As with the generations before them, Millenials are working hard to switch things up in a variety of industries. Included in those industries is the wedding industry.
Long touted as one of the most traditional practices still held by Millenials and most unchanged over the years, Millenials are putting their own spin on the wedding industry.
1. The Advent of the EVite
Weddings are costly, there’s no getting around it. What Millenials have seen over the years is higher than before divorce rates begging them to reconsider spending exorbitant amounts of money on weddings.
Regardless of whether Millenials are hedging their bets against whether or not their marriages will last, Millennials see less reason to spend high amounts of money on seemingly small aspects of their big day – wedding invitations included.
Let’s face it; most people barely ever check their snail mail, and when they do receive a save the date, they immediately input it into their digital calendar.
Millennials are cutting out the middleman by delivering invitations digitally.
2. New and Improved Country Club Weddings
While getting married at a country club may seem traditional, Millennials are doing it in style. In lieu of even more traditional settings such as churches, Millennials instead often opt to plan a wedding at a country club, a non-denominational, beautiful setting.
3. Spending More Where It Matters
While Millenials are ditching spending hundreds on invitations, they are however still willing to fork out cash for a photograph and Instagram-worthy spots. Millennials are not immune to doing things for “the ‘gram”, and tentpole days such as their weddings are no exception.
Millennials are more willing to pay for expensive and beautiful venues with readily available picture spots than they are for other traditional wedding items.
4. Doing It Themselves
Meanwhile, Millennials continue to cut costs by enlisting the help of loved ones in order to create a more personalized DIY decor for their wedding.
Lucky for Millennials, chic and homely decor is in. Guests want to feel as though they are at home at special events, rather than subject to lavish and inauthentic decor that does nothing to reflect the personalities of their hosts.
DIY place settings, handmade paper flowers and streamers, and small photo corners are quaint while remaining cute and helping Millennials to cut costs to save their money for where it matters.
5. Millennials are Getting Married Later in Life
Circling back to the hike in divorce rates from older generations, Millennials are typically less likely to rush into getting married when they are young.
Instead, Millennials are more likely to finish their education and establish themselves in their careers before settling down. In this Instagram age, travel and adventure are huge, and Millennials want to be sure they’re getting out there and seeing what the world has to offer them before they make the choice to settle down.
This reflects itself in Millennials getting married later on in life, perhaps as a way to stave off those potential climbing divorce rates. By ensuring they know themselves and what they want from potential relationships, they are working to ensure their foundations are strong before making a lifelong commitment.
6. Destination Weddings
Because Millennials are getting married later on in life and are more likely to spend money on larger aspects of their weddings, Millennials are more likely to have destination weddings.
Keeping their guest lists small also helps Millennials to avoid the problem of having to invite extended family and can instead draw out those who truly care for them.
