London Intimate & Micro Weddings - 5 Ways to Cut Down your Guest List for your Intimate Wedding

Planning an intimate or micro wedding in London? Awesome! They are totally the ‘in’ thing right now with the consistent and painful rising cost of living, it’s no surprise.

Small weddings are great ways to have your wedding just the way you want it but on a much more relaxed and personal vibe.

There could be one issue though: your guest list!

Intimate and Micro weddings only accommodate up to 150 people realistically and that could mean an uncomfortable discussion with your spouse to be, friends and family. So how do you get around this little hurdle?

We have 5 ways to cut down on your guest list in the nicest way possible and staying friends all round!

Those that matter don’t mind…

It’s actually true and also the first point you need to remember when it comes to your intimate wedding. It’s your wedding, right? So just invite the people that matter most to you both. Plus, even if you cannot invite all your closest loved ones, they will understand. They know it’s your day and that you would have them there if you could. If they don’t get that, are they thinking about you?

Should you invite Co-workers to your intimate wedding?

Unless you have serious BFFs where you work, you really don’t need to be inviting the people you work with to your wedding. Yes, they are your colleagues that you see day to day, but they are also people who know you predominantly on a professional level. Do you really want your manager to see you letting your hair down at the reception? Or the office gossip hearing the best man’s speech about the things you both got up to before?

Thinking of inviting children to your intimate and micro wedding day?

Ok, this is a difficult one and could cause a little tension. But each child means an extra number so do you really want to have them there? A great way to get around this is by having an ‘adults only’ theme to your intimate wedding. Or you could consider Venuelust. They offer the fantastic solution of hiring out a room at the same venue with some entertainment so that your nearest and dearests’ little ones can be dropped off there with peace of mind.

Plus Ones at an Intimate wedding

This is another difficult topic as everyone loves to bring a +1 to weddings whether big or intimate. But as it is your day, you need to put your foot down. If they aren’t married, or they only met their new partner two weeks before you sent out your invites for your now intimate wedding day, do they really need to bring them to your wedding? No, they do not. Make it clear on your invitation who the addressee is. A great way of making it clear on your invitation is stating the following: ‘We have reserved 1 seat in your honour’. A polite but firm way of inviting them.

Stream your Intimate Wedding

Sometimes it's not a choice for your to have a intimate or micro wedding. And even if it is, not all your loved ones are able to be make it to of of the most important day of your life. You can set up a screen for guests to join at any point of your day. Or hiring a wedding videographer means they can watch your intimate day again in short form. Meaning, they get all the best parts of your intimate wedding day.

So, there are five ways to cut down your guest list for your intimate and micro wedding. Yes, it’s certainly not the nicest thing to do but it is necessary. Why not sweeten the pill by planning a huge get together further down the line? A party, a massive barbeque or get together somewhere, it will be special anyhow you decide.

If you are planning an Intimate or Micro

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