Chamber wedding: what is it and how to hold it?

Lavish celebrations with large feasts and a bunch of guests, many of whom you see for the first time in your life, have long since sunk into oblivion. Nowadays, more and more young people prefer a small chamber wedding in the circle of their closest and dearest people. With the right organization, such a holiday can become truly cozy, atmospheric and memorable.

Before starting work on organizing a chamber wedding, several important questions need to be answered.

• List of invitees. You should not invite your dad's sister's husband's husband's cousin, limit yourself only to the closest ones, make a list of such people, and then go over it with your eyes and leave only those with whom you communicate at least 10 times a year.
• Decide where you plan to celebrate your celebration - maybe abroad, in an expensive hotel or organize an off-site registration in nature. There are a lot of options, each has its pros and cons and largely depends on whether you plan to arrange a long entertainment program or you only have a list, after which the young will leave on their first honeymoon.
• Be sure to contact the services of a wedding organizer who will specialize in exactly this format, the usual toastmaster will not work here. A chamber celebration has its own characteristics, which means that only such a person is needed here, who is faced with such weddings quite often.
• Think about how you will register your marriage. Keep in mind, if you are planning to travel abroad, then first you should collect complete information about in which countries you can get married so that it is recognized as valid in Russia.However, you can hold the ceremony without leaving the country or even the city - field registrations can be carried out almost anywhere.
• Develop a concept for your wedding - this is important, because the wedding should be yours and exclusively yours. Give her maximum attention, spend as much time as it takes to work out all the details and nuances of the event. Usually, the couple and the organizer come up with a theme together and at the exit the wedding becomes not just a gathering, but a real love story that reflects the very essence of your relationship.
• No less careful preparation is required for a festive dinner, it is not at all so easy to make a menu, while it is important to take into account the individual characteristics of your guests. Perhaps some of the invitees do not eat meat, and someone has an intolerance to this or that product.
• As practice shows, if there are few invitees, then an ordinary toastmaster with standard contests and active games is far from what is required. A delicate and subtle approach is important here in order to direct guests in the right direction and at the same time not frighten off with excessive activity.
• Think about the music - what it will be like if you prefer live sounds. Musicians should be selected in advance.

Please note that an event for 10-15 people is an excellent option for off-site registration. With such a large number, it is not difficult to organize for going abroad or to some beautiful romantic place. Think about the fact that a solemn ceremony can be not only a feast, but also a real adventure that will be remembered for a long time by both you and your guests.

There are some interesting tips from the wedding planners. First, you need to choose the right location, which in itself should reflect the concept of your holiday. For example, it can be a mini-chateau in France or an eco-hotel outside the city. Someone prefers the beauty of Elton with its endless white spaces - imagination here can be limited only by financial considerations and the personal wishes of the young.

Be sure to organize a pre-wedding dinner - you have a long journey, so it would be a good idea to get together the day before so that those guests who are unfamiliar with each other can get to know each other, then the atmosphere of the evening itself will become even more relaxed and festive. Do not forget to organize a photo session in the most beautiful places in your location.

For those who are alien to conservatism, we can recommend a small picnic, outdoor weddings in shabby chic or vintage style look especially stylish, colorful bicycles, homemade lemonades and retro decorations look appropriate here. And if the celebration is held in winter, then it is better to find a beautiful country house with a fireplace - for sure a holiday on such a site will turn out to be incredibly atmospheric and sincere.

If you prefer to hold a chamber ceremony within the city, you can choose a restaurant, an old manor house or even a botanical garden - a wedding there can be very stylish and elegant. First, think carefully about the welcome zone. This is especially true when it comes to a small ceremony, in which case each invitee will be noted with attention already at the entrance. Optimally organize at least 3 thematic zones

For example, at the entrance you can arrange a photo zone with vintage accessories, large photo albums and cozy armchairs - here guests can relax throughout the entire event. A great idea for a wish zone can be a typewriter, on which any guest can type their wishes. An alternative to it will be a mailbox - where all invitees can put an envelope with the warmest words.

Do not forget about the area of ​​the event itself. It will be better if you organize a real quest for your guests, however, for this it is worth attracting a specialist who will study all the features of the site in advance and make the scenario interesting and exciting. For a small intimate wedding, all invitees can prepare creative greetings; with a small number of guests, it is not at all necessary to resort to the services of a presenter - it is enough just to think over the most important accents of the holiday in advance and fill them with them every 40-50 minutes.

And, of course, try to surprise your guests at the end of the event - prepare such entertainment that they never expected, for example, end the holiday with fireworks or a fire show. Such a performance will surely not leave anyone indifferent. And don't forget to thank each of your guests at the end of the evening and prepare small gifts for everyone.

In a wedding celebration, the number of guests is far from the most important, even the smallest ceremony can become magical and memorable. Use chamber wedding ideas to bring all your most original ideas to life. And do not hesitate to involve your guests in this - for sure they will gladly take an active part in the preparation of such an unusual celebration.

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