Wedding traditions can be wonderful and a way to connect us to our community or family, rituals passed down reminding us of our shared experience. However, as things change and our culture evolves many of these traditions begin to feel more like burdens or maybe awkward and out of place. We love the creativity in wedding planning and the ability to choose or combine new and old ideas.
Some of our favorite new ideas we have seen…
Bouquet toss upgrade
So this is something people likely have strong feelings about (especially on the I-hate-this-idea-so-much team), but for the sake of talking about options if it’s something you do want to consider we have some ideas. The most obvious choice is to include all the women, or just everyone, why not? It doesn’t have to single out the singles. A fun twist one of our couples chose was to offer a gift card to the winner! That definitely got people on the dance floor and made for a friendly competition.
Anything but white
This is definitely one of the biggest statements you can make simply because it’s so unexpected, but how gorgeous is this?! Sometimes it’s just a hint of color with a contrasting layer of tulle or how about this amazing blue dress. Right now we’re seeing a lot of floral dresses, in bold or muted colors, and it’s just stunning.
Not just cake anymore
This isn’t really breaking news, but if you’re on the fence and feeling like you *have* to have a big wedding cake, consider this your reminder that you should have the dessert you want at your wedding. And if you still want that ‘cake cutting’ moment, you can do the same thing with pie or have a small cake. Or heck, just cut that tiny tart in half! (side note: this is also great for people like Isabelle who don’t have a favorite dessert and can’t decide on just one…)
Have your cake and eat it a year later too
While we’re on the subject of cake, remember that tradition of saving the top tier of your wedding cake in the freezer, wrapped in a million layers and then hoping a year later it was edible? It seems like a lot of people are letting go of this already since enough experiments have been done to show this is mostly a terrible idea.
But we wanted to mention a fun idea that Amanda’s wedding cake vendor offered, which was to make a small cake of your flavor choosing on your anniversary. It was a fun thing to look forward to and enjoy, because well, you could actually enjoy it! Consider asking if that’s something that could be added to your contract if you have always liked the idea.
Don’t be afraid to mix it up
At the end of the day, weddings are about people - family, friends and you as a couple. When picking your wedding party, you think about those relationships and who you want to be standing up there supporting your marriage. We love the idea of choosing those people because of what they mean to you and not whether they would be wearing a dress or pants. Especially with bridesmaids dresses not always matching it’s even easier to switch out a matching suit if that feels more right for you!
We love how family traditions add a special element to weddings, but sometimes it can be so fun to try new things. Don’t be afraid to start your own traditions! If you want to hear Amanda’s thoughts on looking back 10 years later (talk about things changing, ack) you can check out Part I and Part II on the blog.
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