Your South Wales Wedding - September/October 2025 (Issue 105)

The rise of What is a micro-wedding, and should you consider it for your nuptials? THE MICRO-WEDDING Micro-weddings have seen a notable rise since 2020 and have taken the wedding world by storm. People are ditching the large lavish affairs, trimming their guestlist and opting for more intimate celebrations – with just 50 people or less in attendance. But is this the right choice for you? Whilst you may save some pennies, what are you losing in the process? You may not know hundreds of people, but in stripping back your guestlist, you could be missing some key players. To decide if an intimate wedding is the one for you, here’s a list of pros and cons to help weigh-up the most important decision of your wedding. Once, we’ve ascertained if this is the celebration for you, we can then dive into guestlist suggestions and the catering – two factors greatly impacted by the decision to keep things small. “Quality over quantity. Just because your wedding isn’t as large as others you’ve attended, doesn’t mean it is any less special. It’s all about the quality of the people invited and not the quantity.” INTIMATE WEDDINGS 17

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