Wedding Traditions that Must Die

There are a lot we are leaving out:

Receiving line, toasts, dances, oh, let's just say the only thing that may be "traditional" is the vows portion of the wedding everything else will be as we see fit. Still in the planning phase. I know I am personaly tired of the same boring thing where many are afraid they will break their face if they crack a smile. I want fun.

Receiving line hands down... I won't do it and it is pointless... there is a nice lengthy reception where we can chit chat.

I honestly have to say the ceremony all together! I don't like standing in front of people staring at me but for the sake of my mother I'm going through the hell! But I so can't wait for the reception, I think its the best part getting to celebrate with friends and family!

At church weddings I have seen the bride and groom dismiss the pews instead of a receiving line- at least then you got to sit the whole time!

Batman- I agree, it is not their last party as a single person so they can dry hump whatever is around. Grrr. Note to my FH: You will not have to behave any differently after the wedding. You can still go out with your buddies after we are married and some chicks boobs in your face has not been appropriate since we started dating!

I think we will do a garter auction instead of a garter toss- you make money that way. :-)

I hate the wedding party dance. Just because you are a bridesmaid/groomsman pair does not mean you want to dance with each other! We are skipping it!

See-Rizzy - HA! We just skipped those completely - people want to PARTY, not stand around and watch some creepy incestuous love-fest.

@STD Mrs. Clark....now THAT would have been funny....

I hate receiving lines too! And Bachelor parties! I don't like the whole having to spend the night away from him either, but my mom's making me! lol

@ CaroleB & 2nd Bride - I too agree that I am not property and am no one's to "give away"! I like the garter auction idea. I've never heard that before. We are also including a dollar dance to make money as well.

How about the entire reception? can't I get married, run out to the car, and be out of there? Oh wait I have to feed everyone, dance for them, and undergo everything from garter removal to obligatory kisses. I hate being in the spotlight and I just know something is going to go wrong right when I want to crawl away from the attention and hide with my new hubby

Garter toss!!!! I do not want FH sticking his arms up my dress in front of 100 of our family and friends!

I know some people think it's a funny time and grooms will use their teeth to bring that garter off - but that is just NOT the impression I want to give his Great Grandma!

Definitely get rid of the ringing bells etc. . for a kiss, that would drive FH out of the reception. However, since he has zero friends coming to the reception (he knows no one here and he's been here almost 3 years) I would appreciate a receiving line so he could be introduced to my friends, but we will forego that too. As I said in another post, I wish I could do the first look, but we live together so that's out too. . . I'm batting zero here!

OH, AND HE SAID ABOUT VOWS:

Do you take her (yup if I have to)

Do you take him (I do)

I pronounce you la di da!! THAT'S IT!

Exactly Shannon I don't want to watch fh slow dance with his momma and I damn sure don't want my daddy who is 7feet plus having his manhood on my chest!

Not gonna happen!LMAO

Giving away the bride. I am not chattel! No one can give me to anyone except for me, thank you very much. We will instead be asking if there is family there that vows to support the union.

@See Rizzy.....LMAO!

I didn't do the bouquet thing, the other dances, receiving line. Plus we got photos taken before, so we went right from the ceremony to the first dance to the food and drunken dancing (unfortunately they played the chicken dance...UGH).

I HATE the idea of the stupid bells, how annoying would that be. If you ring that bell one more time i WILL STICK IT UP YOUR ARSE!

I agree, the bells seems so well like TV shows when they show boring or like 80s weddings lol..and groom searching for the garter in front of G-ma..lol we can save that for when we're alone!

Bouquet toss... as a single woman over thirty i've been one of the few left standing one to many times to think it's cool..

This whole having sex on your wedding night thing? WTF? I was tired and he kept bumping me in the back with it. I did my wifely duty though

That tradition should die along with matronly MOB dresses.

The cost.

High fives Sharon!! Lol