Huge Little Wedding

14/08/2020

Want joy in a pandemic? Grieve the things you're losing. And then celebrate the new and special things you get instead.

Having a truly great online wedding celebration connecting with your online - not just uploading photos or hosting a livestream, but interacting online too.

When you do that, your wedding loses some things. And it gains some things as well.

Here are 4 things a virtual wedding gets you that a physical wedding can't.

13/08/2020

Want joy in a pandemic? Grieve the things you're losing.

And then celebrate the things you get instead.

Here are 4 things a virtual wedding gains you.
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When you go online, your wedding loses some things. And it gains some things as well. Here are 4 things a virtual wedding gains you.

13/08/2020

Huge Little Wedding is a re-invention of the way we celebrate: Unique and intimate in person, but then large and loud online.

So how do all these packages work?

Here's the difference between our Complete, Visual and Basic packages - and how to tell which is for you.

12/08/2020

Huge Little Wedding is a re-invention of the way we celebrate: Unique and intimate in person, but then large and loud online.

So if you book with us, what are you actually paying for?

If you've been on our pricing page, you'll know we've got 3 services: Basic, Visual and Complete. Here's the difference between them.

Here's how to tell which is for you.

Here's how Huge Little Wedding packages work.
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If you book with Huge Little Wedding, what are you actually paying for? Here's how our 3 packages work. Here's how to tell which is for you.

12/08/2020

Here's the formula that makes Huge Little Wedding work.

If you want guests to interact and connect at your online wedding, there are certain pieces you'll need to include - and a certain structure you'll need to assemble them in.

Here are those pieces. Here's how we work with you to put them together. Here's what you see when it's done.

This is Rule 4 of the 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning. To see all the Rules right now, subscribe at https://hugelittlewedding.backthird.com/blog/rule4

12/08/2020

What are all the elements that make your online wedding work?

Here are the pieces that make a Huge Little Wedding. Here's how we work with you to put them together. Here's who does what, and what guests will see when it's all done.
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What are all the elements that make your online wedding work? Here's the Huge Little Wedding formula.

11/08/2020

If you want to connect with guests - not just make them spectators - then your online wedding must be social.

We already know what "social" looks like on the Internet.

Here's how Huge Little Wedding uses social media principles to let you interact with guests. Including lots of screenshots of what happens when we do.

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10/08/2020

We already know what "social" looks like on the Internet. It's not a conference call.

In this video, I talk through how Huge Little Wedding uses social media principles to let you interact with guests - and I show lots of screenshots of what happens when we do.

This is Rule 3 of the 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.
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We already know what social looks like on the Internet. For true connection with your virtual wedding guests, structure the party like it's social media.

10/08/2020

There are right and wrong ways to do online weddings.

Want your guests to watch but NOT participate? Livestream away. But you'll still celebrate alone.

Here's why a wedding livestream doesn't get you true togetherness - and what to do instead. This is Rule 2 of the 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.

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09/08/2020

There are right and wrong ways to do online weddings.

Want your guests to watch but NOT participate? Livestream away. But you'll still celebrate alone.

Here's why livestreams don't work - and why you ALREADY know a better way to socialize online. This is Rule 2 of 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.
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There are right and wrong ways to do an online wedding. Want your guests to watch but NOT participate? Livestream away. But you'll still celebrate alone.

06/08/2020

Today we kick off a new video series: 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.

Here's the bad news: If you're throwing a traditional wedding during the pandemic, your guests won't follow the coronavirus safety guidelines. Sorry. They just won't.

And if they do - they won't have fun.

Which means if you want to celebrate with ALL your loved ones on your wedding day, and you care about public health, there's just one choice for you. (But it can be a good one.)

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06/08/2020

Since our state reopened, we've been back to working weddings in the flesh. We haven't seen a safe one yet.

That's the bad news. The good news is, you've got a better way.

Today we're launching a new video series: the 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.
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Pandemic weddings can be safe, or fun - not both. Unless you go online, that is. Here's Rule 1 of the 5 Rules of Online Wedding Planning.

26/07/2020

There’s a lot you can do with a little wedding that you CAN’T do with a huge one. Our goal is to help you share all those little things... with a huge group of people.

16/07/2020

There are two ways to do a .

You can make it an afterthought, or you can make it the whole thought. You can let online guests watch you celebrate, or you can celebrate with them.

You can give them a window into your wedding. Or you can open up the door and party with them.

We can help you open the door. (If you want the window, you're on your own.)

15/07/2020

Don't give them a window into your celebration.

Open up the door and let them in.

14/07/2020

If you booked a band or DJ with Backthird Entertainment we can help you cut your physical guest list and design an online celebration for the full list - at no extra cost.

Learn how right here: https://hubs.ly/H0snRfs0

11/07/2020

Love still works. And weddings still work, too.

They just work different now.

So are you ready to be different?

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10/07/2020

On your microwedding day, you’ll need to capture a few key moments and send them to us so we can design your online celebration. Here's what you - or your videographer - will need to do.
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On your microwedding day, you’ll need to capture a few key moments and send them to us so we can design your online celebration. Here's what to do.

09/07/2020

If you're a Backthird Entertainment couple, you can pivot to a much safer Huge Little Wedding for free.

You keep all your wedding plans: same date, same location and same vendors. But you end your party after dancing, which is safer. And you cut your guest list to below 50, which is safer. Then we build a digital reception for ALL of your guests to interact with you for an entire week after your in-person celebration.

I'll be posting more on HOW this works tomorrow. This video explains the heart behind it.

08/07/2020

"Everyone was pushing their weddings back. We decided to move ours up."

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Hey everyone! In this video we discuss the top 3 reasons why we decided that a virtual wedding was right for us. It's also important to note that we live in ...

08/07/2020

Are you livestreaming your wedding? Or doing a Zoom call?

Huge Little Wedding couples don't do either one. Our method is completely different.

This is why.
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There are 3 ways to get your wedding online: Stream it. Zoom it. Or use threaded interactions, like Huge Little Wedding does. So which is right for you?

07/07/2020

The view most guests get in your online celebration is a little better than the one most guests get at a physical ceremony.

Also, they can compliment your dress without distracting your officiant.

What's it like to be an online guest? Check out the demo at https://hubs.ly/H0rz4Rs0.

06/07/2020

On the blog this week: How to wed newly.

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02/07/2020

Meet Adam and Kas, married April 4. They're more proof .

Kas and Adam had planned to host one of the year's most unique and beautiful wedding receptions at Chez Wedding & Event Venue. The couple had put so much meticulous thought into every last detail of the day and had planned to celebrate with over 140 of their closest friends and family. It wasn't even two weeks prior to the big day when the COVID pandemic took the city of Chicago by storm.

The couple considered total cancellation of their big day all together. They had put so much time and energy into something and it just didn't seem healthy to push it out another year.

However, they decided to keep their special date and instead have a very small, intimate ceremony in the back yard of their parents home. A few of their vendors were even able to practice social distancing while helping bring it all to life!

The day was so special and thoughtful. Although it wasn't what they had originally imagined, they were able to share one of the most profound moments of their lives with the people who meant the most to them.

Photographer: Rachael with Grey Garden Creative
Floral/decor: Nichole Johnston with Xo Design Co. Events

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01/07/2020

Welcome to the New Unusual.

If you're considering a Huge Little Wedding, know that you'll still get to build incredible memories on your wedding day - and share those moments interactively with ALL the friends and family you care about.

At the same time, this is a new way to wed. Some things will be different. Here are 5 ways a Huge Little Wedding isn't like traditional weddings you've seen in the past.
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Start by acknowledging how terrible this is. And then - remember change brings unexpected blessings, too. Here are 5 ways pandemic weddings can be great.

30/06/2020

Your online celebration starts a few days after your microwedding - just as soon as you get us the video. It's open for a week. Guests attend any time.

When they do, the first thing they'll see is a personal greeting from you.

Imagine standing outside your wedding hall and personally welcoming every guest, saying "we're glad you're here" and "here's what we'll be doing today." It's great. It makes them feel connected right away to the most crucial reason they came to your wedding: You.

And you can't do it at a physical event. But in your online celebration it works like a charm. Watch the demo at https://hubs.ly/H0s0T0_0 for a taste.

29/06/2020

There's lots to be excited about. It's ok if you need to feel sad first, though.

It's all ok.

26/06/2020

One upside is, you absolutely won't forget your wedding day.

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24/06/2020

Microweddings aren't just the future - they're the present. You don't even have to cut your guest list if most people join in online.

But you can't do just anything for your wedding and expect online guests to feel like part of the party. Here's how to structure your microwedding so that everybody feels connected.
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Microweddings are the future. But you don't have to cut your guest list if most guests join in online. Here's how to structure your microwedding for that.

23/06/2020

Here's the goal of a Huge Little Wedding in one word: Participation.

We don't want your guests to WATCH you celebrate your wedding. We want them to celebrate it WITH you.

At a physical event, that's what they'd do. They'd dance. They'd toast and cheer. They'd greet you and greet one another. They'd talk with you face to face and tell you how important you are, and you'd get to say the same to them.

It's hard for all of that to happen in a Zoom call, the same format you've been using to get interrupted and talked over by your coworkers for 3 months. Weddings deserve something different.

So we found one. Watch the demo at https://hubs.ly/H0rz4Ln0.

22/06/2020

We need love.
We need commitment.
We need vows.
We need forever.
We need hope.

We need you to get married.
Even if we can't be with you in the flesh, we need to be with you. We need to celebrate. We need rejoicing.

Love is how we live, and what we're living for.

So long live love.

20/06/2020

are also . And they're actually kind of awesome.

Why? We've got 5 reasons. Read them here:

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18/06/2020

Meet Christal and Kenny, married June 5. They're more proof .

Christal is a nurse who cares for COVID patients, so they're sorta serious about respecting health guildelines. After two cancelled dates, the couple finally tied the knot on the front steps of Stan Mansion after being awarded a free Luxe Style Shoots event. 10 Chicago vendors came together to turn the event around in just a week.

It was just the couple, 8 guests - and a CBS Chicago camera crew. Now that's how you do "unforgettable."

photo: Lori Sapio Photography

17/06/2020

You're going to get married NOW?

Hell yes, you are.

Start by acknowledging how terrible this is. And then... remember change brings unexpected blessings, too. Here are 5 ways pandemic weddings can be great.
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Start by acknowledging how terrible this is. And then - remember change brings unexpected blessings, too. Here are 5 ways pandemic weddings can be great.

16/06/2020

Creating the Huge Little Wedding meant deconstructing everything we'd learned in 15 years of live events with Backthird Entertainment - and re-imagining it in the online space.

Here's one thing we learned along the way: Your wedding is a story.

A great celebration unfolds in a certain order. And it has a "plot": Slow parts, exciting parts. Parts about meeting all the characters. Parts about feeling all the feelings.

Your online celebration will have 6 chapters. And we'll lay it out for your guests at the beginning of the party, so they know what do expect and never feel lost.

This is the same thing a good MC would do at a physical wedding celebration: Tell guests what to expect. The more they know what to expect, the more they can relax. The more they relax, then more they participate and have fun.

To see the story in action, watch the demo at https://hubs.ly/H0rwnC60.

15/06/2020

Love acts in love.

13/06/2020

Meet Sara and Danny - they're more proof .

"The plan was a May 2nd brewery wedding with 100+ of our closest family and friends," Sara says. "Unfortunately, the coronavirus didn't care about our plan!

"Instead of worrying about our loved ones getting sick, we decided to cancel our original wedding. But that didn't stop us. On May 2, our original wedding date, I donned my wedding dress and Danny and I got married in our own backyard in front of our immediate family.

"We look forward to celebrating with the rest of our loved ones (with some help from Backthird Entertainment) at our one-year anniversary party on May 2, 2021."

Know someone with their own story? Ask them to share it at https://hubs.ly/H0rmJdG0.

11/06/2020

Meet the Bryants - they're more proof .

Alicia says, "We got married after 8 years together, then 2 weeks later found out my father’s cancer was back and terminal. He died about one month after telling us kids.

"My father passed away and the world went to pieces. We got married February 5th 2020, my dad died March 11th and then pandemic hit. My husband is an essential worker and has been working through all of this and so have all of my siblings. We got married at the court house and planned for a party with family and friends but all of that is now on hold.

"If it wasn’t for the love of my life and our two beautiful girls, I may have given up ! It still isn’t really sunk in that we are married because life has been so busy, but I’m so blessed to have him in my life and we have been through so much together. I thought 2020 was going to be our year and despite everything life goes on and we have each other. At the end of the day, even if it’s a bad day...I am Mrs. Bryant and we will make it through anything!"

Know someone with their own story? Ask them to share it at https://hubs.ly/H0q-1Xf0.

10/06/2020

Don't want to wait for a vaccine to tie the knot? Here’s what safe, beautiful weddings look like in the age of the coronavirus.
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Don't want to wait for a vaccine to tie the knot? Here’s what safe, beautiful weddings look like in the age of the coronavirus.

09/06/2020

An online wedding takes a whole lot more than clicking that red button on your phone. We're learning there are certain elements you always need to have to make your online guests feel like they're still connected to your wedding, still attending.

Here's a big one. Cut a cake or share a meal or drink if possible, then document it for your guests. They'll feel so much more like they're at your wedding with you.

'Cause they will be.

Want to see the demo of Bryce and Jaimie's online wedding? It's at https://hubs.ly/H0q-2YS0