{"id":4736,"date":"2022-01-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/couples-embrace-micro-weddings-to-focus-on-other-life-priorities-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:00:00","slug":"couples-embrace-micro-weddings-to-focus-on-other-life-priorities-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/couples-embrace-micro-weddings-to-focus-on-other-life-priorities-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples embrace \u2018micro weddings\u2019 to focus on other life priorities – National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eryn and Chris Lucas didn\u2019t set out to have a small wedding.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Toronto couple had been planning and budgeting for the wedding of their dreams, with 120 invited guests, when the COVID-19<\/a> pandemic derailed their plans.<\/p>\n

Forced to shift gears, the Lucas\u2019s found themselves tying the knot two months later than planned, in November of 2020 _ with only their parents, siblings and a few very close friends in attendance.<\/p>\n

They have no regrets.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith 20 people there instead of 120, it was so lovely and intimate,\u201d Eryn said. \u201cWhen we look back at it, we say it was our perfect day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There have always been couples for whom spending tens of thousands of dollars on a single blowout day is unappealing.<\/p>\n

However, the last two years of public health restrictions and limits on gathering sizes have not only brought the small wedding into the mainstream, they\u2019ve made it trendy. A search online for \u201cmicro weddings\u201d turns up an array of companies and event venues offering glamorous elopement packages and stylish small-scale ceremonies.<\/p>\n

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A smaller wedding can help a couple save money for other life priorities. Chris and Eryn say they spent less than $10,000, compared with the up to $30,000 they had budgeted for their original vision. They were able to put away that extra cash for a down payment on a house.<\/p>\n

But having a \u201cmicro wedding\u201d also gives couples the ability to splurge on specific elements of their wedding day that they might not otherwise be able to. In other words, a micro wedding can be more luxurious than a big wedding _ if you want it to be.<\/p>\n