Your Wedding Your Way
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This couple added a little humor into their cake cutting by wearing goggles.
"Your Wedding Your Way Break with Tradition and Create a One-of-a-Kind Celebration You'll Never Forget!" Written By: Sharon Naylor. It has to be one of my favorite books so far.
On page 39, it talks about breaking the tradition of seeing each other prior to the ceremony. It says, “Ditch it altogether! Meet up before the ceremony to really get the effect of your groom seeing you for the first time in your gown. Then you’ll be able to talk to each other, and you’ll look perfect for the pre-wedding photos. This plan also saves time immediately after the ceremony, delivering you right to your cocktail party since you don’t have to pose for a half hour of pictures together right after the ceremony. “This is becoming a more popular trend for weddings. And the “First Sight” picture as we call it is usually a very emotional moment for the couple. And we are able to capture it by having two photographers at your wedding.
On page 49, it talks about being presented to your guest as husband and wife. It says, “ Use both names if you’re hyphenating, such as Mr. Anthony Smith and Mrs. Anne Jones-Smith. Ask an honored relative or friend to be the one to announce you for the first time as husband and wife. Announce yourselves as husband and wife, by saying “ I’d like to present my wife, (name)” and” I’d to present my husband, (name)” Your children can be the ones to announce you as husband and wife. Your parents can be the ones to announce you as husband and wife.”
On page 56, it talks about sharing your first dance as husband and wife. A way to tweak that would be to start off with a slow dance and have it turn into a fast up beat dance, or surprise your guest with a ballroom dance that you two learned prior to your wedding day. We photographed a wedding last year and the couple had multiple dance moves for multiple songs that they put together. Their guests seemed to really enjoy it.
On Page 60, it talks about cutting the cake. It says “skip the tradition of smashing cake into each other’s faces. That’s so 1983. Instead, display trust by feeding each other neatly. You can dot each other’s noses with a fingertip of frosting. Use heirloom cake knives, perhaps the ones your parents or grandparents used at their weddings, and share that story with your guest. If you have children at the wedding, make it a group cake feeding, with them getting to dot your nose with frosting as well.” With all that said, I still like the smashing of the cake in the faces. It makes for fun pictures. However, I think those are great alternatives for the cake. One of the pictures posted above is a couple who wore glasses at the time of their cake cutting. It added a little bit of cute humor to it.
This book is great and has so many ideas. I wish I could write about all the ones that I like. Even If you don’t want to break the main traditions, this book has little things traditions that you could tweak and make your wedding fun and interesting. Please let me know if you like this blog and if this information was helpful to you. Thanks
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