Covid-19 Wedding: HOW TO PLAN A SMALL INTIMATE WEDDING
In the difficult times of pandemic, it is important to plan your wedding during COVID carefully. Beginning from photos to guests, proper planning is mandatory. You can keep it intimate and small to save the trouble of infection and also cost. Wedding is one of the most memorable parts of your life. Here we will guide you through steps to your dream wedding with required precaution. A big wedding not only stretches your budget but also becomes hectic, especially during a pandemic.
1. WHY HAVE A SMALL WEDDING?
Before you opt for a small wedding, ask yourself why do you want a small one? Proceed only if you agree with these points
- Low wedding budget
- Richer and intimate experience
- Less risk of infection
- Individual testing
- Easy quarantine
Once you have found your reason then you can start wedding planning your big day right away.
2. THE GUESTLIST
The most important portion of the wedding is choosing whom to invite due to safety precautions. In an intimate wedding, only your near and dear ones should be invited so that takes off the burden a bit. Think of a number vaguely and work towards it. Say you and your partner agreed with 80, 40 on both sides. Think it down to the last person; you don’t want to make anyone feel unwanted.
These people should be informed in advance so they can get themselves tested and get the result. A no COVID-19 certificate is mandatory to attend the party. But this can be relaxed a bit according to your convenience since its not quite easy getting tested as of yet in India.
At last, you should be ready to deal with people who were not invited. Some people are going to be left out for sure. So brace for impact 🙂
3. Allowing WEDDING BUDGET
When it comes expenditure, you need to be crystal clear as to how much you wish to spend. You don’t want some surprise later on, and where would it come from (saving/loans/deposits). Allot some of the money to personal protection equipment (mask/sanitiser/disinfectant) for safety precautions. After you have finalised the budget then you can proceed with spending. You would have the exact idea of how much you can spend and on what? Check if your budget is sufficient with your guest list.
4. Choosing the venue
One of the most important aspects of an intimate wedding is choosing the venue. Venue’s size should be just enough for your loved one. The too big venue might make it look like few people have turned up; the very small venue might make the place too cramped for space and also does not fall in terms with social distancing.
The venue should also be clean and sanitised properly to rule out any infections. Avoid venues in busy areas and red zones.
5. THE GUEST EXPERIENCE
The number of small guests makes sure you both can spend quality time with all your guests. The focus should also be on how to make their experience better. Plan your day thoroughly, which events you want, which sets you to need in your venue. A small live music performance can be a good idea.
6. ADD PERSONALITY
With an intimate small wedding during COVID, you have the chance to customise the whole day. With just 50-80 guests, you can think of creating personalised designs within your wedding budget. You can also go for a designer wedding cake, or pictures of every guest attending spread around the venue. A personal videographer can be hired to make a film which everyone can watch later on. You can also opt for an instant photo booth so it adds a bit of fun element in the wedding.
7. MAKE YOUR OWN RULES
The major benefit of a small wedding planning is the facility to plan it accordingly. Since you’re keeping it intimate, you can push aside some of the ‘unnecessary’ traditions. You can select the rituals which mean the most to you and make it work with that. Talk to your elders and customize the wedding with only fewer rituals and spend the remaining time having fun.
8. CONSIDER PRIVACY
Majority of the couples opt for the intimate wedding because of privacy. Not everyone wants a huge celebration and especially the glaring attention it draws. If you are one of those couples, plan how this big day can be full of celebrations and privacy but also aloof. For a better experience, you can ask everyone to stop using social media for that day or they won’t get drinks. haha 🙂
9. ACCOMMODATION
One more advantage of a small wedding is you can move your guests to any location you want. Even you can provide transportation facility as per the requirement if you are unable to travel for some reason. Guests can even stay on-site if the venue permits this facility. The accommodation should have all necessary items with the quarantine facility. It’s a good idea to hire a medical professional for a day just to be safe.
So these are some of the top tips we have come up with to help you plan your wedding in a better way during this COVID – 19 pandemic situation. End of the day, please keep in the mind that safety is very important – both for you and as well as your guests.