What wedding trend do you hate?

Vintagegraycat- my parents got married 34 years ago but they totally 'get' all parts of a wedding now. My mom is the one pushing to have a photo booth! It might vary by parents.

I also think that wedding trends and traditions can be really regional and vary by socioeconomic class as well. A lot of people are saying that photo booths are played out, but I went to 5 weddings last year and not one had them.

The feeding each other cake, the smashing the cake in the face, the cheesy signs that are placed on the candy tables and sign in tables just cheesy signs overall. Will not be doing any of those.

Peacock feathers!

Hmmm. All this time I was using rustic to describe my wedding (oranges and golds, satin linens with organza overlays, books, pillar candles and oil lamps being used in centerpieces, etc) and everyone is referring to burlap and mason jars as rustic- I thought that was country? Or are we trying to make it sound fancy by using rustic? :-x

I really don't like too cookie cutter weddings, huge wedding parties (I gave FH a limit of 5 men and that was pushing it), bouquet/garter toss, cake smashing (what bride likes that though haha), and waits between ceremony and cocktail hour. Like someone else said, I indescribably hate guest books and I despise fake flowers (yup, I'm a brooch bouquet bride! :-x).

My parents were married in 1974. They had a cocktail hour (with open bar) during photographs and had a plated dinner. They also had Jordan Almond favors - but everybody used to do that.

I think the thing about the trends getting old and overdone is that brides latch on to a style that resonates with them but after a year or so of planning, it's old and tired no matter how current it was when they started the process. I blame Pinterest anyway...

ETA: ... I hate that everything has to have a name/theme. "vintage/rustic meets chic nautical". Spare me.

GameCox: HAHAHAHAHA. Love it.

We aren't calling our wedding rustic, even though we have mason jars. I'm tired of having to have a "theme." We drink out of mason jars at home, and I can all summer long. That doesn't make us "rustic." It's just who we are...

I guess what I dislike is when people do what is "popular" instead of what they like. And I dislike going to weddings and being able to tell that the bride clearly picked everything without taking the groom into consideration. Weddings should be a joint endeavor.

Other than that, I don't know? Not a big fan of bling or pink or super fancy anything, but I don't mind brides that do that if it suits their personality!

I agree-- I hate those "Here comes the bride" signs. Other than that, as long as guests have a good time, I say do what you want.

1) Save the dates - seems like a waste of paper

2) Photobooths are a little weird - what is this? a carnival?

3) Blinged out/ARMOR! wedding dresses you see on Say Yes to the Dress

4) The garter toss is horendous

Style wise, I feel like I can't hate things. They might not be my TASTE or something that I'd want in my wedding, but who am I to call out someone else's vision for their wedding? I am pretty sick of seeing all those shabby chic styles and barn weddings on Pinterest, but luckily for me, I'm from NYC and will probably never attend an event in a barn.

I feel like whatever you're doing- do it WELL. If it looks super cheap, forget it. Don't be sloppy. Feed your guests appropriately- no one should leave your wedding hungry.

Overall, I'm totally over brides who think that their wedding is somehow superior, that being the bride gives them ultimate authority, and that the world somehow started revolving around their day. We're having a big, fancy, black tie wedding. It's costing a ton (thank you to my lovely parents) but seriously, it's one day. Keep that in perspective!

The only thing that really makes me cringe is the empty c chair at a ceremony or reception on honor of a loved one. It's morbid. Everything else is golden.

Photo booths. To me a photo booth belongs in a shopping mall, not at a wedding.

Dollar dances. FH brought it up once and I told him HE can go dance with my coworker's creepy husband for a couple bucks cause I ain't doing that.

Wow everything I thought would be fun or pretty or unique at my wedding is hated on here. Thanks

I don't really hate anything. I mean, I told myself I wasn't going to do burlap, but it turns out that was the easiest thing to find and to afford...so guess what? I'm using it! I'm also using mason jars because his dad collects them and my dad has a bunch so it's easy for us. If we had a lot of money to spend on stuff, it would be different, but I just couldn't find things for reasonable prices. We aren't into cowboy stuff or anything, I'm more into the boho/hippy types of weddings.

Anyway, I'm not into large bridal parties. I think it's kind of pointless and a headache. I'm also not into bling, lots of white, lots of dress changes and what not. I'm into simple, but colorful and pretty things.

@Krystyna I agree with you! Seriously why post these kinds of comments. Not everyone can afford the over the top centerpieces, Dresses, Ect... I love my DIY mason jars. I worked really hard to make them look vintage and elegant..

I'm sick of people saying that they are sick of rustic weddings! You haven't seen rustic done my way, so I think I may be able to turn some of you naysayers around, hehe!

I'm sick of people getting butt hurt on this thread. Go with the wedding you and FH want, all others be damned.

I'm with Brittany--if you don't want to read that everyone hates your wedding, maybe don't read a thread about what people hate about weddings. People are welcome to dislike whatever they want, and this is the thread to share that!

I hate the burlap... ugh. It looks dirty, to me.

I also hate the sign "here comes your queen" or stuff like that.