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I'm fairly untraditional but with a few traditional elements
Traditional:
Untraditional:
I'm sure there are some more things I'll add to this list. I'm drawing a blank. But the untraditional things aren't SUPER untraditional. Nothing is that out of the ordinary these days.
We were both traditional and non-traditional:
Things that were traditional:
- I wore a white dress
- I had a MOH and bridesmaids
- We cut the cake, did the first dance, and danced with our parents
Things that were untraditional:
- I wore a short dress
- No veil
- Black shoes
- My mom walked me down the aisle
- We didn't announce the WP into the reception
- No bouquet/garter toss
Non-Traditional:
I'm wearing bright orange heels (i love them) to match my bright orange flowers.
No garter toss/bouquet toss
Pictures beforehand - we will be at cocktail hour with our guests
No seating assignments - we're calling it a Strolling Reception
Other than that...it's kind of, sort of traditional but with my own personal flair.
I love the idea of the cherry blossom theme and having a whole color palate to work with rather than picking one or two colors.
I think we ended up being a pretty solid 50-50 on this one.
Traditional:
YES!!! ME!!! ummmm... there's a Miss Manners book? hmmmm..... must've gone in the river with some of the other books....
I'm sure there will be plenty more, but it's also going to be more of a party than a wedding. There will be dancing and drinking (by our friends), and lots of fun times to be had.
Although there are some things that will be traditional, I think there's going to be plenty that isn't. I want my parents to be happy, but I also want things to be representative of FH and I. :)
I love all of these personal touches everyone is sharing. It all sounds amazing. Keep the comments coming!!
I just realized my poll question said "Ton-traditional". Oops. I guess that's my non-traditional way of saying "Non-Traditional" ;P. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Ryna, your wedding sounds super-fun & so personalized, I'm a bit jealous!
So, we are fairly non-trad, my parents are progressive-traditional.
Traditional: I am wearing a long, beaded dress with a train, purchased at a wedding dress shop.
Non-Traditional: It's GOLD!
Traditional: My 4 BMs are wearing the same dress in navy.
Non-traditional: I let them pick the dress, and they'll be wearing their own jewelry. My MOH is wearing a different dress, in a different color (bc she ha a different body type than the BMs).
Traditional: We will be doing all those silly scripted dances...
Non-traditional: to awesome songs you never hear at weddings!!!
@Ex Libris: Thanks! our main goal is to have it fun and enjoyable for everyone.
Our venue has cabins for rent and instead of asking for gifts, we're asking for them to chip in and just rent the cabins. (it comes to about $30/person, which is far cheaper than ANY of the hotels around here AND it's ABC ON. Not to mention, no worry about driving to there or from there for anything!!!
Oh, we're also probably gonna offer breakfast for those who rent cabins, if they want to join us. (who DOESN'T like cooking out?!?!)
one other thing: we're swapping a "ring pillow" for a decoupaged book that has a dagger-shape cut out in the center for the rings!!!
you wedding is about you and your husband to be not every other person , People will reamber your wedding because it was SOOO you ! good luck sounds BEAUTIFUL!!!
I would say we are non-traditional with some elements of traditional:
Traditions:
-Wedding Party
-Flower girl/ring bearer
-Boutonnieres and corsages for special family members
-Buffet Dinner and Dancing
Non-(This is a very small list, I'm too tired lol)
-Chinese themed wedding in red and black
-I will be wearing a red and black gown!
-I will carry a parasol and bms will carry hand fans in lieu of flowers
-Our pit bulls are our MOH and BM (who says you need to have opposable thumbs?!?)
-FH will be wearing a chinese embroidered brocade jacket, as well as the groomsmen instead of tuxes
-No Bouquet or garter tosses
-No wedding cake-we're having an ice cream sundae bar instead!
-No father walking me down the aisle (Our son will do this job!)
-Encouraging guests to come in costume
-Many other things too...
I am LOVING seeing offbeat brides coming out of the woodworks in the hive! YAY!
@tiffinapit: We have some things in common with our weddings :). In fact, I am now taking a quick break from pulling off beading from my dark red dress. Love the dress, Hate the beading. Last thing I probably should be doing right now, but insomnia has me in its grip. May as well make good use of it while my honey is asleep.
I love the idea of your pets being MOH and BM. Our cats just don't take direction all that well, so I guess that's out for us :P.
check out my crazy cake post. Love to know what you think.
Ooh, fun topic!
Traditional:
-Having a WP
-Having a wedding cake, etc.
Non-traditional:
-Wearing a green dress with no veil
-Artificial flowers
-No bouquet toss
-No alcohol at reception
-No garter toss
-Civil ceremony ONLY--no religious elements at all
-No one is "giving me away"
-No ringbearer
The list goes on and on...
I think "traditional with some unique elements" is as close as we're going to come to an answer. And that assumes a same-sex wedding can ever be considered traditional.
Traditional:
Non-traditional:
I'm not sure where we stand!
Traditional:
Non-Traditional:
I'm having a traditional wedding, with some non-traditional aspects...
Traditional:
- ivory satin with gold stitching dress with ivory and gold veil
- full wedding party - 5 on each side of the party
- my dad's walking me down the aisle
- we're doing the dances and I'm throwing a smaller bouquet
- bridal party in matching dresses, I'm giving them their jewelry as part of their gift
- seated buffet dinner at reception
** probably some others that I can't think of right now
Non-Traditional:
- I'm wearing RED shoes!!!
- Middle of winter wedding in Minnesota!!
- 2 flower girls instead of a ring bearer - one of the flower girls is 9, the other is 3
- not using the traditional ceremony music... choosing instrumentals of 80s songs!!
- Grand entrance to the reception to another fun 80s song
- Cupcakes instead of a big cake
- DIY programs - look like a newspaper :-)
- Doing the "first look" so we will see each other before the ceremony
.... probably some others
I think we're mostly traditional with a few nontraditional elements.
Traditional
-white dress with a veil
-wedding party will be in tuxedos and matching dresses
-flower bouquets
-first dance, father/daughter dance, mother/son dance
-bouquet and garter toss
Nontraditional
-Donuts instead of a wedding cake (we will, however, still "cut the cake" because we like the symbolism of breakig bread for the first time)
-We catering it ourselves (just heavy hours' douvres)
-BYOB
-I'm wearing blue Converse All Stars
-Our processional and recessional music has lyrics
-My brother is a bridesmaid
-No bouts
-Our first dance isn't a slow song
@2dBride: Thanks so much for sharing the pic. You both looked beautiful on your wedding day.
We're pretty nontraditional, but some things I was willing to compromise on.
Traditional elements -
wedding party (gah! he even convinced me to have all the girls on one side and the boys on the other... wtf)
white dress (though no train, probably not floor length)
first dance
toasts
dinner, drinks, dancing
Non-Traditional -
walking each other down the aisle
short, non-religious ceremony
getting legally married before the wedding
no boquet, garter, parent dances, etc
bringing in homebrew!
doing our own music
no flowers
no wedding theme or decor
wedding color is green b/c that's the color of my engagement ring and my football team
no veil
beer pong!
We're still working on the details, but that's what we've decided thus far. Basically our wedding is just a big giant party preceeded by a five minute ceremony.
We were fairly non-traditional:
-no wedding party
-professional photos done BEFORE the ceremony (which means we obviously saw eachother before)
-Married by a Justice of the Peace instead of a Minister
-Friday night wedding (although it is becoming more common to do this)
-Cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake
-Head table consisted of my husband and I, nobody else
-mixture of real and fake flowers
-no bouquet or garter toss
-candy bar
etc. etc. etc.
It was by far the best day/night of my life! Many of my guests were very complimentary, and even friends who had been married as recently as a month prior were saying that this wedding was the best they had ever been to. :) :) :)
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While I can appreciate a traditional style wedding, it just isn't my style. Anyone else out there feel the same? How are you making your wedding reflect who YOU are?
I am early in my planning but here's is my personal twist list...
1. Wedding with a Japanese flair
2. Cherry Blossom theme instead of specific colors
3. Orgami Menus
4. Sake Toast instead of champagne (with bottles and cups being favors)
5. Red dress with cherry blossom embroidery
6. International style buffet dinner (ranging from Japanese to Ethiopian to American)
7. No wedding party
I am officially ready throw the Miss Manners Book of Weddings on the bonfire. Please tell me there are others who feel the same way :).