Throwing A Minimalist Wedding: All The Tips & Tricks For The Perfect Day

If you’re a big fan of the minimalist aesthetic, using a minimalist look for your wedding day might seem like a no-brainer. But where do you begin? Where can you find a minimalist wedding venue? How do you select minimalist wedding decor and bridalwear? What does a minimalist wedding photoshoot look like?

Peerspace will explain all this and more. Just keep reading for our tips and tricks to make your minimalist wedding a success.

Finding a minimalist wedding venue

A truly minimalist wedding venue can act as a suitable blank slate for your creativity as you plan your big day. But the wrong wedding venue poses the risk of upending your plans and detracting from your carefully chosen minimalist theme.

One of the easiest and most effective ways to locate wedding venues of all kinds that are available to rent by the hour is Peerspace. It’s the number one online marketplace for event venue rentals. Peerspace has thousands of listings available in hundreds of cities across North America, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.

The site is also designed to be totally intuitive to search, so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for and doesn’t take much time at all. To get you started in your search, here are two examples of locations you can rent through Peerspace that we think would work wonderfully for a minimalist wedding:

Modern-Minimalist Backyard Venue

Here’s a great example of an outdoor minimalist venue, located in Tempe, Arizona, and recently remodeled for an ultra-modern feel. It consists of a large, well-manicured lawn surrounded by hundreds of cacti and agave plants. You can also make use of the extended patio with a 15-foot L-shaped BBQ grill, swimming pool, and wrap-around staircase (check out the photos in the listing!).

The space includes plenty of seating to allow many guests to relax in comfort. And there is even a full-size basketball court that can be used as a dance floor for your wedding. The entire space can accommodate a medium-sized guest list of up to 150 people. While it’s not cheap at the rental price of $400 per hour, it’s a high-quality venue that’s well worth the cost.

Elegant Multi-Purpose Event Space Great for Small Weddings

The host of this venue in Toronto bills it as the ideal destination for a micro wedding, with a limit of 40 guests total in the roughly 1000-square-foot space. “The idea is to celebrate your union in a tiny, but overly indulgent way! The happy couple will be able to enjoy the exclusive use of our main space beautifully decorated private venue with the option of an intimate circus performance for you and your guests.”

A circus performance would certainly make for a fun and memorable wedding ceremony! This space is ideal because it manages to be minimalist without feeling “cold,” as can be a risk with this aesthetic. In fact, the venue is still welcoming and has quite an intimate feel.

In the New York City area? Then check out our 9 best intimate wedding venues in NYC!

Minimalist wedding decor

As described in Brides Magazine, a minimalist wedding is “all about simple, elegant details that speak to you.” So we’ll provide you with some specific suggestions, but ultimately it’s about figuring out what you like and what will make you feel good on the big day.

We recommend that you choose a simple color palette. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t have to be all white or even muted colors, but the overall combination of colors you use in your decor should be thoughtfully selected and not consist of too many colors in total. You might do a combination of neutrals with pops of brighter colors.

One area where you can embrace a minimalist aesthetic is in the seating for your guests. For instance, Brides writes that rather than using chairs, you can choose benches instead: “With limited additions, organic benches make for rich and decadent seating.”

Your wedding arch should also be minimalist – perhaps something like the 27 fashion-forward geometric wedding arches in this list by Weddingomania. Whether you go for a hexagonal wedding arch or an asymmetrical geometric wedding arch, consider decorating the arch with the understated flowers and greenery of your choice, and/or with long swaths of fabric in a color that matches your overall wedding palette.

Go ultra-minimalist by using our fabulous elopement ideas!

Minimalist wedding photography

As professional wedding photographer Samuel Ng stated in an interview with Snapshot Canon, “A simple wedding can be harder to shoot than a grand wedding: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.” But don’t be intimidated by the challenges presented here. Ensure you communicate clearly with your photographer about what’s particularly important to you in your wedding photos.

Color is a crucial aspect of photography for a minimalist wedding. Like your wedding decor, minimalist wedding photography should use a simple and thoughtfully-selected color palette. Think neutrals but that allow for some pops of brighter colors as well. You may want to have your photos taken on a simple white or neutral-colored background, either a plain smooth wall or a textured exposed brick wall that has been painted a neutral shade.

For inspiration, check out this gorgeous minimalist styled wedding shoot shared by the Wedding Chicks blog.

Minimalist wedding dresses

There are certain features to seek out in a minimalist wedding dress. Cut is especially important since the dress will be particularly simple overall. As Weddingomania writes, “When it comes to thinking of simplistic silhouettes for your wedding dress, there’s an array of minimalist styles out there. The focus should be on the construction of the dress, so look out for interesting pleats or cuts.”

Luckily, modern and minimalist style have been increasingly popular for weddings in recent years, so you’ll find plenty of simple and elegant dresses on the market without too much searching.

Not sure where to begin as you search for the perfect minimalist wedding dress? This list of 12 stunning examples from Brit + Co as well as The Knot’s list of 29 simple wedding dresses make a wonderful start and are a great source of inspiration!

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