The Petite Pieris
Small. Intentional. Personal. Elevated.
Small by choice, spectacular by design.
Small wedding planning and inspiration rooted in St. Petersburg, Florida
A smaller wedding doesn’t mean a smaller experience.
The Petite Pieris is a guide to planning a small wedding that feels intentional, personal, and entirely your own. 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.
Traditional where you want it. Unexpected where you don't.
Beautiful Spaces
Museums, gardens, restaurants, historic homes, boutique hotels.
Thoughtful Traditions
Keep the ceremony. Skip the bouquet toss. Reinvent the reception.
Memorable Experiences
Exceptional meals, intimate gatherings, great conversation, meaningful details.
A Little Unexpected
Plant-forward menus. Zero-proof celebrations. Unusual venues. Personal touches that don’t come from a wedding checklist.
Start with what matters.
The Guest List
Deciding how small feels right
The Experience
Food, venue, atmosphere and hospitality
The Traditions
What to keep, change or skip
The Details
Flowers, stationery, attire and personal touches
Ideas for making it yours.
About The Petite Pieris
Hi, I’m Rema Merrick — St. Pete local and small-wedding enthusiast.
My husband and I celebrated with 40 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.
Photography: K&K Photography | Make-up: Tricia Montaque
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