After the initial glow and excitement of getting engaged starts ebb, you realize it’s time to start actually planning your wedding. From wedding venues to planners to photographers, there is a lot to consider when planning your big day and the budget is the FIRST place you want to start. Once you know how much to allocate for your celebration, you can determine all the rest of the pieces.

Maybe you’ve considered just skipping the wedding entirely, but we think that micro-weddings are the perfect answer to out-of-control wedding budgets for a myriad of reasons.