How to Plan a Micro Wedding in Canmore
Bigger isn’t always better for weddings, and a micro wedding with 50 people or fewer can provide an intimacy that can’t be matched. Why Canmore for your micro wedding, though? For starters, the idyllic Canadian Rockies provide a breathtaking backdrop for the festivities, and with venues like the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, you’ll have a magical wedding venue to celebrate with your closest family and friends.
Let’s take a look at what makes micro weddings special and why Canmore is the perfect place for you and your partner to tie the knot.
Key Takeaways
- Micro weddings (≤50 guests) offer intimacy, lower costs, and personal touches.
- Canmore’s Rockies setting makes it a stunning, activity-filled destination.
- Key steps: Set budget, finalize guest list, book venue/date, plan menu, add special details.
- Top venues: Coast Canmore Hotel (flexible spaces + lodging) and TABLE Food + Drink (intimate dining).
What Is a Micro Wedding?
A micro wedding is a smaller version of a regular wedding. Micro weddings typically have limited guest lists, usually fewer than 50 people, and are often reserved for family and close friends. This allows soon-to-be newlyweds to limit costs while spending on the areas of their wedding that matter most to them.
Why Choose a Micro Wedding in Canmore?
With its stunning Rocky Mountain scenery, Canmore is a gorgeous destination for weddings of any size. With fantastic restaurants, a thriving brewery scene, and unrivalled opportunities to get out into nature and enjoy the mountains, a micro wedding in Canmore provides guests the chance to not only enjoy a small and intimate ceremony and reception, but plan a weekend of activities around your big day.
Canmore also features great wedding venues, such as the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, which can accommodate ceremonies and receptions of all sizes. TABLE Food + Drink is perfect for smaller weddings with 32 guests or fewer.
How to Plan a Micro Wedding
While a micro wedding may have fewer guests than a traditional wedding, that doesn’t always mean it’s less work to organize. You’ll still want your wedding to be an occasion you’ll remember for the rest of your life, and having fewer guests may cut down on certain costs, but it can also allow you to focus on more bespoke options.
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Determine Your Budget
Having a firm budget is important before you start planning your wedding. You need to know what you can realistically afford, as well as whether anyone is offering to contribute money toward your budget. It’s possible for a micro wedding to be expensive, so you need a budget to ensure costs don’t spiral out of control.
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Confirm Your Guest List
Perhaps your micro wedding will only include direct family members. That can make it relatively straightforward to build out your guest list. Write out your complete list of friends and family, then make any necessary cuts.
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Set Your Date & Choose Your Venue
Selecting the right micro wedding venue is a crucial part of the planning process. Venues like the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre and TABLE Food + Drink have all you’ll need for a beautiful Rocky Mountain wedding. Set a date when the venue is available, and your guests will be free to attend.
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Pick a Menu
Food is a big part of any wedding, and when you opt for a micro wedding, you may be able to spend more per person on dinner or cocktail reception snacks than you would if you had a guest list with hundreds of people.
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Add the Finishing Touches
Your wedding is your big day, and hosting a micro wedding that keeps your guest list small and budget under control can allow you to add a few special touches that will make it even more memorable. Perhaps that involves hiring a favourite local singer to perform at your reception or giving special gifts to each of your guests as a token of appreciation for attending. In Canmore, it can even involve a hike the morning after your micro wedding with all your guests.
The Perfect Micro Wedding Venue
The Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre offers everything you’ll need for your wedding. While spaces like the Wildrose Ballroom can accommodate up to 300 people, it can also be divided into four separate, smaller spaces if you are looking to host a micro wedding.
Those rooms fill with natural light during the long Alberta evenings, and when you rent out a section of the ballroom, you get:
- A stage and podium
- A head table with white or black skirting
- Round tables that seat up to eight guests
- Black or white napkins, tablecloths and skirting
- Tables for gifts, cake, guestbook and DJ tables
- Options for plated dinners and buffet-style
Hosting your micro wedding at the Coast Canmore also means that all of your guests can stay at the hotel, with exclusive room rates available. They won’t have far to go once they’re done celebrating your nuptials. Plus, they can enjoy convenient amenities such as our indoor pool, hot tub and modern fitness centre.
Read more in our 2025 Wedding Guide.
TABLE FOOD + Drink
TABLE Food + Drink is one of Canmore’s best restaurants. Adjacent to the main restaurant is TABLE Private, which is perfect for welcome receptions, rehearsal dinners, and micro weddings. TABLE Private can accommodate groups of 30 or less, offering both personalized service and a curated menu with modern interpretations of traditional dishes. It’s a truly stunning venue for a micro wedding, and because it’s located right in the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, it has all the same conveniences for guests.
Book Your Magical Micro Wedding in Canmore
Hosting a micro wedding with a small guest list can open up opportunities for you and your partner to add a few personal touches to one of the best days of your lives. When you host your wedding at the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, all of your guests can stay in the same place, providing an extra level of closeness to the shared experience of celebrating the special couple.
With the Rocky Mountains forming a gorgeous backdrop, Canmore is a dream destination for your micro wedding. To get started booking the best of Canmore’s micro wedding venues, call us at (800)716-6199.