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March 27, 2008 | 1:31 pm
Unique like everybody else
Posted by Mrs. Shoshana F
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Maybe this is a long shot ⦠but how unique can your wedding idea be if you heard about it from someone else?
Such is the dilemma of many brides-to-be.
As I peruse magazines and online articles (type in “wedding trends” on Google and you will find nearly 95,000 entries) on the latest and greatest in the world of weddings (a world I can now enjoy as spectator), I canât help but wonder who is pulling the strings here?
I came across this story that aired on WCIA in Champaign, Ill.:
Check out the irony in this quote from a wedding planner:
“The first question that most brides ask… What can I do to make my wedding different. What’s the newest trend and what will make people remember my wedding.”
If you are doing the same thing that everyone else is, how in the world is that going to make your wedding different?
“And even classic dresses have a new twist. Gone are the days of the puffy white gown. Now people are even adding color.
‘You may see a bride walk down the aisle in a champagne or a pale pink.. and color or a sash in a color.’”
I was married in a classic white gown—the kind that never goes out of style. Again, if all the other brides are wearing color â your idea of adding a pink sash is not as original.
Why not be really original â go back to tradition? Itâs a big stretch, I know, but sometimes a traditional wedding with a personal touch can be more unique than anything found on the pages of Brides.
Remember: One brideâs trend is anotherâs trash.
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I did traditional. I did a puffy off-white gown. It was awesome. I have to admit, my wedding was nothing new, as a matter of fact, we tried to make it older. Our first dance was to Nevertheless, that was a number one hit way back in the 30’s. People commented on how awesome my wedding was and how much fun they had. People told me that my traditional wedding was unlike any other they had ever been to. So I agree 100%. Traditional is the new unique!
The dress…the music…There really is no beautiful and unique wedding other than traditional!
And I like brides which select to itself not standard dresses. Can look a photo at me on a site [url=http://www.foto-ru.ru]http://www.foto-ru.ru[/url]
weddings can be to much. Just good memories are the most important thing. its not material things.
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Its actually amazing how couples come to decide to get married..Just don’t forget to include Wedding Sparklers after the ceremony!
weddings can be to much. Just good memories are the most important thing.i think we are all unique, but we also all have things in common, too. No one else has the same combination of feelings, opinions, dreams, needs, dislikes and interests as you do and certainly not all of your physical characteristics. You may share of some of those things with some people but not everything. I think it’s great that we’re all different that means every person you meet can teach you something.
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I totally understand wanting to be different. I’ve packed my upcoming weekend with creative, non-traditional, but still classy surprises as well.
Do you have a theme for your wedding? For instance, since my fiance is from San Diego and I live in SC (and my parents have a beach house in Surfside, SC), we’re using some shells to decorate and I think we’ll give them shell ornaments to tie in our “Coast to Coast” theme. Do you have a theme like that, however subtle, that you could play off for transportation?Another thought I had was that you could arrive in an ice cream truck and let that be part of your dessert or even your favor.
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I think the wedding looked great, not tacky at all.
However, I think that short dress was a bit too much for a wedding. Just my opinion.Her hair looked way better down that it did up.Overall, this wedding was a lot classier and prettier than I thought it would be.
And she honestly does look completely happy.Good for her.
I had some very dear friends of mine be excommunicated for “living in sin” because their marriage wasn’t performed in a church. They had it in a nondenominational chapel of a location that meant a great deal to them. It didn’t make any difference to the church. They were still considered to not be married.
Everyone needs to quit trying to compete with other people they know and just do something that makes them happy.
“And even classic dresses have a new twist. Gone are the days of the puffy white gown. Now people are even adding color.”........I couldn’t agree more. We went with a soft yellow for our wedding and it couldn’t have been more divine
A wife may wear a dress with another color. But first she has to make sure what this color means. It think it’s original to wear green dress.
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I have to admit, my wedding was nothing new, as a matter of fact, we tried to make it older. Our first dance was to Nevertheless, that was a number one hit way back in the 30’s.
A wedding is the most important event i a Woman’s life therefore it has to therefore it has to be memorable and unique. Adding a touch of your personality should personalize your wedding. I love the dress with the black ribbon, by the way.
Adding a bit twist will be exciting and would really make a simple soft touch to the design.
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Women always like to present in a different way at their wedding .... I also think, waring a classic white gown with a personal touch can be a unique idea.
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I think that it’s a great idea! Most people don’t have guts to have a wedding like that. we all play it safe. At least people wont be forgetting that wedding in a hurry, wont be just another wedding.If that is her personality to be out there and spontaneous and her fiance is happy, you be happy to. She is who she is and encourage it.Hope it all goes well, it will be great!!!!!!
Great article, every wedding should be as unique as the people getting married
interesting article, it takes all sorts of people to make up the world so I would assume it takes different weddings too.
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You may share of some of those things with some people but not everything.I think it’s great that we are all different that means every person you meet can teach you something.
Every wedding should be as unique as the people getting married
Nice wedding dress picture. I enjoyed every day reading the positive news on your website. Keep up your good work.
It’s very true that one bride’s idea can be another’s trash but surely the traditional way is the best however much liberal we want to be. Imagine a large white wedding dress even though it is an old wedding theme and concept, its appealing and sanctified