If you want to know how to keep a wedding small, the first step is to make a short guest list. Include immediate family members, like parents, grandparents and siblings, close friends and generally people you can't imagine not being at your wedding. Since it's an intimate celebration, "you'll be able to celebrate with your nearest and dearest without the 'obligations' of having to invite extended family or coworkers or friends you've lost touch with".

Planning a small, intimate wedding may seem straightforward, but it can be difficult to pull off logistically. To help make the process easier, we rounded up expert tips for planning a small wedding you'll love.

Hire a wedding planner who specializes in small weddings

Since you have more freedom with your decisions it may seem overwhelming when you start the small wedding planning process, but you don't have to do it alone. Hire a small wedding planner to organize the wedding of your dreams.

Set a budget

Just as you would for a bigger wedding, you need to create a budget based on your wants and needs for your nuptials. Your wedding style, venue, guest size and what you can afford all come into play.

Venue

As you will have an intimate wedding you may ask a suggestion from your planner about the venue which can fit with your budget and tell them your ideal preference venue

Micro Wedding starts at AUD 8750
Venue usage at Garden and Beach
Marriage celebrant
Fresh and personalize decoration including decorative flower arch and altar table arrangement
Stylish flower hand bouquet and boutonniere for the groom
Personalize welcome signage, commemorative certificate and registration book
20 Tiffany chairs
4 Hours photography service
Acoustic for 2 hours
3 Course set menu for up to 20 people
1 Tier wedding cake
2 Times performance of 3 fire dancer
2 Rindik player
1 time makeup and hair do for Bride
A room with 2 Nights stays for couple
Sound system with two (2) speakers and two (2) wireless microphones
Dedicated wedding planner to arrange your special day