While many couples had smaller weddings in recent years because of pandemic restrictions, decades-high inflation is leading many to opt for a micro-wedding, which typically includes up to 50 guests
Danielle Woodcock was planning her wedding when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, delaying and eventually cancelling her big day. By the time she revisited it in 2021, she had decided to go in a different direction – a micro-wedding.
Their October 2022 wedding planned by Toronto Micro Weddings was intimate, personalized and — most importantly — fun, she said, instead of stressful and budget-breaking. TD’s annual Love and Money survey of American couples, conducted in November 2021, found that almost a third were planning on having a micro-wedding — and that was before inflation peaked on both sides of the border in the summer of 2022.
“I think that the pandemic forced people to have micro-weddings. But the more people went to other people's micro-weddings, the more it's become now something that's just socially acceptable and an option moving forward,” she said, adding that "inquiries haven't stopped." Toronto Micro Weddings’ base package for a ceremony and cocktail reception starts at $8,000, and MacIsaac is also happy to make cost-effective recommendations for things the package doesn't cover — she often points brides to places that rent out wedding dresses.
A common misconception about micro-weddings is that because they cost less, they’re not as special, said Ballantyne. Toronto Micro Weddings clients Alicia and Khaled Maadarani got married in July 2022, and the couple said inflation was a big factor in their decision to have a micro-wedding.
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