Be true to you!
In a world where we can be heavily influenced by social media and everything looking pretty and perfect, it’s important to take a moment and reflect on who you are as a couple before you try and fill your wedding day with every single new trend.
Champagne towers, colored smoke bombs, mismatched wedding parties, love heart sunglasses, flower dogs, beer boys….the list goes on!
When it comes to trends we often think, “is it in, or out?” But when we consider this question in relation to your wedding day it should be, “is it me or not?”
You see, trends are fickle things, they come and they go…but that’s not what your wedding day is. It’s a moment in time for you to make memories as you commit to being lovers for life. Weddings are about marriage. So, when you think like that, maybe it will help you choose those elements in your day that make it personalised and keep it true to you.
For example, the wine box ritual. This is where we take a moment in the ceremony to place a love letter and your vows into a wine box and seal it up ready to be opened on a chosen anniversary. Then you get to relive the day and feel all those love buzz feels. But if you are not a wine drinker, you wouldn’t add it, right?
Traditions kind of feel like they should be considered in the same way. Think about the ring exchange, have you ever been to a wedding without one? This tradition isn’t actually a legal component to getting married, it’s just a symbolic act that has always been done. That means, if you don’t wear jewellery, it’s not needed! Consider exchanging a gift instead, getting tattoos - or just not adding it in altogether!
The ceremony is a great place to start adding in those special wee touches to make it fun and bespoke. It’s the party starter and it sets the scene for the whole day. When you work with me, I really love to get to know you and get a sense of who you are. As we do this over coffee or wine, I will run through a list of fun alternatives that could be added in because they fit with YOUR personalities and YOUR vision for the day - not just because of the ‘gram!
Together we can work out what is important. I am a big believer in not putting things in to your ceremony just for the sake of it. If your friends did it, it doesn’t mean you should. Make sure your day reflects who you both are, don’t be afraid to go against the norm.
Being true to who you are means that at the end of the ceremony you will have all your guests saying, “Man, that was so them!” And you will look back at your wedding day with full hearts knowing that it was the best day ever!