Thanks to the ongoing pandemic and super slow rate of vaccinations in my province, weddings are still restricted to 10 people or less, including the officiant. We have a venue booked for 2 hours. What are we supposed to do with those 2 hours?
Shrinking down our 90 person wedding to 10 people has been less than ideal, and honestly we are paying way more money than we should for such a tiny wedding. I think I'm still dealing with some sticker shock, but it couldn't be helped.
I'm really stuck on how the ceremony itself is going to go, and how we are going to make the most of those 2 hours, which to my great pain we're paying thousands of dollars for. We have the venue (a very pretty courtyard which will not need much in the way of decor - the venue will provide chairs for the guests, an aisle runner, a signing table, and basic greenery and candles). We have an officiant and photographer.
Do we need to do a rehearsal? Do we start the ceremony with music? Does anyone walk with me down the aisle? We've already nixed bridesmaids and groomsmen, since they're now the only guests invited to our mini wedding. If we play music, when do I come strolling in? An entire song seems too long (my pick is 3:52 long).
We're going to write some personalized vows to make the wedding feel more "ours" and also to pad the time a little. We thought about streaming the ceremony for all our friends and family who can't be there, but I don't really like the idea of being on camera or on a screen. I'm not sure why it is, it just feels weird to me. I think it'll make me feel self-conscious. Does anyone else besides us and the officiant say anything?
What happens after the ceremony, when we sign the thing? Are we supposed to play more music while that happens? And then I guess we fill the rest of the time with photography of various combinations of everyone who is there?
I think I'm mostly worried that the whole thing will feel awkward, disjointed and anticlimactic, instead of intimate and special. At a normal wedding, guests would be mingling, they would head into cocktail hour with food and drinks, and then onto the big reception celebration. We're not even able to plan a dinner at this point, as our 10 guests and us two will span 8 different households. That, and indoor dining is still banned as of now. So after the ceremony, maybe we'd go outdoors for some more photos, but that would be about it.
Is there anything I'm missing that I should be thinking about? Any microwedding veterans who have advice? |
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