Most Overdone Wedding Trends

I can safely say we are not having anything from that list, our wedding is as untraditional as we can make it!

Shabby chic wedding stuff seems to be in abundance everywhere we look (lots of wooden cream things, wicker hearts and birdcages). No offence to anyone having this of course but really not my taste.

Looking down that list, we had nothing on there for our wedding! Nice to know we had a non 'over-done' wedding!

Each to their own though There are no rules when it comes to wedding planning, just personal preference!

Oh my, I have a strapless dress and will now be inappropriate. Whatever shall I do? ? Lol, your wedding is what you want it to be and while some things may be seen at a lot of weddings, they really are just that lots of people have the same taste.

I hate lists like these because they almost seem designed to make people feel bad about their weddings - whether you have one thing on this list or all of them - who cares!!!

Is it a US site? Some of them I don't recognise (fedoras, cowboy boots, crystals etc) but there are loads there that I agree with. I would also add 'vintage theme' weddings (wtf does that actually mean? ?).

It is a US based site but there are contributors there from different countries. I agree that some of the things on that list are probably a lot more common in America than here. But I'm probably wearing cowboy boots to mine...

I've been to lots of weddings lately and not seen any of those things. I don't think it's over done, it's just whats in fashion at the moment. Things become popular because a lot of people like them, what's wrong with that?

Nice to see Dinosaurs aren't in that list.

'dogs with floral collars being used as the "ring bearer"... now wait just one second......

I guess some of these items might be overdone however, if you've not been married before or havent ever done any of the things on the list, who's to say its wrong!

Each wedding is different no matter what 'theme' is running through it.

It would be interesting to see the wedding that whoever put this list together would plan!

I've seen a couple of shoots with dogs as ring bearer. I think it's cute, but I'm a sucker for pretty much any and all dogs. Gretna Green offer a barn owl called Barney to swoop in bearing the rings, and perch on the groom's finger if they want. My H2B got a bit obsessed with this and regularly mimics calling Barney in with our rings, in a terrible overdone Scottish accent. Big birds freak me out a bit - I had to say a very firm no to that

Eeek - im guilty of having a strapless dress and cupcakes..... shame on me :o)

Oh dear we're having about half of these things! I blame pinterest lol

I had a good few these at our wedding and in our eyes it was perfect

Damn, I have this ? it was an epic first date though so I don't care!

My dog will be at our wedding, but he's wearing a kilt and isn't a ring bearer. Phew!

Lots of posters in the thread were blaming pinterest for the things they'd added to the list! I have used pinterest loads to pin my own ideas, but I've actually never looked at any other boards. I think I've kind of had ideas in my head and haven't yet needed inspiration, but maybe when we plan the reception I will.

I don't get this. it's like it's trying to be a poem and not succeeding?

We, on the other hand, are having the beautifully poetic "choose a seat, not a side, either way it's for the bride." sign. ?

'Everything looking like it's in a barn' ... well that will be because our wedding will be in a barn. Can't do much about that ?

I do have to laugh at these lists because until you start planning a wedding - or have lots of friends getting married around the same time - you have no idea they exist. So either some people are wedding crashers going round to loads of weddings - or have recently planned their own wedding or suppliers to weddings.

We don't have big families and most of our friends 'live in sin' so whatever we do for ours most will never have seen before. I'm not having much off the list (sweetie table, a thank you banner for a photo for the thank you cards) but I wouldn't care if random strangers thought my choices were 'over done'. Well its a good job you're not invited then lol.

Being unique doesn't mean its better, its just different to someone's own taste.

Better cancel my barn venue then and rethink my dress

Oh no not more lists?

HE'S WEARING A KILT?! AMAZING!! Cannot wait to see a picture!!! xx

The only thing we're having is I've got a strapless dress!

Not because we're "too cool" though, it's because we haven't had the budget to have extra bits haha

I actually like a lot of what is on there!

I really wanted our 3 rats as ring bearers. The venue wasn't too keen ☹️

Oops, we are having a 'pick a seat not a side' sign and also a hashtag. ?

We had a few of these - cupcakes, a smidge of bunting (but then we did have a village hall / afternoon tea reception) and a choreographed first dance because that's pretty much obligatory for me! But I realised when I discovered wedding magazines, Pinterest and Hitched that these things go in and out of fashion and whilst those of us involved in weddings see the same things over and over, sometimes guests (particularly older ones) think these ideas are brand new and original. Our families are still going on about how 'different' our wedding was but I can guarantee if hitchers evaluated my wedding you would think it was totally run of the mill!

I'll second that! Xx

I don't think that it's they're over done, it's just ALL that's on pinterest.

I totally agree that these things are only overdone if you spend your life at weddings or on wedding blogs! We're not having anything on the list but if I could afford Macaroons the list definitely wouldn't put me off

I'll be having a strapless dress, I've had such an idea of a strapless, sparkly wedding dress I wouldn't feel right in anything else

Love it ?

Yay I don't have any of those!

haha! too true!!

I actually did none of these but i did make some wedding 'sins' elsewear. plus my dress COULD of been strapless but i loved the cap sleeves and it wasn't a church! and also capes rock.