-No engagement party -no table cameras -no garter toss -no group dances (other than slow dances) -no photo montages (none in video either) -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour (but we had a mini Viennese table)
PreshusSmurf
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- Garter Toss (but we did the removal & anniversary dance instead)
- Photo Montages
- Cry Packs
- Petal Cones
- Ribbon Wands
- 'We Do' Letters for the Cake Table
- After Party
- Traditional Music for Ceremony
PattyK
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-Garter toss -Personalized runner -We do letters -Video -Engagement Party -Limos -No bachelor or bachelorette parties -No vianese hour -No chicken dance
I am sure that there are a couple more things that we didn't do, but I can't think right now.
oldladybride
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-No engagement party -no table cameras -no garter toss -no Bo-K toss either -no photo montages - no video -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no WE DO letters -no programs
tho I wanted it no bachelorette party
but we had chocolate fountain - - thrown in by RH and Viennese trays on each table. and I actually wanted the chicken dance and electric slide
MushesGirl
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-no engagement party -no bachelor party (but i told him to have one!!) -no 'we do' letters -no initials on the cake -no cry pack -no wedding programs -no out of town pack -no petal cones -no chocolate fountain -no photo montage -no limos (got ready at rh) -no ringbearer/flowergirl -no table cameras -no afterparty
PeteysBride
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-no engagement party -no rehearsal dinner -no bachelor party (they just went to a steakhouse) -no initials on the cake -no cry pack -no wedding programs -no out of town pack -no petal cones -no photo montage -no wedding videographer -no limos (got ready at rh. Was toted in my aun't Rav$ ) -no ringbearer/flowergirl -no table cameras -no afterparty -no garter toss -no bo-k toss -no group dances (other than slow dances) -no bathroom baskets -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour (per say-we got some great freebies thrown in but we didnt pay for them.
I am sure there is more but Im forgetful.
joshisgirl
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i had an indian eremony so i didn't do MANY of the traditional things, but anyway ...
-no table cameras -no garter toss -no Bo-K toss -no group dances like electric slide, macrana etc... -no Donna Summer or Gloria Gaynor -no photo montages (none in video either) -no cry packs -no chocolate fountain -no Viennese Hour (but we had a candy bar) -no We do letters -no bachelor or bachelorette parties -no personalized aisle runner -no WE DO letters -no programs -no card box -no Photo Montages -no Petal Cones, bubbles , bird seed , butterflies , Doves .etc.. -no Ribbon Wands -no Traditional Music for Ceremony -no band -no ringbearer/flowergirl -no children at the wedding -no bra -no slipper baskets -Join the cocktail hour w/my guests (we were off taking photos) -no seeing my Fiance before he was my Hub -no ban chicka wan war on the wedding night
michey1217
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No bathroom baskets
No Cry Packs (I still do not know what these are really )
No personalized runner
No cake topper
No bird seed (we used bubbles)
No vienese hour
No Table cameras
Cpt2007
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-No engagement party -no table cameras -no group dances (other than slow dances) -no cry packs -no chocolate fountain -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour (but we had Viennese platters on every table) -no petal cones, ribbon wands, or bubbles (we didn't come out through a tunnel at the church...we did a receiving line in the vestibule -no RB or FG -no slipper baskets -no We Do letters -no personalized aisle runner -no cake topper (we just had a pile of white chocolate sea shells on the top tier)
amytee
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-no engagement party -no table cameras -no ribbon wands, bubbles, rose petal toss/cones, ect. -no group dances (other than slow dances) -no photo montages -no videographer -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour or chocolate fountain -no rehersal dinner (didn't have a rehersal) -no we do letters -no pics w/ hubby before ceremony or seeing him -no candy bar -no ringbearer -no cigar roller -no DOC -no dance lessons -cigar roller
Colleen214
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-no table cameras -no garter toss -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour -no ribbon wands/petal cones -no envelope calligraphy/placecard calligraphy (did it myself on the computer) -no tanning before the wedding -no cake topper -no candy buffet -no martini bar (much to the dismay of DH)
songwriterchic
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Wow, after seeing everyone's list, I realized how much I left out. Here's my updated list:
-No engagement party -no table cameras -no garter toss -no group dances (other than slow dances) -no photo montages (none in video either) -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour (but we had a mini Viennese table) -no menus -no ribbon wands -no petal cones (threw bird friendly rice instead) -no dance lessons -no tanning -no We Do Letters or anything monogrammed -no Junior bridesmaids -no bra -no slipper baskets -no themed/DIY place cards (I just printed plain ones from Michaels) -no table numbers (RH already had) -no kids at wedding (other than FG's & RB) -no before wedding photos with hubby (I didn't want him to see me before the ceremony) -no day after photo shoot -no candy bar -no sushi bar (We wanted shrimp cocktail instead) -no professional calligraphy (my Mom wrote them out) -no cigar roller -no percussionist/live musician with DJ (but we had a pianist for cocktail hour) -no ice sculpture -no wedding planner
MrsQ-in2007
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We did a few 'in' things but I honestly only went with the things that we personally liked. That said...
-no engagement party -no table cameras -no group dances (electric slide, etc etc) -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no after party -no Viennese Hour (our reception ended at 1:30am as it was!) -no ribbon wands -no dance lessons -no We Do Letters -no Junior bridesmaids -no before-ceremony photos with DH -no day after photo shoot -no candy bar -no sushi bar -no cigar roller
shopaholic07
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No table cameras No garter toss No bouquet toss No group dances No photo montages No crypacks No bathroom baskets No out-of-town bags No chocolate fountain No after party No personalized aisle runner No Viennese Hour No petal cones No ribbon wands No letters for the cake table No programs No initials on the cake No slipper baskets No cake topper No ringbearer No candy bar No cigar roller No DOC No dance lessons
Aug07OFCbride
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NO:
eparty e-pics candy bar b-pics church veil necklace (too much w/ my lace jacket) videographer limos garter/bo-k toss petal cones cake topper (we had a fondant bow) cry packs ribbon wands slipper basket VH DOC sushi bar photo montages chocolate fountain after party aisle runner unity candle (sand ceremony instead) ice scupture traditional music for ceremony seeing DH before ceremony birdseed/rice/bubbles envelope calligraphy cigar roller jr bridesmaids dance lessons
soon2bmrsVPT
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-no e- party -no table cameras -no organized dances WHAT SO EVER -no photo montages -no cry packs -no out of town bags -no chocolate fountain -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour -no slipper basket - no petal cones - no we do letters - no ribbon wands - no monogrammed cake topper - no formal rehearsal dinner, had a BBQ instead - no seeing my fiance before we were married - no candy bar - no DOC - no 'extras' (cigar roller, live percussionist... expensive add ons basically) - no calligrapher - ny DIY table numbers; we used the ones the hall provided ::gasp:: - dance lessons
We tried to keep it as basic as possible.. Too many details would have been difficult for me
SylvieB
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-no engagement party -no table cameras -no garter toss -no bo-k toss -no photo montages -no cry packs -no bathroom baskets -no after party -no personalized aisle runner -no Viennese Hour -no ribbon wands -no tanning -no We Do Letters -no slipper baskets -no day after photo shoot -no candy bar -no sushi bar -no professional calligraphy -no cigar roller -no percussionist/live musician with DJ
