planning a micro wedding under $8k | where we splurged & saved | wedding planning 2022

Thank you so much for this. This video brought happy tears to my eyes. My fiancé and I are currently planning a wedding for August ‘23, and I have been so miserable. We are both introverts, and I have been begging him for something small and intimate. It’s to the point where we are too busy trying to satisfy everyone else’s wants but our own. I explained to him last night that I would like to cancel our venue for 80 and have a small quiet wedding (similar to yours). I don’t have a good relationship with my parents, which in turn cut out most of my guests. I also don’t want us to pay for people I wouldn’t truly want there. We are about to lose our fat deposit, but better than stressing over a $30,000 show. You made me feel so much more balanced. Thank you 😭.

So happy to see another bride doing the dinner at a restaurant!!!

First video I've watched by you, and I love it. Weddings don't have to be over the top or crazy expensive to be beautiful. It's seems as if your focus was on what's really important, joining two lives together forever. Congratulations!!

This video is what I needed in my life! I love small micro weddings but don't see too many videos like this, so THANK YOU!

Thank you for sharing the exact costs! I’m currently planning a smaller wedding in Toronto and I keep wondering what is reasonable in terms of pricing. I understand why other people don’t share this information, but it’s really helpful. Loved this video

Amazing. Honestly, a lot of weddings cause unnecessary stress. Congratulations - glad this worked out for you!

So true about the cost of florals! Floral savings actually directed a lot of our decisions. We have 28 guests. Micro saves you on food & booze, but the FLORALS would have still cost us THOUSANDS. -- (1) For a venue, we chose the gardens of our favorite museum. We reserved the most 'floral' spot for $650 1.5 hours, and booked an afternoon tea reception on the terrace of the museum café. ZERO DOLLARS on floral decorations. Still roses and greenery everywhere. Greenhouses and botanical gardens can be expensive, but try smaller museums, sculpture gardens, zoos [my friend had a gorgeous bamboo forest backdrop!], cafes with inner courtyards, and universities. -- (2) Skipping a bridal party saved $700 in bouquets and boutinnieres, and tons of stress. TBH that was only doable without ruffling feathers because of micro size. For the two of us, we paid $85!! -- (3) To get it down to $85, I got flexible on my bouquet's bloom types and dropped fiancé's boutinniere down to a single rose. Original quote was $250, but florist encouraged me to let go of super specific flowers and focus on the color palette, texture, and shape. We made substitutions that look almost identical and it's gorgeous.

Your voice is so soothing 🥲 + congrats to you both!! Love that you chose the small intimate route for your wedding 💕

So insightful and helpful to another bride-to-be trying not to lose her mind amongst the wedding planning chaos! Thank you for sharing!

So glad your video popped up on my feed! My fiancé and I also got engaged in Nov 2020. After changing our minds numerous times we’ve decided to do a small ceremony/dinner with immediate family on a Wednesday in October. We’re currently planning and this was so helpful!

ALL the feels watching these clips!! Such a beautiful wedding with the most beautiful couple!!! 😍 Pls take me back

When I got engaged, my family did not understand that one of the only ways to have a wedding 10K or under like this is to have an extremely low guest count! Our cost is going to be closer to the national average, but we’re planning on about 90 guests. But I feel good about some deals we are getting so far, like our photography is going to be about the same as this bride but for like 6 hours of work. It’s next year! So I still have to buy the dress and make a lot of the choices.

Love this! Glad your wedding turned out the way you planned it. Really like the idea of having a ceremony at Preto loft since I am only having immediate family at mine as well but will be hosting a reception for 90 guests.

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this video! Haha, I kept coming back to your channel to check for updates on what you decided on. Thank you for this! I’m planning a weekday micro wedding with about 25 people in June. Super helpful to hear people share their experience doing something unconventional. Will you be sharing your wedding video?

youre so calming

Would you consider sharing a bridal tutorial of how you did your makeup that day? I am planning a wedding just like this in Texas. Thank you for sharing exact costs, I feel like the vision/philosophy you took is similar to mine and it helps me feel grounded to seen how someone else planned something similar!

eeeeeeppp coming back to thisss <3 this is STUNNING and YOURE STUNNING JESS !!!!

I’m planning a microwedding for September and also have 2 months to plan! I’m so happy I came across your video. Thank you for sharing!

Love this so much!! This is exactly what I’m thinking of doing for my elopement this summer. 🎉

This video was so detailed and informative! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful wedding and fabulous ideas! 😊💐🇨🇦