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Traditions
I’ve always loved a good wedding. And wedding traditions have survived because there is a sense of community about them. In starting a new life with my fiance, I wanted to start some new traditions. We kept some: I’m wearing white, we have Bridesmaids and Groomsmen, I’m carrying a bouquet, the list goes on. I wanted to share the ones we’re changing, though, and hope that you might share some of yours in return. I think the free exchange of ideas engenders some sparkling creativity. And we can always use some more sparkle, right? Bouquet Toss I’m an older Bride with older si...
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Tradition!Vus machs da, modern Jewish brides? Okay, that was a bit of a fail on my part, though no, I’m not technically a shiksa. My parents are Jewish, and though I consider myself an athiest, the Yiddish never really leaves does it? I’ll consider it “street cred” for this post. I was clicking through a bunch of wedding-related links and came upon New Ketubah. For those of you who are not familiar with the tradition, the ketubah is a written statement of commitment to each other and to the couple’s faith. More traditional ketubahs can also outline the terms of the marriage in the same way a ...
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TraditionTradition: If a Navy officer puts his cover on a girl, she has to let him kiss her :)...
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Wedding Traditions….part 1I have written in a couple different posts discussing how I feel about the traditional wedding and ways that I feel connected to it and ways I don’t. What I thought I would do over a couple blog posts is to talk about the things we will keep and somethings we want to add. So two things we want to keep: Honeymoon and Wedding Shower. Honeymoon… I think the second thing we did after booking our venue was to start the search for a honeymoon location. We were confident that this was a traditional wedding practice we wanted to keep. That got me to thinking, however, how traditional is the ...
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Wedding TraditionsCreated by Lara SwansonJen’s post about wedding traditions got me thinking about how tricky this topic can be, especially for LGBT couples. We have been fighting very hard to be able to take part in the tradition of getting married. So, there are bound to be some ritual elements of weddings that we think are important. At the same time, so many wedding traditions can feel like stifling representations of “typical” gender roles and couple dynamics. I could never feel comfortable gathering my single, female friends and throwing a bouquet at them as if who gets married next is REALLY import...
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Tradition TodayWedding traditions can vary widely between cultures, religions and even different classes of people; but one similarity amongst any wedding tradition is that it can be extremely important to the couple following the well-known custom. Obviously, one tradition that is followed almost everywhere is the exchanging of gifts. More times than not a couple will exchange rings just before being presented as man and wife. However, other symbolic items have been known to be traded in lieu of rings as well. Many cultures, religions and classes of people have taken on the all-white wedding dress tra...
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Ceremony Traditions
When it comes to weddings there are a lot of traditions brides and grooms include in the ceremony and reception - wearing something old, new, borrowed and blue, breaking the glass and tossing the bouquet are just a few well-known ones.While planning your wedding spend some time researching - in books or online - different secular and religious traditions and talk to your fiance about which ones you should include. You can talk to your officiant about religious traditions and your parents can tell you about family traditions. You can also explore other religious and cultural backgrounds for i...
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Trend and TraditionIt can be tricky to give your wedding a modern and unique feeling while still maintaining some traditions that are important to you and your heritage. The lovely Julie Georgelakos of Trend and Tradition is here today to tell us a little bit more about how the products she and co-owner Elleni Glekas create, and how you can achieve incorporating tradition with a fresh approach on your big day… What is Trend and Tradition? How did you get your start? Trend and Tradition is an event company that specializes in favors and accessories for weddings, showers, christenings and other special ev...
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Vibrant TraditionIndian weddings always make me smile…it’s all the colour, the jewellery and the tradition of it all - I’m not completely anti-tradition you see! A friend of mine who got married a few months after me and had a traditional Indian wedding and our celebrations couldn’t have been more different! For starters their ceremonies go on for about 4 hours and the actually wedding celebrations last at least a week! Thanks to Moe for sharing! ps For those of you that have been asking, my photo shoot yesterday was very cool - it was probably the hottest day of the year and we were knackered afterw...
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Traditional KoreanJennifer & Matthew had a gorgeous traditional Korean wedding, which took place at Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden. Jennifer’s beautiful dressis a traditional Korean dress called a hanbok, but with a modern twist. It was designed by Kim Mehee, who designed Sandra Oh’s dress for the SAG awards…. The couple went DIY’ed all the flowers! I love their peacock boutonnieres the most but I am also pretty crazy about her homemade bouquet, she used flake flowers to keep it looking perfect throughout the day. ...
