Top 3 Micro Wedding Ideas We Think You Should Try
Since the pandemic, we’ve shifted our thinking when it comes to how weddings are conducted. We have reprioritized. We no longer need big, splashy events to seal the deal. In fact, it has freed us. We no longer feel the need to check boxes in our head of gigantic parties with huge budgets and 16 piece swing bands. Gone are the thoughts of 60K venues and guest lists topping off at 200. We have compiled a brief list of 3 micro wedding ideas you should try. We think you’ll love them!
When a nurse gets married. Bride and bridesmaids in an elevator wearing masks. Shot by NYC Wedding Photographer Angela Cappetta with Nikon DSLR.
Some of the best 3 Micro wedding ideas
Your dream venue can be found in nature.
Your dress can still be incredible.
Hire the greatest photographer but hire them for half the time.
Let’s take a look at these tips in depth.
1. Your dream venue can be found in nature.
Find a spot for your wedding that you adore. This can be by a stream, a creek, a tree or even on a hilltop. You can even do a pit stop in a state or city park. How about by the river on a pier? Just show up with a handful of your nearest and dearest and say your I-do’s as impromptu as possible. Think of it as a grab and go philosophy on your ceremony. Ceremony time: fifteen minutes. Money spent: zero dollars.
A joyful couple gets marries in a park in Brooklyn under a tree. Shot with real film by NYC wedding photographer Angela Cappetta.
2. Your dress can still be incredible.
Here’s some amazing news. You are having a micro wedding so you can spend whatever you want on a dress. We have a bride who had a micro wedding in NYC. Her budget was so restrained because of the pandemic, that she decided she could fully afford the Pronovias dress she fantasized about for a year. The dress was everything she wanted and more. Because the whole wedding had 14 guests, their reception budget ended up being pocket change compared to what they had planned before the pandemic. It made that $4,000.00 dress more attainable than ever.
Two models, Aine and Jeffrey, model The Cotton Bride. Shot in LIC by NYC advertising photographer Angela Cappetta with DSLR.
3. Hire the greatest photographer but hire them for half the time.
So, we have something to say about this. Wedding photography and video in NYC has taken a gigantic hit since the virus. Media providers like us are dying to get back to work. But, please, don’t insult us. Photography and cinematography is a backbreaking work. It involves talent but also hard labor and loads of gear. A top shooter may normally offer packages starting at 7 hours. But you’re having a micro wedding. This means the job scope is greatly lessened. Like your dress, you can now afford that top shooter. Tell them you are having a micro wedding and that you need three hours of coverage. The idea of shooting something so intimate will likely excite any shooter. And you never know, they may go for it! Your album will have the pedigree of a legendary photographer, but for about half the cost.
Engagement session near the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Shot on a misty day by NYC engagement photographer Angela Cappetta with DSLR.