Tiny Wedding vs Big Wedding-
Which is Less Stressful?

By Dave Westfall

Your eyes sparkled, your smile began from the depth of your soul as he slipped the ring on your finger. You gazed into each others eyes and embraced. The sweetness of the moment poured over you like warm rain. Peace intermingled with excitement, was how you described it…

Now the big wedding plans begin…. The guest list grows as more friends of family, not yours, and work acquaintances are suggested. Bridesmaids and dresses are chosen, how many? What style? That warm feeling begins to trickle away. Flowers, table décor, gifts for the brides maids and groomsmen, music for the reception-trickle. Venues, for the wedding and reception, when are they available. Trickle, trickle. Your wedding dress, shoes, hair, this is supposed to be the fun stuff. The enormity of the guest list, the menu, the cake. Everything seems to be growing and growing. Trickle, trickle, trickle. Until the warm rain feeling you had experienced on that special day turned into nerve endings, and you realized, YOU’RE Stressed!

IS IT THE WEDDING OR ITS SIZE THAT BRINGS ON THE STRESS?

Let’s revisit that special day when the engagement ring was gently placed on your finger and the sweetness of that moment poured over you like warm rain. Peace intermingled with excitement. Suddenly the answer is clear and together you look at each and say,  “Let’s have a tiny wedding!” Your mind no longer begins to contemplate the guest list, the menu, not even your cake. What you do begin to think about is each other and how to express this love that you share as the central focus of your up-coming TINY WEDDING!

HEY THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ELOPEMENT!

Yes, with the addition of a few family and friends, a Tiny Weddings is also still an Elopement!  Of course you may bring people to your elopement! Many of our vendor’s Elopement Packages already include 2-20 guests or are happy to add a few more for a small additional fee.

In addition, WheretoElope.com has several recommended reading publications and a helpful checklist in our eBook and hints to help couples save on their tiny wedding or elopement.

We are confident that our WhereToElope.com Vendors and the helpful hints from our eBook will help you recover that warm-rain experience you had on your “I will!” day all the way through to your “I Do!” day.

Are you considering a Tiny Wedding over a Big Wedding? Let us know if this blog helped you by sharing your comments below.