WISCONSIN ELOPEMENT & MICRO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

How to Plan the Best Elopement Wedding in Madison, WI

Why Plan an Elopement Wedding?

Here's great news about planning an elopement style or micro wedding (Can you tell how excited this makes me?)

​1. SMALL WEDDINGS ARE AMAZING. 

Ditch the pressure to have an over-the-top wedding day with over-the-top price tags. Create a small, epic day for your closest family and friends, and guess what?

2. You will ACTUALLY be able to SPEND TIME CELEBRATING with those who mean the most to you. NO running around not getting to eat the dinner you paid thousands for just to make sure you said "Hi and thank you" to every.single.guest that came (including your mom's co-workers you don't even know anyway.) Ditch that. Because this party is...

3. EXCLUSIVE as you want it to be. Do you want the officiant, your fiancé, and the witnesses only? THEN DO IT! Do you want a small gathering of just the ones who love you most, THEN DO IT! Everyone may not be on board at first, but use that to your advantage and buckle up and create the micro wedding of your dreams.

5. EPIC WEDDING PHOTOS! 

Ok, so obviously this is where I get excited. The wedding day gets simplified, which ultimately creates LESS STRESS. Believe me, this comes across in the photos. You are less stressed, there are way less moving parts to worry about, and you can just ENJOY YOUR WEDDING. 

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We have all the time we need for photos, and we’re in control of the time of day we take them. At a "traditional" wedding, the photo session and ceremony have to fit into the day while taking into account so many other variables- which could mean non-ideal lighting conditions where you might not look your best, or limited amount of time to do what you want.

With Elopement and Micro weddings, we can schedule the ceremony AND photos at the BEST time of day for photos, all while creating the perfect timeline with less variables. WIN-WIN!

To add to that, you can now use the budget you saved to spend a little more on the details you’d really like to have. Want a bespoke suit made for your man at Indo Chino? (Highly recommend). Want lusciously gorgeous flowers for your bouquet, without having to spend thousands on centerpieces...heck yes. Want to throw an intimate candle-lit dinner party for your closest while overlooking the glowing Madison, WI Capitol at night...of course!

So How Do You Plan The Best Ever Micro Wedding?

Pick Your Dream Spot

There are literally NO RULES (ok, maybe a few laws) to where you can say your I do's! A smaller crowd is way easier to accommodate so pick your dream location and run with it! Non-traditional spots are encouraged! Businesses are generally ready and willing to break their own "rules" about minimums, and are giving discounts to couples who are doing things "a little differently".

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Spend some of the money you're now saving to bring in some great and unique vendors.

Now is your opportunity to go with the vendors you really want but maybe didn't fit the budget with a larger guest count. 

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Set up an on location catered dinner, or move to your favorite restaurant. 

Having a smaller guest count, it’s now possible to set up a small reception wherever you’d like. Again, whatever your dream location is for this, this is probably the only year that it will be possible to do, so let's do it!