Top 9 Tips for Planning a Minimalist Wedding

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Last Updated on December 12, 2022 by Sagarika Kapoor

The Big Fat Indian Wedding. This is a phrase that is enough to intimidate people. Let us be truthful about it. Planning a wedding is insanely complicated and stressful. But taking on the challenge of planning a vast wedding can be quite overwhelming. Not to mention, it is not everyone’s cup of tea. People are now steering towards having a minimalist wedding in style. This was their lesson after seeing the plethora of pandemic weddings. Having an intimate wedding in luxury is immensely better than having a crammed wedding where you might not enjoy it. 

If the thought of the big fat wedding makes you want to elope to Vegas, then worry not my friends. We are here to invite you to a “less is more” approach to weddings. Today, we will tell you how you can Mary Kondo your way through wedding planning and adopt a minimalist wedding style. We already have an ultimate wedding planning checklist for you to check out. This is just where we show you the key factors to pare down on your D-Day. 

Top Strategies To Plan A Minimalist Wedding In Styl

The fundamental tenet of minimalism is to get rid of unnecessary items, minimise clutter, and make sure that everything you own has a purpose. As Marie Kondo says, it should spark joy in you! Here, we discuss the different ways you can have the ultimate minimalist wedding that you have always wanted.

Exclusivity Wins

Reducing the number of guests at your wedding is the easiest way to make it more subdued. One thing the pandemic has taught us is that having a short guest list isn’t always a bad thing. No more distant relatives that you have never met before in your life! More crucially, everything will automatically get smaller if you keep your guest list exclusive to the A-list. Less wedding favours, food, beverages, tables, centrepieces, and a smaller venue, are where you will save time and money. Additionally, you will have to deal with fewer unwelcome comments. The freedom to enjoy quality time with your closest friends and family is the greatest reward.

Keep A Small Wedding Party

A wedding party is necessary, but a large one is not. For the much-needed moral support, limit the number of bridesmaids and groomsmen to one or two. These are the people that will carry you through the thick and thin of the wedding. So keep them close!

Set The Mood For A Minimalist Wedding

Worldwide, minimalist couples are approaching wedding invitations in a simple and modern way. They’re allowing the hand calligraphy to command attention and convey the tone of the event. If you’re thinking about getting minimalist wedding invites, do away with any inserts in favour of a simple, all-encompassing design. For a more opulent appearance, you can also choose vellum, clear acrylic stock, or high-quality paper. Geometric design components and metallic and marble accents will give the invitation’s overall look and feel of minimalism with a wow factor.

A Frills-Free Minimalist Wedding Venue

A blank canvas wedding venue is the way to go for a truly minimalistic wedding background. Given that the location is bare-boned by design, this could be an urban industrial structure. Here, architecture and interior minimalism are the main points of interest. If your minimalist wedding style is more clean, contemporary, and raw, this is ideal for you. However, if you consider yourself to be more natural, an outdoor wedding is perfect for you. Your wedding venue will be stunning because of the natural setting, and you won’t need to put much work into decorating.

Your Minimalist Wedding Outfit

Finding a minimalistic dress to wear as an Indian bride might be particularly challenging. To help you appear radiant at your minimalist wedding, we’re going to advise you on what to look for. Focus on simple silhouettes, clean lines, and minimal decorations. You can choose pastels with your eyes closed for your colour scheme. However, if you’re looking for something a little more traditional, choose red lehengas in various shades, or even better, a saree or lehenga made of banarsi silk that is an heirloom.

For a minimalist wedding, opt for a choker as far as jewellery is concerned. Even without earrings or dewy makeup, an exquisite matha patti balanced with a grand neckpiece would look stunning. You can even take off your necklace entirely and wear nothing but your matha patti and earrings. Alia Bhatt is the recent trendsetter for minimalist brides. For an in-depth analysis of the outfits she wore and what you can incorporate, check out our blog on the Ranbir-Alia wedding. 

Styl Tip: You can visit shops while looking for your bridal lehenga and inquire about a bridesmaid lehenga for minimalist patterns.

Let Luxury Speak For Your Minimalist Wedding

Even though neutral colour schemes are preferred for minimalist weddings, they don’t have to be dull! To give the overall design of your wedding some visual interest, employ opulent textures and materials. The entire wedding will be lavish thanks to the use of rich velvet, dazzling greenery, glistening metallics, and structured geometric shapes. To make a visual space more interesting without adding clutter, you can also add accents in solid colours.

Pare Down On the Rituals

A large Indian wedding comprises several rituals that take place on separate days, each of which is followed by a party. The traditions can be streamlined if that is not how you envision your wedding. This simply indicates that you hold the rites at home with the appropriate individuals while having your wedding at the primary location. You can also choose to do away with certain customs that you feel are superfluous for you and your future spouse.

What Do You Truly Need For Your Minimalist Wedding

For this, you must reconsider the traditional elements of a wedding in your culture and determine what applies to you. You simply need the bride, the groom, their immediate relatives, and the officiant per your culture to get married. Everything else is, quite simply, extra! Reconsider your cultural customs and incorporate elements that have personal importance for you both. Your special day should make you happy! A lavish supper and ornate floral decorations are not REQUIRED. If that’s your vibe, pare everything down to the bare minimum.

Scale Back And Give Back

Last but not least, cutting back does not just mean fewer decorations or guests for the minimalist wedding of your desires. Reduce your desire to accumulate a lot of wedding gifts if you wish to adopt a less is more philosophy. Ask guests not to bring you any gifts. Instead, request a donation to a cause of your or their choosing. You feel the happiest about cutting back when you also give back.

We hope that this article helped you understand how you can plan a minimalist wedding in style. For any assistance in wedding styling or consultations, contact us at Styl-Inc and our team of expert stylists will get in touch with you. Stay connected with Styl-Inc blogs for more wedding styling tips and tricks.

Until next time, 

Keepin’ it Styl’ish

Shravani Priya