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Andrea
Super October 2019

How are you going against traditional etiquette?

Andrea, on July 6, 2019 at 5:43 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 10
I think etiquette in most situations is important. I find that there are quite a few traditional etiquette sticklers on WW. My belief is that you do what works for you and what makes you and your partner happy. So, what etiquette traditions are skipping?

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Latest activity by cassondra, on July 8, 2019 at 12:54 PM
  • Shannon
    Expert June 2021
    Shannon ·
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    Lots of them...

    Oooh...cash bar.

    *Gasp* Friends doing vendor things (officiant, hair and make up and DJ)

    Oh no! We're not having a professional photographer.

    SO many more,but they are the three that people seem to get worked up about.

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  • Laura
    VIP November 2019
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    Dry wedding. Gets people all shaken up.
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  • Fany
    Devoted October 2021
    Fany ·
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    Anything and everything. Heck I’m not even having a real wedding. We plan to marry legally by just signing the documents and then exchanging vows in a family member or friend’ backyard in front of 20 or so guests.
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  • Chrystan
    Dedicated October 2019
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    I love this thread. We’re inviting people to a couples shower who are not invited to the wedding. Don’t shoot!
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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    Dry wedding! You'd think I was doing a live animal sacrifice the way people on here act about those!
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  • W
    Beginner July 2019
    Wendy ·
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    We have a somewhat non traditional wedding party. All the attendants are women, with two grooms women. We’re not doing bouquet/garter toss. We’re doing a first look instead of seeing each other at the altar. I’m walking myself down the aisle. We have a mix of non-traditional and traditional.
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  • KiwiDerbyBride
    VIP May 2015
    KiwiDerbyBride ·
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    None of that is really going against etiquette though - tradition, absolutely, but not etiquette. They’re not the same thing. Friendors and no photographer isn’t an etiquette thing either. For me, etiquette is about how you treat your guests, who you have invited to an event that you’re hosting. I personally think that it’s non-negotiable to provide food and drink for your guests (it doesn’t have to be a full meal if your reception isn’t over a meal time - cake and punch at an afternoon reception is totally fine, but if it’s over a meal time, you need to provide a meal); I think that if a guest has given you a gift, you need to write a thank-you note; I don’t believe it’s polite to invite guests to pre-wedding events if they’re not invited to the wedding; and I don’t think you should ever outright ask for money. Oh, and have a chair for every person wedding - don’t ask or expect people to stand. Beyond that, have the day you want to have and which makes you happy.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I totally asked friend to come help :x I felt so bad but I kind of needed it for my ceremony set up.
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  • C
    Dedicated August 2019
    cassondra ·
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    We are skipping a lot.

    Self serve bar.

    Frendors.

    We are legally married already.

    No father/daughter or mother/son dances.

    My son is walking me down the aisle.

    No bouquet toss or garter.

    He helped me pick my dress out.

    No bouttenieres (sorry bout that spelling...)

    Assigned seating.

    Our wedding will be very non traditional.

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  • C
    Dedicated August 2019
    cassondra ·
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    We also have no ushers.

    Invited some but not all children.

    No one will be walking our mommas down the aisle.

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