Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

1)I sent invitations to 'The Smith Family' even if their kids are over 16
2)Not getting married in a church
3)doing sand ceremony instead of unity candle
4) wearing Ivory with a little color on the top part of dress
5)no garter/BoK toss
6) walking down the aisle to a song with words
7)no blusher
8) flower girls are in ivory and pink
9) 6 flower girls
10) 1 maid of honor and 1 matron of honer, 2 junior bridesmaid NO BRIDESMAID
11)no sign in guest book - doing polaroid pictures in a scrapbook
12) 2 best men
13) called future sister in law Honorary Attendant - just because I wanted to call her something special even though she is not part of the wedding party
14) my programs have special words to different people in my life
15) my parents are not mentioned on my invite
16) no receiving line


I think that's it......

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Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Okay
We are paying for it
We are having a Friday wedding
We are using a LOT of red.
My dress... (enough said about that)
I'm changing for the reception.
We are getting married at night.
No tuxes
I'm not being given away.
No parents on the invite, or bp
My brother Jake is walking me down the asle, and so is my FSIL walking with my FH not to give us away, only to welcome the other into the family. (my new tradition!)
Theres black in my wedding.
I'm getting married by a woman
My wedding is outside
No rb
My FGs are wearing red fairy dresses.
I might do artist face painting.
Its a medieval theme.
We are having the reception at the church.
We are playing lots heavey metal, hard rock and renaissance folk music.
No hard liquor bar
We are having a stationed buffet
We are throwing leaves not rice or petals.
Most of our guest will be wearing medieval clothing (their choice.)
We are discouraging tuxes for our guest.
We are using different color candles for the alter no white. Our unity candle will be red we think.
No veil. I'm wearing a red cloack instead.
No mother/son or father/daughter dances
Just a DJ no band.
My FH didn't ask for my familys permission for a blessing or to marry me.
I think I got it all....

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

Re: Spinoff from my OWN post!! What wedding etiquette rules or so-called 'traditions' have you broken? (...and are DAMN PROUD OF IT!!!)

I live with my fiancee and were paying for the wedding