Further to my "Hmm, not sure what to think..." Post
Another strange incident came from this. I'm not as upset with it. In fact, life is so good right now that complaining is pointless. I'm also not so selfish as to make a deal of it
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Silver and I made a mental list of what we don't like about weddings. There are no rules, we learned. You can do whatever you want.
So, no church was one.
The giving away of the bride I've always thought as a little sexist (father trading his property to the groom, don't like). So instead, both our parents walked us both out. My brother and his wife are very important to me, as is Silver's sister, so we had all walk down the aisle.
Traditional wedding cakes are not fun. We had a friend design a cake with monkees on it.
All "paper" (invitations, programs, etc) were all more fun, again with monkees.
Bridal party at the head table. We wanted time alone, so just her and I at the head table.
We soundtracked the wedding. We made a soundtrack pre-, during and post- ceremony (until the sound guy showed up). We picked songs we both liked (and made sure they were lighter at least to not scare off the old folks). In fact, we picked specific songs that would cater to our parents, ourselves and the bridal party. In the end, we gave a copy of the soundtrack to each of the family.
No boring dinner music. Covers of songs done in a progressive jazz style.
An outdoor wedding pushed back the barriers of what rental halls and conference rooms impose. We did Pine Ridge Hollow, which added a more casual setting. The beautiful and charming resort allowed people to mosey about in nature if they needed air.
Food can be stuffy at most weddings. We pre-tasted everything and ordered to have variety. We had "family style" (dishes are brought to the table and people serve themselves). Not incredibly expensive, (just an extra price per table), we selected dishes that would cater to everyone (including vegetarian friends). And because you could serve yourself at your own table, you took what you liked, and it didn't have that buffet table feel.
We didn't have a ton of slow songs. We kept it light and fun and a little retro for the evening of music to make sure everyone COULD go up and dance.
We had it on a full moon so our departed friends could stop in.
So much more, but these are the ones on the top of my head.
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