1. Think about a destination wedding.
Destination weddings by their nature tend to be smaller, as fewer guests are able to make the journey. If there’s a Caribbean island you’ve always dreamed of visiting, consider making the trek for the most important day of your life! Invite friends and family to show up a few days early, so you can have an extended vacation with those you love the most.
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2. Not a frilly white dress girl? Head to City Hall with your fiancé before throwing a brunch for your immediate families.
Casual, down-to-earth, and intimate—while saving a ton of cash and stress! Bring a wedding photographer to City Hall to make sure you get the moment you become man and wife captured, and wear a casual white dress from ModCloth or Anthropologie.
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00:1600:59 3. Thanks to Pinterest, shabby-chic backyard weddings have never been easier.
Have a family member man the grill and make backyard games like cornhole or badminton available for guests. Just make sure to give your neighbors a courtesy call first!
Photo by Mario Colli Photography
4. Hire a food truck instead of a caterer for your small wedding.
Food trucks are a cool, modern twist on a traditional wedding meal but are often unable to handle huge weddings. Is there a local favorite you know your guests love? Or a truck you and your groom used to visit in college? All the better! You can even work together with the food truck owner to see if you can create a specialty menu for the night.
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5. Group pictures are seemingly impossible with larger weddings, but a photographer can easily fit ALL your guests into a photo if you have less than 100 people.
Put a group picture on your “must-have” list—you’ll love looking at the photo years down the road and remembering who was there on your big day.
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