Wedding Things You Think Are Silly

If I invited all OOT guests to the rehearsal, that would be about 75% of the people invited to the wedding itself. That's insane and not happening.

Unity ceremonies always struck me as really stupid because, well, that's what a wedding is. You aren't united more closely because you lit a candle together or something.

Micromanaging everything. You don't need matchy bridesmaids (they're people, not props). You don't need to dictate where people will sit (they'll likely move to where they're comfortable anyway). You don't need to have the reception planned down to the minute (it's not going to go 100% as planned anyway). And so on.

I could probably go on forever about things I find silly about weddings.

Not doing -

any kinda toss - garter, bouquet!

veil covering my face. may have a veil, but more of an accessory

slideshow of baby pics through wedding day

cake smashing

matching bridesmaids dresses/shoes - coordinated, yes. but not matching!

take home centerpieces - you can take it if you want, but I think that is a tad tacky.

including pets, in person or pictures in the wedding

Doing:

Place cards, usher cards - only coz they are adding to the decor and found some inexpensive ideas

Considering chair covers after I visited my venue with all the chairs dressed up, really makes a difference to the decor

FD dance, MS dance - because I think it might be fun (but only for half songs or even lesser)

edible favors. with possible photobooth strip.

cake cutting, because I have an idea for a beautiful cake decoration..so i want pics with me cutting it!

I am so glad I'm not the only one that is one with the HATE OF CHAIR COVERS... My wedding planner looked at me like I was nuts when I gently suggested they make me throw up a little in my mouth.

Save the dates-If we want you there, you'll know when the date is

Tossing of anything-not doing it

Announcing BP-not doing that either

Chair covers-it's a chair...

Unity ceremony-Uhh isn't that what a wedding is?

Specific dances- we are having our first dance but after no others

Favors-just more money to spend

Special utensils for cake cutting and flutes for toasting-another waste of money

I read all of the comments which might have been a mistake to do it at work. I was laughing so hard still am haha. Best thread yet. That being said I am against the toss thing and def against my FH going up my dress, the whole lets have wedding colors and a theme really... trash the dress as much as I paid for mine I will sell it before I pay a photographer to tell me to rollin the mud

Oh I forgot Bridal showers. I am not having one I refuse to and my fmil can just deal with it!!!!

Over-

garter toss- I really do not need FH up my dress with Grandma there

bouquet toss- everyone there will be married anyway

Bridal showers- Just no.

Trash the dress- My gown was $2000 um no thanks.

Limo- my ceremony and reception are in the same location.

Flip flops at the reception- I hate that, that is probably the worst.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

Bathroom Baskets.

STDs

Entrance songs

Writing on the napkins and paying someone to write on the invite envelopes. Honestly, both are a waste of money for me.

Grooms cake.

Announcing who is who on entrance (wedding party, MOB, etc).

Chair covers.

Trash the dress (love the idea, but it is a waste of money in the end).

Bathroom baskets and similar favor ideas.

Dollar dances. So tacky.

"Honeymoon Fund" jars at the reception. Also tacky.

Bathroom baskets.

Specific songs during the reception beyond the typical first dance and any like father/daughter, mother/son dances. Do you *really* need a song just to cut your cake? Is anyone going to remember that you did? Seriously, in that moment, all I'm going to be thinking is, "I want some caaaaake!!" *LOL*

Tosses. I'm not paying extra to make a toss bouquet, and I'm not tossing mine, and neither FH or I are comfortable with him digging under my dress in front of everyone. He can do that later after the reception.

Long speeches and any/all slideshows. x.x; It would bore ME, even as the one the slideshow was about. That tells me no one else is going to want to sit through it either.

Trash the dress where the dress gets completely ruined. If you can return it to normal just with having it cleaned, okay, but ruining a super expensive dress? Noooo thanks.

Flip-flops and/or converse/sneakers/boots. No. Just please, no. x.x; You're going to spend how much on attire, and then wear WHAT on your feet?

CAKE SMASHING! Seriously? You don't have any more respect for your new spouse than that? x.x; It started as a symbol of showing you're going to provide for/care for your new spouse by feeding them that first bite of wedding cake, and smashing it is just completely destroying the meaning behind it. It also makes the bride/groom look like they're all of 4 years old.

Didn't do a garter toss. DH was creeped out by it and didnt want to do it, I didn't care but if we'd done it. it would NOT have involved him up my dress, I would have gotten it down to my calf or something.

I also think monogrammed napkins are stupid but my mom thought they were necessary and she paid for them, so we had them. I found ones that weren't that expensive and told her to pick a font.

Edit: also bouquet toss, if you don't have a ton of single women there. DH and I were the first ones out of our friends to get married, but if half or more of the ladies present were already married, I would not have done it.

Miss P I just learned that those type of pictures are called "Trash the Dress" pictures.

STDs- what if a friendship ends? What if you lose a job and have to cut back? How hard is it just to tell people?

I hate bridal showers, but I'm sucking it up and letting my mom throw one, because I'm the only daughter and she really wants to. I don't care if people give me gifts or not.