Magnificent celebrations with large feasts and a bunch of guests, many of whom you see for the first time in your life, have long sunk into oblivion. Nowadays, more and more young people prefer a small chamber wedding in the circle of the closest and dearest people. With proper organization, such a holiday can become truly cozy, atmospheric and memorable.
What to look for?
Before starting work on organizing a chamber wedding, You need to answer a few important questions.
- List of invitees. You should not invite your dad’s cousin’s aunt, limit yourself to only your closest relatives and friends, make a list of such people, and then go over it and leave only those with whom you communicate at least 10 times a year.
- Decide where you plan to celebrate your celebration - maybe abroad, in an expensive hotel or arrange field registration in nature. There are a lot of options for the sea, each has its pros and cons and largely depends on whether you plan to arrange a long entertainment program or if you only have a painting, after which the young will leave for their first honeymoon.
- Be sure to contact the services of the wedding organizer, who will specialize in this particular format, an ordinary toastmaster will not work here. The chamber celebration has its own peculiarities, which means that only such a person is needed here who encounters such weddings quite often.
- Think about how you will register your marriage. Keep in mind, if you have planned a trip abroad, first you need to collect complete information about which countries you can marry so that it is recognized as valid in Russia.However, you can hold a ceremony without leaving the borders of the country and even the city - exit registrations can be carried out almost anywhere.
- Develop a concept for your wedding - this is important, because the wedding should be yours and exclusively yours. Give her maximum attention, spend as much time as it takes to work out all the details and nuances of the event. Usually the couple and the organizer come up with themes together and at the exit the wedding becomes not just a gathering, but a real love story that reflects the very essence of your relationship.
- A gala dinner also requires no less thorough preparation; creating a menu is not at all so simple, and it is important to consider the individual characteristics of your guests. Perhaps one of the guests does not eat meat, and someone has an intolerance to a particular product.
- As practice shows, if there are few invited, then the usual host to the standard competitions and active games is far from what is required. A delicate and subtle approach is important here in order to guide guests in the right direction and at the same time not to frighten off excessive activity.
- Think about the music - what it will be like if you prefer live sounds. You should select musicians in advance.
Remember - nothing strengthens the family as much as traditions, and even if they will be laid down at your chamber wedding, think about what meaning they can bear, how you can realize all your plans.
Visiting option
Please note that an event focused on 10-15 people is an excellent option for on-site registration. With such a quantity it’s not difficult to organize for going abroad or to some beautiful romantic place. Think about the fact that the solemn ceremony can be not only a feast, but also a real adventure that will be remembered for a long time both by you and your guest.
Wedding planners give some interesting tips. First you need to choose the right location, which in itself should reflect the concept of your holiday. For example, it can be a mini-chateau in France or an eco-hotel outside the city. Someone prefer the beauty of Elton with its endless white expanses - imagination here can be limited only by financial considerations and personal wishes of the young.
Be sure to organize a pre-wedding dinner - you have a long trip ahead, so it would be nice to get together the day before so that guests who are unfamiliar with each other can get to know each other, then the atmosphere of the evening will become even more laid-back and festive. Do not forget to organize a photo session in the most beautiful places of your location.
For those who are alien to conservatism, you can advise a small picnic, weddings in nature in the style of shabby chic or vintage look especially stylish, here colorful bicycles, homemade soft drinks and retro decorations look appropriate. And if the celebration is held in the winter, it is better to find a beautiful country house with a fireplace - for sure the celebration on such a site will turn out incredibly atmospheric and sincere.
In the city
If you prefer to hold a chamber ceremony in the city, you can choose a restaurant, an old manor or even a botanical garden - a wedding in it can be very stylish and elegant. To start, think carefully about the welcome zone. This is especially true when it comes to a small ceremony, in which case each invitee will be marked by attention at the entrance. Optimal to organize at least 3 thematic zones
For example, at the entrance you can arrange a photo zone with vintage accessories, large photo albums and comfortable chairs - here guests can relax throughout the event. A great idea for a wish zone is a typewriter that any guest can type their wishes on. An alternative to it will be a mailbox - where all invitees can drop an envelope with the warmest words.
Do not forget about the area of the event itself. It will be better if you organize a real quest for your guests, however, for this it is worth attracting a specialist who will study all the features of the site in advance and make the script interesting and exciting. For a small chamber wedding, all invitees can prepare creative greetings, with a small number of invitees it is not necessary to resort to the services of a host - just think in advance the most important accents of the holiday and fill them every 40-50 minutes.
Well, of course, try to surprise your guests at the end of the event - prepare such entertainment that they did not expect, for example, end the celebration with a firework or a fire show. Such a view certainly will not leave anyone indifferent. And do not forget to thank each of your guests at the end of the evening and prepare small memorable gifts for everyone.
In a wedding celebration, the number of guests is far from the most important, even the smallest ceremony can become magical and memorable. Use the ideas of a chamber wedding to realize all of your most original ideas. And do not hesitate to involve your guests in this - they will surely be happy to take an active part in the preparation of such an unusual celebration.
See how to organize a chamber wedding in the next video.
