A Small Wedding
The purpose of a marriage ceremony is not for the glorification of a commercialized institution of wedding businesses. Regardless of what wedding magazines and people profiting from a bridal business model may attempt to convince customers of, a marriage ceremony is about love. It is about the glorification of a couple merging as one!
Focusing on the essence of a wedding can actually be more challenging if too much attention is placed on having a lavish wedding. A simple wedding can actually be more romantic and loving than a large and relatively expensive wedding extravaganza. A couple should already be happy and content together prior to a wedding. This happiness should continue through the wedding and, of course after the wedding. It is still the same couple after the wedding and the couple should hopefully be enhanced by the experience, not stressed by the planning or expense. It should be considered to be, in some ways, as a public statement of an agreement of two people to pair together for good.
Many wedding traditions actually have commercial origins. The concept of a diamond ring is one example promoted by companies in the beginning of the 20th century through popular media. Many people today seem to think that diamond rings have been the standard engagement ring for hundreds of years or more. Diamonds were certainly not as valuable prior to an advertising campaign that made diamond companies rich and diamonds a standard. This has caused moral issues in the regions where the diamonds are mined and diamond cartels like DeBeers have been artificially maintaining a high price for diamonds for many years. While the concept of a lasting stone as a symbol is nice, the rest of the process of involved in much of the diamond business has been something generally inappropriate for a wedding.
It is a wise idea, when planning a modern wedding, to make a choice for a more socially ecological solution on a global scale. This is to be seen as a return to a pure heart of wedding joy. Having a small wedding in a cozy and quaint chapel can be both more monetarily and morally pleasant. Additionally, it is much better for a couple to be able to continue forward after the wedding free from any financial obligations related to the wedding day. This can be a much better emotional springboard for a marriage to blossom from. Small weddings can be really big on heart, where large weddings occasionally seem to forget what is really most important.
Having a small wedding is something that does need to be done properly for the most romantic way to enjoy the occasion. Location is really important, as a small chapel or a garden in a romantic natural location can really make every other aspect of the wedding seem relatively easy. Natural is always in, especially right now, and it can be a really wonderful way to make a wedding amazingly romantic in an affordable way.
Remember that a small wedding can have a big romantic appeal.