Tupelo Weekend Puts Three Days on the Wedding Calendar and Opens With Barbecue

A fall wedding in Tupelo, Mississippi, ran across three days rather than the usual one, and the planner behind it was Taylored Well Events. The first evening was not the ceremony but a gathering for guests, built around barbecue done the Italian way. That is the practical lesson for anyone budgeting a multi-day event: the opening night carries the lightest menu and the most relaxed table, which is where the savings and the goodwill both live. A three-day format also asks guests to travel and stay, so the schedule has to earn each day with something distinct to do. Tupelo in autumn gave this couple the weather to do it outdoors.

With reporting from Style Me Pretty.