Micro Wedding Timeline

Micro Wedding Ceremonies may include all the most-loved traditional wedding elements planned with the Couple’s O�ciant:

❖ Processional ❖ Welcome and Ceremony Blessing ❖ Re�ections on Couple ❖ Vows and Ring Exchange ❖ Unity Ritual (optional) ❖ Marriage Blessing and Pronouncement ❖ Recessional & Greeting of Guests

Timeline Suggestions

Remember to allow additional time with your photographer and if desired, to decorate the space.

1 hour rental time ❖ Couple, their two witnesses and guests arrive ❖ Ceremony and license signing ❖ Vendors needed: Photographer and O�ciant

2 hours rental time ❖ Wedding party arrival, seating of guests ❖ Ceremony and license signing ❖ Champagne toast with wedding cupcakes ❖ Vendors needed: Photographer, O�ciant

Adding a Micro ReceptionImagine relaxing in the backyard with your guests following your wedding ceremony. Maybe you’re playing bocci ball or snacking on appetizers. With your Backyard Host’s approval, you may invite your Dad to BBQ or a catering company to serve a micro-reception. Consider serving post-ceremony appetizers, a wedding cake with a champaign toast, a festive boxed meal or a splashy micro wedding feast. Your Guest Coordinator will oversee the micro-reception details.

3-4 hours rental time ❖ Wedding party arrival, seating of guests ❖ Ceremony and license signing ❖ Social Hour and/or Micro Reception, could also include a “�rst dance” ❖ Vendors needed: Photographer, O�ciant, Caterer

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Micro Wedding Provisions

You’ve made all your choices, your dress, the photographer, the guest list, and a backyard Micro Wedding. So what’s included in a Micro Wedding?

Backyard Host provides: ❖ The beautiful Backyard Wedding Site ❖ Guest chairs in couple’s preferred con�guration ❖ Guest interior restroom (maintaining privacy of their home) ❖ An event sign provided by Backyard Wedding Sites ❖ Parking spaces

At Couple’s request Host may provide: ❖ Table with ice water, glasses ❖ Any additional tables the Host may wish to o�er (Host does not rent additional tables) ❖ Optional: Wedding party gathering room (not a dressing room)

Note: The Host does not provide food storage, access to their kitchen, nor reception setup or cleanup.

Couple provides: ❖ Guest Coordinator who communicates with vendors, welcomes and seats guests, directs the �ow of the event, monitors delivery of items to the backyard, and assists guests ❖ O�ciant with their own voice ampli�er ❖ Photographer ❖ BlueTooth Speaker (ampli�es couple’s pre-recorded music, no need for a DJ) ❖ Florist, if additional �ower arrangements are desired ❖ Caterer for optional Micro-Reception in backyard site ❖ Personalized decorations for backyard ❖ Beverages in ice coolers ❖ Any additional items provided by a rental company requires pre-approved by Host

Reminder: Wedding Party arrives dressed for the wedding day.

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