INTIMATE SEDONA WEDDINGS

When it comes to wedding celebrations, many couples agree… size matters.

Fewer people can mean a more personal, relaxed celebration. There’s more time for you to spend with your guests, guests have the opportunity to contribute to your event in his or her own special way, and guests have the opportunity to really get to know each other. In some cases families are meeting for the first time! The beautiful, relaxed, organic atmosphere of Sedona provides the perfect setting for intimate destination weddings.

The following are a few advantages of doing an intimate wedding in Sedona.

More Creative Options for Intimate Sedona Wedding Ceremony Locations In Sedona especially, where the majority of venues tend to be small, there are more creative options for your ceremony. There are breathtaking scenic locations on the National Forest that are accessible with just a short, easy walk and that are free to use. There are outdoor patios and resort ceremony sites, romantic chapels, creek-side gazebos, B&B’s, ranches, mountain cabins, vineyards, and even restaurants where you can do your intimate wedding.
A more Relaxed and Joyful Atmosphere Guests attending intimate weddings are usually your nearest and dearest relatives and friends. They’re there to offer you their love and support not only on your wedding day, but every day of your lives. This makes for a more meaningful, relaxed, love-filled wedding experience. On such on an emotional day you may not be inclined to deal with people you may only know casually or are unfamiliar with. Limiting your guest list and deciding on an intimate wedding can create a more joyful, heartfelt atmosphere:
Maximize your Budget You might decide that a four-course dinner for 10 is better than cake and punch for 150. If you want to cut your guest lists to a minimum in order to get the most for what you’ve budgeted for your wedding an intimate wedding is the way to go. It becomes a choice between cutting corners in order to have 150 guests or cutting the list and having everything just the way you envision the day.
Treat Your Guests Well A small wedding gives you the chance to really go all out for your guests. You may like your guests to all stay at the same B&B, lodge or resort. You may like to provide them with a more elaborate rehearsal dinner, maybe flowers for each of the women, or give them gift baskets or boxes of chocolate instead of a single truffle, or perhaps provide them with a trolley ride to the ceremony site then on to the reception afterwards. Keeping things small means that the extra details are suddenly more accessible.

Make it Entertaining This is one of the fun parts of having an intimate wedding. With fewer people it’s easy to get everyone into the act somehow. Depending on how small your event is, you may like to have some of the guests choose and do a short reading that mirrors who you are as a couple. You may like to have them stand and encircle you as you exchange your vows or share a few congratulatory words near the end of the ceremony. You may like to seat them at one big table at the reception or maybe pass around a blank guest book for all to write their favorite memories of the two of you. Knowing your guest you’ll know exactly what to do!
Planning Intimate Weddings Often when a couple is planning a small wedding they’re inclined not to hire a wedding planner. But be warned… smaller is simpler. When the wedding is small, every detail is noticed, so careful attention to detail is important. There’s no hiding behind the crowd at a small celebration. Goofs and gaffes that might have gone unnoticed with 200 people milling around will be painfully obvious with 35 and under. Also having a planner will remove a the stress and distraction of doing things yourself and give you more time simply to enjoy.
Limiting the Guest List Do you find yourself agonizing over the guest list? You may be met by protest from your families when you ask them to cut down portions of their lists to the few who really matter. And, of course, you need to be prepared to do the same. This may mean having to explain to friends who expected to be there why they will not receive an invitation. There is no easy way to do this, except to be perfectly honest. Tell your friends that you are keeping the event very small and limiting the list. Be prepared for the occasional hurt feelings. Do keep in mind that uninvited guests are more accepting if your wedding is a destination wedding, which entails travel and a one or two night overstay.
Party On If you find yourself guilt-ridden at the thought of cutting guests off your list and if an intimate wedding is most important to you, you might choose to have a large, casual party a month or so after your wedding. You can create a separate, larger guest list informing your guests of the arrangements. It can be fun to have a bigger crowd gathered in a more relaxed setting, as simple as something like a barbeque in the park or a housewarming if you have moved into a new home.

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