What traditional things are you not doing?

* We are not having a flower girl/ring bearer

* Our ceremony and reception are at the same venue

* We will be doing a first look instead of having him see me walk down the aisle first (mainly because ceremony is at 5:30pm and in November, making it dark by the time to take photos after)

Hi Shannon! What forum did you want this to be on? I can switch the group for you!

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Oh yeah. We're not having a flower girl/ring bearer either. I'm sure I am forgetting tons because traditional doesn't cross my mind normally.

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Thanks! It should probably go in planning.

2 Girl ring bearers
2 flower girls
I'm wearing Converse Chuck's
Getting married on the 4th of July because it's our favorite holiday. We love fireworks!
Bride/bride wedding and still having 3 men and 3 women in our wedding party
No pro photography either
Her cousin (female) is officiating

Did I win? Haha

I’m having both of my parents walk me down the aisle.
No flower girl or ring bearer (we have a larger wedding party so that was enough lol)
no favors

We hiked to our wedding spot.

We my ceremony was June 14th and our reception is August 10th

I walked myself down the aisle

No bridesmaids or groomsman.

Friend officiated our ceremony

we are playing our video from the ceremony at the reception

self catering (OMG SUCH A BIG NO NO)

Only doing the "first dance" mother/son and father/daughter dances at the reception

No other reception traditions

Only providing beer and wine so only partial open bar

I’m not getting married in a church, not going to wear a white dress, no first dance or any other wedding party traditions. Most likely going to walk myself down the aisle. I’m going to see my fiancé before the wedding.

We did a first look, no ring bearer, my husband had his sisters as groomswomen, no guest book, no signs, no formal entrance to reception, no bouquet or garter toss, no wedding cake.

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If you love your wedding, you win!

A lot of things and I'm getting so much shade about it from my family lol.

No wedding party,

No bouquet or garter toss,

No first dance,

Doing a first look,

No bridal portraits

There's more I'm missing I'm sure but those are the main things.

*Inviting a lot of friends and family to the ceremony BUT only inviting family and very close friends to the reception - money saver but also making sure people are included in celebrating our marriage at the ceremony. We got a few comments about this but they're not paying for it so....

*No kids!!! I love children but I don't want them screeching or dancing on my dance floor, haha.

*Probably a first look.

*Most likely no favors - not decided yet.

*No garter toss.

*No alcohol.

I'm sure there is more but I am just starting to plan!

Hmm let’s see
-one venue for both ceremony and reception
-we’re doing a first look
-BIL will be officiating
-no rehearsal dinner (my fiancée is in training out of town and only has weekends off, by the time she would get here it would be late and difficult to plan something)
-no plated dinner, we’re doing a buffet line
-no bartender, no wedding planner, no DJ
-does having 2 brides still count as non traditional?

*We are not doing a bouquet or garter toss
*A relative got ordained online and is officiating
*Ceremony and reception at same venue (not a religious celebration at all)
*We are doing a first look
*No favors
*No guestbook or signs
*I'm wearing flat t-strap sandals instead of more formal "wedding shoes"
*Decor flowers will be silk instead of real
*Both of my parents will be walking me down the aisle, but that is technically traditional for Jewish weddings
*We are spending the night before together rather than apart

Not having dad walk me down the aisle and didn't do any family dances

We’re very untraditional now that I think about it!
No ring beaters/ flower girls
Wedding is outside at a pavilion
Im walking down the aisle myself
We’re “self catering” (well... we’re catering through the restaurant we work at, so we’re cooking the food. Because it’s our job 😂)
No tosses
I don’t think we’re doing parent dances because I don’t think my dad will be there
White bridesmaid dresses
Uneven bridal party
Dry wedding 😢 (venue policy)
No favors
I think we’re doing cupcakes or doughnuts instead of cake

Theres probably more, but we’re far from traditional 😂

*well we live together so we'll be spending the night before together
*not in a church
*no ring bearer or flower girl
*everyone is wearing boots (ranch wedding)
*no garter toss
*buffet dinner
*serving sheet cake

Oh so many 😂
♡Not getting married in a church
♡My brothers will be standing on my side as bridesmen
♡Our flower girl will be 12 years old
♡No wedding favors
♡FH's best friend got ordained online and will be officiating the wedding
♡Polorid guestbook
♡Didn't send out Save the Dates
♡No coctail hour between ceremony and reception
♡Doing a taco bar with "street tacos"

I know I'm forgetting a lot but that's what all I could think of at the moment

Also FH and I have lived together for a year and a half and our wedding is not until November of this year

We are not getting married in a church.

We are not having the garter toss/bouquet toss

We are having a buffet dinner.

We are having cupcakes instead of a wedding cake.

No children.

There's probably a couple more but I cant think of them right now.