The Petite Pieris

Small. Intentional. Personal. Elevated.

Small by choice, spectacular by design.

Wedding inspiration and planning guidance for couples creating a smaller celebration that feels entirely their own.

A smaller wedding doesn’t mean a smaller experience.

The Petite Pieris is a planning and inspiration resource for couples choosing small, intentional weddings. Keep the traditions, details, and experiences you genuinely love; leave behind the ones you don’t.

Here you’ll find thoughtful guidance, beautiful ideas, and unexpected possibilities for creating a wedding that feels personal, sophisticated, and spectacular by design.

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Traditional where you want it. Unexpected where you don't.

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Beautiful Spaces

Museums, gardens, restaurants, historic homes, boutique hotels.

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A bride and groom cutting their wedding cake surrounded by their joyful guests

Thoughtful Traditions

Keep the ceremony. Skip the bouquet toss. Reinvent the reception.

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Memorable Experiences

Exceptional meals, intimate gatherings, great conversation, meaningful details.

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A Little Unexpected

Plant-forward menus. Zero-proof celebrations. Unusual venues. Personal touches that don’t come from a wedding checklist.

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Start with what matters.

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The Guest List

Deciding how small feels right

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The Experience

Food, venue, atmosphere and hospitality

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The Traditions

What to keep, change or skip

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The Details

Flowers, stationery, attire and personal touches

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Ideas for making it yours.

Micro-weddings, Elopements and Everything In Between: A Clear Guide for Couples

Planning a small wedding can be both deeply personal and beautifully practical — but many couples don’t realize how many intimate options exist. In this guide, I’m sharing the different types of small weddings available today, including micro-weddings, elopements, mini-monies, and pop-ups.

Clearwater Courthouse Winter Wedding

Planning a winter elopement with a few guests in the Tampa Bay area? A traditional courthouse ceremony isn’t your only option. You may not realize that you can have a special, winter-themed wedding ceremony right in Clearwater. In this article, I’m sharing details about the Winter Wonderland Wedding Ceremony offered by the Pinellas Clerk's Office.

Plant-Forward, Small Wedding Venue: the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Finding the right venue for your plant-forward, intimate wedding is one of the most important items on your wedding planning “To Do” list. The perfect venue sets the mood and theme for your entire event. St Pete has many unique venues to fit an event of any size --- from an elopement to a pop-up wedding to a micro-wedding.

About The Petite Pieris

Hi, I’m Rema Merrick — St. Pete local and small-wedding enthusiast.

My husband and I celebrated with 50 of our closest family and friends at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida. We blended our Jamaican and Persian cultures, focused on the details that mattered most to us, and created a day that felt deeply personal.

That experience inspired The Petite Pieris — a planning and inspiration space for couples who believe a smaller wedding can be just as beautiful, meaningful, and memorable as a larger one.

Here you’ll find thoughtful ideas for creating a celebration that feels like you: the traditions you love, the details that matter, and a little room for the unexpected — including plant-forward menus, zero-proof celebrations, unique venues, and personal touches.

Because small doesn’t have to mean less.

Small by choice, spectacular by design.

More about Rema

Photography: K&K Photography | Make-up: Tricia Montaque

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