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Being Nosey - What is different in your wedding to the traditional theme?

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FIONATS73, 3 February, 2009 at 13:38

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Hi ladies, Trying to not start my next job as its one of them knightmare ones lol. So just being nosy, really what are you doing different if any? As a number of you are aware my parents are divorced, so have made many decions to make life easier. My mum is giving me away ( not pleased my dad, but...

Hi ladies,

Trying to not start my next job as its one of them knightmare ones lol. So just being nosy, really what are you doing different if any?

As a number of you are aware my parents are divorced, so have made many decions to make life easier.

My mum is giving me away ( not pleased my dad, but hay thats life)

We are having h2b nephew who is 15, just of 16 as best man (could not think anything else he could do, as brother is the ring bearer)

We are having a sweetheart table, due to the divorced parents situation

No speaches just h2b, to say how georgeous us girls look of course lol ?

Sister and fsil are signing the register as witnesses (they don't know yet surprise), but they are both bridesmaids

I just feel sometimes is this OK, it is a civil ceromany so is it should be OK. But does it sound weird to you?

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CBear · 5 February, 2009 at 14:54
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Mine is fairly non traditional:

Staying in same hotel room the night before and getting ready together

Walking to the venue

Greeting guests as they arrive - no big entrance

Walking in together (to I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by Abba!)

Not wearing white

No bridesmaids or best man

Both giving speeches

Both have a parent giving a speech

No top table or sweetheart table - we're sitting with friends and our families are on other tables (necessity due to parental separation!)

Our cake is actually a bunch of kids party style cupcakes in bright colours with chocolate drops and sprinkles.

No favours

No bouquet or buttonholes

No gifts or money - asking for donations to charity instead

The word "wedding" is banned

Both wearing dresses

Oh yes...no groom!
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bec84 · 5 February, 2009 at 16:36
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Mines abroad, with only me, h2b, my mum and stepdad. We're having an afternoon party when we get back in a pub, nothing fancy, just a get together. Oh, and we're not inviting random relatives we don't know!
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summer_sparkles · 5 February, 2009 at 18:13
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Ours is fairly traditional except for:

The theme is red and gold and it's a summer wedding, my CBM is going to make a speech, each layer of our cake is a different flavour and none of them will be fruit cake, and we'll be eating all of it then and there, you can forget saving the top layer for the Christening!
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bygeorge · 5 February, 2009 at 18:31
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Didn't have any wedding cars, we walked to the Church and reception

Didn't have a table plan, we just let everyone sit where they wanted and it worked really well

Didn't have a receiving line, but my Mum & FIL chatted to half the guests during dinner and Dad & MIL chatted to the other half

No bar - just bins full of ice, wine and beer

Reception was at my parents, I felt really seen off as we left to go and stay in a hotel and everyone else was staying to kip on the floor. Wish we'd stayed too!
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