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Contrary to what you have seen online, whether on messageboards or blogs, or even in magazines, that seems to be overdone, which of those things have you never encountered in real life at all? Are your guests likely to have seen any of them based on what is done in the social circles they belong to, or would certain things be completely new to them despite how overdone they may be to someone else?
I think in real life, very few things are overdone. In wedding world everything is in such a pressure cooker. Just my 2 cents. :p
everyone here in louisiana seem surprised by candy buffets as well as the i do letters for the cake tables...
One of the best things about being one of the last of your friends to get married is that nothing seems overdone. I was the only one of my group to have a candy buffet, late night snacks, signature drinks, and pashminas/flip flops. Everyone thought I was so original since they hadn't been to a ton of other weddings recently.
I have never seen:
candy buffets
birdcage veils
photobooths (with or without props... lol)
anything "rustic" (think mason jar centerpieces)
groom wearing any shoes other than dress shoes (but in one instance when the groom wore jeans)
I have never seen any of most of the stuff we usually see online, at real weddings either. No birdcages, no candy buffet, no cupcakes as wedding cakes, photobooths...I can't even think of other things right now...
A wedding I went to in July was the first one I'd been to where the bride changed into a reception dress.
In real-life I don't think I've seen any of the trends being over-done. In fact, they seem hardly used. I think I've been to a lot of boring, run of the mill weddings :)
Like CurlyDreamer, I've never seen candy buffets, birdcage veils, photobooths of any sort, anything rustic or casual shoes at a wedding I've actually been to.
I've also never seen: handmade favors, non-floral centerpieces, any dessert other than one big wedding cake (maybe there was sheetcake in the back? but it was still just cake), or a signature drink (in fact, I've only been to one wedding EVER that was a full open bar at all).
Oh I take that back. I went to one wedding where, instead of wedding cake, they had ice cream cupcakes from Coldstone Creamery. Super yummy.
I have seen cupcakes, signature drinks, and a Polaroid guestbook. But only once each. I saw a candy buffet once, almost 10 years ago (my cousin was way ahead of her time!).
I've never seen anything having to do with birds, no cake table letters, nothing handmade (that I could tell, anyway!), no non-floral centerpieces, no photobooths...
I've only seen one candy buffet. Never seen IRL a birdcage veil, peacock-themed wedding, colored shoes, bird-themed wedding, letterpressed invitations, tissue flowers, cupcake brides cake, signature drinks, sliders, assigned seating with themed names on the tables, choreographed wedding dances, photobooths... And like we just talked about in another thread.. I have been to a LOT of weddings. :-)
I guess you are right, wedding blogs/board can make things seem much more popular than they are in normal people land! :-)
LOL the only trends I have seen IRL were at my own wedding!
I had pre-ceremony drinks (which were drink dispensers with tags,) outdoor game of horseshoes w/ a wooden sign, cupcakes instead of a cake, named tables instead of numbers, wine bottle guestbook, and I wore a birdcage veil.
I've never seen the birdcage veil irl. Never the after party. Never the siggie drink.
I've never seen anything that's a "trend" I've only seen them on here. I haven't been to too many weddings, but I've never seen anything you could think to call a "trend"
I haven't been to any weddings for a couple of years so I haven't seen any of these "trends". The last wedding I went to was a pretty elaborate, but very traditional Jewish wedding at a fancy hotel.
Wow...I must go to trendy weddings (or maybe it's just Los Angeles). I've seen just about everything that's been listed so far!!
I've seen quite a bit of the candy buffets (most weddings I've been to in the last ~5 yrs have had them). Signature drinks are so common that I come across them at other parties as well (birthdays and such). Most people seem to do choreographed dances. I've also seen named tables, coloured shoes, cupcakes, other desserts, pre-ceremony drinks, polaroids, and photobooths (with and without props)...some of these I've only seen once or twice...others seem to be at every wedding.
I don't think (though I can't guarantee) I have seen bird themes or birdcage veils!
I haven't encountered a single trendy thing at any of the weddings I've been to. Not a one.
For me, the online wedding world is the antithesis of what actually exists in real life; there simply isn't wedding personalization in my area. It's all traditional church-to-firehall stuff where every element is coordinated to two colors and two colors only, and the bride is in a poofy white dress with a tiara, and her flowers consist of roses with roses, and the only dessert you can possibly have at a wedding is a fondant drenched cake...and so on.
I don't know how I'm going to pull off my wedding vision without offending everyone in southern Pennsylvania!
I've never seen a reception dress and only one wedding with a photobooth. I've only been to two non-church weddings and one without a seated dinner.
I'll be the first bride of my friends to wear colored shoes and have a day-after photoshoot.
I don't know if this is a "trend" as much as it is a tradition, but I've never seen a groom's cake... I've also never seen a candy buffet, but I'm on board for that!
The only thing I have experienced was a birdcage veil and it looked gorgeous on the bride!
Oh and at the same wedding it was a cocktail reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres and no arranged seating - it was outside and amazing! Very trendy wedding i guess!
I've seen a lot of things mentioned above too but I don't think it's overkill I think they're fun. Stuff I haven't seen:
Photo booth with props (I've seen the regular ones but I think the props would be so cool)
Paper poms or any paper flowers
Signature drink
Pre ceremony drinks (bad idea for our crowd - haha)
Online RSVPs
@ Blueshoes I've never seen a grooms cake either. I always thought that was a Southern tradition. I think it's really cool though. FI wants one in the shape of Yankee Stadium. If we could afford it I'd totally do it,
Mustaches on sticks. I tried explaining to my sister that these seem very popular on the blogs right now, and she did not believe me. It is pretty bizarre.
I have not seen any of the popular trends at any weddings that Ive been to recently...just the regular catering hall, etc. I am going to attend 2 other weddings before mine and I have the feeling that they will be very traditional and cookie cutter...can't wait for them to come to ours and be blown away.
Which is one of the reasons I was so pumped once I found weddingbee! I instantly fell in love with the creativity and uniqueness...and it got me inspired and excited about my own wedding...which at first I was kind of dreading planning...now I am so excited and going to incorporate a lot of unusual and out of the box wedding ideas and it will truly be representative of us!
The only "trend" I've ever seen IRL was a candy buffet (once) - and that was more than two years ago.
I've seen:
A candy buffet
Groom and groomsmen wearing converse
Photobooth w/props (including mustaches on sticks)
Carnations as flowers (carnation poofs)
DIY stuff
At 1 wedding ever, MINE.
I've seen a lot of 'trends' over the past 5 years: candy buffets, signature drinks, photobooths, cupcakes, outfit changes, casual shoes, flip flops, paper flowers, BM's in different dresses.
Haven't seen: POMANDERS! - lol! birdcage veils & birdcage for cards.
I have seen:
cupcakes
signature drinks
Polaroid guestbook
named/themed tables
choreographed wedding dances
photobooths
What I haven't seen but would love to:
A candy buffet!!
I've seen just about all the ones listed above.
I haven't seen a lot of DIY (GOOD diy) weddings though!
I have seen most of it as well: candy buffets, photo booths, signature drinks, chocolate truffles instead of cake, bird themes.
I think I will be the first of my close friends to rock colored shoes, a gown as well as a sari, and have bridesmaids in mismatched dresses.
I've only been to one wedding that had a non-white wedding cake. And one wedding that had anything original - a chocolate fountain (and that was 4 years ago).
I also have only been to one wedding that had a full open bar. I've never seen a wedding with any signature drinks. Nor any weddings with cool favors. The wedding I've been to just have candy wrapped in tulle, hershey kisses at the table, or music cds as the favors.
I've never been to a wedding where the bride didn't wear a traditional veil or an A-line dress or princess dress.
So I'm glad that my wedding was the first that was a little different, albeit trendy according to weddingbee because I had a birdcage veil, a vintage look, a mermaid dress, and tons of handmade DIY stuff everywhere.
I have never been to a wedding with any of the trends. St Louis a a little backwards in regards to trendiness, so all the stuff is still pretty traditional.
My co-workers thought that a candy bar was, like, the most genius idea ever. lol
so far the only thing i've seen are cupcakes/dessert bar and birdcage veils, all at the same wedding.
though my bestie went to a wedding with a photo booth. so, so far most of the things i want to do haven't been seen much. score!
The few weddings I've been to have all been very traditional! Nothing out of the ordinary.
My cousin is getting married next year and her wedding is at a horse track! She's having a photobooth but that will be the first I'm seeing.
I haven't seen any of the trends in my area. There was ONE candy buffet at an engagement party, but everything else has been very traditional.
All of them? The only trend that I have seen is dessert receptions. Those have been around forever to begin with but my family used to only do that type of thing anytime someone got married, until a cousin's wedding around 5 yrs ago which was the first full dinner reception they've ever hosted. Since then, all weddings are dinner and dancing (no toasts or any djs acting as mc's or anything else either, both of which are said to be "traditional"). Traditional is in the eye of the beholder as no two families or social circles may have the same traditions so it isn't fair to say that everyone considers the same things to be traditional when they are not.
Beyond that, I've never seen any of those things that the wedding industry says are cliche or trendy, and our families and friends haven't either, even with being from different parts of the country. But that doesn't mean that no one ever gets out and about.
I've never seen ANY of the trends in the magazines in real life. All the weddings I've been to have been low key $1k or less weddings.
i've never seen ANY trends in real life..... i only know of 1 bride that wore a birdcage veil (she was a friend of a friend) and i just saw pics. other than that every wedding i've been to has been "traditional" i guess.
pretty much none of the stuff that I see on here including but not limited to: damask, pomanders, cupcakes instead of cakes, ...so my sister's wedding is going to be quite the family event.
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