Worst Wedding Traditions?
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Jeannie. Filed under Uncategorized.
Shine just posted an article on what they call the “worst wedding traditions.”
Included in their countdown …
Matching Bridesmaids, Big Bridal Parties, Long Vows, Throwing Rice, Assigned Seating, Expensive Wedding Favors, Throwing the Bouquet, Removing the Garter and Leaving for the Honeymoon the Morning After.
Would love to know your thoughts on this one - agree with any, a few or none of the above?
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May 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I agree with most of them.
- One of my biggest pet peeves is the matching bridesmaids. Did a post about that not too long ago.
- I also hate the throwing rice. I’ve heard it has environmental consequences but I don’t like it b/c I can’t justify throwing food. There are better alternatives.
- Long vows: I don’t think it’s fair to put a limit on the vows, as long as they’re not over doing it.
- I’m definitely against expensive favors; favors should be practical. I know what I do with favors I get, its sad to see money wasted like that (on a shelf not in garbage, lol), I prefer to get something I can use.
- We left for our honeymoon the morning after because I wanted to stay with my guests. Being that it was a wedding on a tight budget, I also stayed to help with the clean up.
The others I think are based on circumstances. If you have family members that don’t get along assigned seating might be necessary.
Just my 2 cents.
May 16th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I think it’s wonderful that they pointed out that each woman’s body is created differently therefore different style dresses following the same theme or color! I think this helps to create wonderful dimension in photographs as well! We want our friends to feel comfortable and I think this was a wonderful suggestion to the identical bridesmaid tradition!
Rita & Elycia— wonderful insight!!
May 17th, 2009 at 7:28 am
I agree with them all, except assigned seating.. the article suggests doing away with dinner entirely in favor of cocktails. I can’t imagine that ever becoming mainstream… if you invite someone to a long event over the dinner hour, wedding or not, typically they’d expect a {sit down} meal of some kind. I know I would!
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I love all those ideas, actually. Every wedding should not be the same. And I’ve heard actually that having a variety of hors d’oerves (sp?) can be just as filling as a buffet or dinner-style reception. Plus, there’s more mixing!