The Rise of Multi-Day Weddings: Why More Couples Are Choosing the Full Weekend Experience
What was once a single-day event has become a full weekend affair. Today’s couples are rewriting the rules and embracing a more immersive way to celebrate: the multi-day wedding experience.
At IDO Events, we’ve seen this evolution firsthand. Our couples aren’t just planning weddings, they’re curating unforgettable weekends where each event builds on the last, weaving together connection and memory in a way one day alone rarely allows.
Why Wedding Weekends Are Having a Moment
Couples are bringing together loved ones from across the world. With guests flying in from different continents and chapters of life, it no longer feels quite right to rush through those shared moments.
A multi-day wedding gives everyone time to connect, to slow down, and to truly be present. It creates space, for conversation, for joy, for something unhurried and more deeply felt. And let’s be honest, when else do you get all your favorite people in one place?
What a Wedding Weekend Can Look Like
No two celebrations are ever the same, but when a couple chooses to expand their wedding into a weekend experience, it opens the door for deeper connection and meaningful creative expression. We’ve had the joy of helping our couples design weekends that feel like a natural extension of their story. Here are a few moments we’ve brought to life:
Welcome Events
The weekend often begins with a welcome gathering, not just a chance to greet guests, but to set the tone. For L&M in Lake Garda, this meant a lakeside aperitivo at the Grand Hotel Gardone, where guests sipped spritzes under the early evening sky. For N&A in Tuscany, it was a casual pizza night in a corner of their venue transformed into a charming Italian piazza.
Activity-Based Gatherings
Experience-driven events offer another way to express personality and create lasting memories.
In Berlin, M&I invited their guests to a custom tennis tournament, “Ginbledon”, at Ingo’s local club, followed by cocktails and laughter on the sidelines. The next day, they hosted a private city boat cruise through Berlin, a nod to their shared life and love of home.
The Farewell
We often see couples opt to end the weekend on a softer note, a relaxed brunch, a final toast, or a poolside afternoon in the sun. For M&I, a farewell brunch brought everyone together one last time, filled with long goodbyes and quiet joy.
Our Approach
We approach wedding weekends as storytelling through experience. Every welcome drink, every candlelit dinner, every moonlit dance is intentionally designed to reflect who our couples are, not just what they want their wedding to look like, but how they want it to feel.
We work with venues that offer flexibility, and we design timelines that leave room for both the beautifully planned and the unexpectedly magical.
As this trend continues to grow, we’re honored to help lead the way, crafting weekend weddings that feel less like a schedule and more like a collection of moments you’ll never want to end. Whether you’re dreaming of a full weekend celebration or a single, intentional day, we’d be honored to help bring your vision to life.