Montreal,
Quebec - April 30, 2021 - When
the COVID-19 pandemic hit Montreal last year, Montreal’s soon-to-be-wed all
wanted the same thing – postponement. With guests invited, venues booked, and
plans envisioned, Montrealers were unwilling to give up on their plans for a
big wedding. More than one year later, couples aren’t willing to wait any
longer to get married. While large guest lists have fallen by the wayside, couples
aren’t tightening their budgets, opting instead for big visual impact in
smaller spaces.
“At
the beginning of the pandemic couples had this idea that a small wedding was a
sort of sad wedding. They wanted to wait until they could celebrate with more
friends and family members,” explains Athanasios Gomatos, owner
of Athanasios Gomatos Events. “Now they realize that a small wedding means they
get to spend their budget on fewer guests, but with much higher quality and visual
impact. The intimacy that comes with restricting a guest list means that the
people who really matter to you, surround you. You get to talk to them, to
dance with them, to see their enjoyment of your big day. The budget for flowers
that had to stretch to fill a 2000 square foot venue before, can now be used
for a backyard or garden venue and the difference is incredible. It looks more
like a celebrity wedding when smaller spaces are filled with beautiful,
fragrant flowers and greenery.”
While
couples and their families have become more enthusiastic when it comes to
planning more intimate weddings, they aren’t willing to entirely shut out
extended family and friends. Technology such as Zoom and Skype, once rare in
wedding planning circles, is now expected and commonplace.
“Wedding
venuesthis year have to have stable internet connections in order to ensure
that family and friends who weren’t able to be included in smaller events can
still be part of the celebration. Many couples are even choosing to have a
professional videographer exclusively handle the Zoom feed so that those at
home can feel like active participants in the wedding. Those attending from
home dress up, they raise a glass totoast and they offer their own speeches,
explains Athanasios Gomatos.
Intimate
weddings are also enabling Montrealers to incorporate all the things they love
about their city into their wedding. “As we all know, Montreal has an
incredible food scene. We all seem to have our favourite restaurants, cafes and
hidden gems. Before the pandemic, with larger weddings where couples often had
to cater to 200 guests or more, it would rule out a lot of the couple’s
favourite local restaurants which generally don’t offer catering. Now that
weddings are smaller, the pastry shop that makes the bride’s favourite
chocolate cake can be called on to make the wedding favours. The groom’s
favourite local cocktails, which would have blown the budget at a wedding with
hundreds of guests, can now be enjoyed by all the guests in attendance. It has
taken a year, but couples are embracing the benefits of smaller weddings. Keeping
the guest list small means that couples are less likely to have to cancel at
the last minute because of new restrictions. if this past year has taught us
anything, it’s to seize the moment. Enjoy and celebrate life and love right
now.”
About
Athanasios Gomatos Events
Athanasios Gomatos is a full service Montreal wedding planner and event planner and, as a seasoned professional with over 7 years experience, has created magical and memorable events for an extraordinary range of clients. Whether an intimate garden wedding or a large, nonprofit fund raiser, his expertise lies in not only planning and executing those weddings and events, but creating that one-of-a-kind experience his clients and their guests will always remember.
For
more information about Athanasios Gomatos, please visit https://athanasios-gomatos-events.com/
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