dave Westfall, the Alternative Wedding Planner