what is the most unique thing that you are doing for your wedding?

All of you have AMAZING ideas!!

Let's see...
-Bi-lingual wedding in English and Spanish. I will say my vows in Spanish and Carl in English.
-I will have one reading done in English and the other in Spanish. A few other things will be different.
-Hand ceremony
-I will have a candle lit before the ceremony begins in memory of those that are no longer with us (if church allows this)
-Might have one of my mom's friends sing at the ceremony (if church allows)
-Programs very similar to Sonicstef's.
-Possibly a dove release (have to see how the church feels about this)
-No one will see this except for Carl and I but after the ceremony we are going back to my house to take pics with our dogs. The female will be dressed as a bride and the male dressed as a groom.
-Bouquet throwing and garter thing will be different.
-Having a steel drum band at the cocktail hour-still iffy on this but having some form of entertainment
-A band and a dj
-want to do feather centerpieces-have to get a sample to see how it looks in the room. If not something different than the ordinary.

Did one of these! Well that is the end of a saber arch.. before I got wacked and welcomed to the USAF








And also, September was my parents 30th and his parents 25th so on ourseeting table we had both their wedding pictures there (as a suprise, I think FIl is still ****ed about it.. lol)

And we had them called out to do a special dance in honor of their anniversaries.. They danced to love me with all of your heart! and it was so cute and my parents danced and his parents and then we came out and then the our parents switched off and it made great pictures! They were both suprised and loved it.. Well excpet for after they switched partners and the DJ told them to kiss.. and both moms were like.. WRONG HUSBANDS!!

• We had a choice of six (6) entrées: Veal, Sea Bass Mediterranean, Chicken Boscaiola, Eggplant Parmigiana, Filet Mignon, or Muscovy Duck Chambord. All guests including ourselves can choose their entrées on the day of the wedding rather than having to write it on their RSVP card which is good because people can always change their mind about food. What if you’re not in the mood for eggplant on the day of the wedding but were in the mood a month ago?

• We had wedding newsletters published and distributed monthly to our wedding party members updating our wedding plans and secrets. Twelve (12) newsletters total, one special newsletter designed specifically to our OOT guests.

• Our programs had a poem about our love for each other, and a photo during our courtship. (Pics are in my bio.)
• We had 2 delicious and beautiful wedding cakes, one from our reception site and the other from DH’s aunt. It was a Lithuanian wedding cake to incorporate our cultural background on our wedding day and DH’s aunt was very generous to share it with 150 guests.

• We had clear labels printed for our guests’ names on the seating cards to look elegant and neat rather than hand written.

• We had 2 foam poster boards which was displayed on an easel next to our card table and the other in front of MOB’s house for our Post-Wedding Party the next day. It has our names, date and photos of us individually and as a couple together symbolizing the idea of “two become one.”

• Our reception has 2 gazebos in the outdoor garden.
• Our reception’s outdoor garden has a fake but elegant small wishing well.
• We incorporated our cultural backgrounds into our wedding day with a Lithuanian blessing. The Elements of Life given to us from our parents: bread, wine, and salt. Bread symbolizes there will always be food on the table, wine for the sweetness in life, salt for the bitterness in the marriage. DH is half Lithuanian.

• On the same topic of incorporating our cultural background on our wedding day: I wore Chinese bridal jewelry. Two Chinese gold bracelets, half moon necklace (this is a wedding gift from my aunt that symbolizes a Chinese matchmaker which I have found my soul mate) and a jade bracelet. Pics are in my bio.

• One of my bridesmaid took the mic and sang her heart out to us. She sang “From This Moment On” by Shania Twain which I love that song, perfect song for us! I’ve never seen any wedding party members sing at a wedding.

• Our reception site has a reputable history that was built to serve as a summer residence of Rudolph Valentino until his death in 1926 and later purchased by Former Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia as a summer Gracie Mansion. It then was transformed into a restaurant after Mayor LaGuardia’s death.
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