Best/worst wedding trends -

[JambledUpWords]

Most people have seen or been to weddings, whether it’s a family member, friend or acquaintance getting married.

I want to create this thread so that people have a place to sperg about wedding trends they don’t like/find annoying. These trends can include wedding dress/attire, decoration, venues, food, announcements, you name it.

If you like something, you are free to say so as well. Weddings are fun to talk about, so you can put in ideas you enjoy.

Without further ado, here are my personal grievances:

• Burlap used as decoration- this was cute at first, but since it’s become so ubiquitous thanks to places like Pinterest, it’s become a cliché
• Mason jars- has the same problem as burlap. I get wanting to go the rustic route, but there are other ways to do this
• See through corseted wedding tops-I see these on shows like Say Yes To The Dress and the designer most guilty of doing this is Pnina Tornai. It ends up looking too sexy and borderline tacky. You can be sexy without having to show too much skin
• Strapless dresses-they can be annoying to move around in if the top isn’t secure enough. Also, interesting sleeves and straps are fun and can add a unique element to the dress
• Boring salads as an appetizer-if the wedding is more formal, having salads that are just the run-of-the-mill restaurant side salads, it can be a letdown.
• Canon in D Major as a wedding processional- this is a beautiful song, buts it’s way overdone. If you want classical, there are many other beautiful songs out there
• Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran- pretty song, but overplayed

Wedding trends I like:

• Fun sleeves/straps on wedding dresses
• Cake flavors that differ from the traditional white/red velvet/chocolate flavors
• Colorful wedding dresses- not for everyone, but it’s nice to see something different every once in a while
• Wedding capes- very pretty and something different than the traditional veil
• Juliet cap veil- a bit old-fashioned (was popular during the 1920s), but different from the veils most wear during a wedding

 

[dopy]

gay weddings

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

The dumb flash dancing that people do now.

Also engagement parties.
It's just another excuse to get more presents.

 

[JambledUpWords]

gay weddings

All weddings are gay. It’s supposed to be a happy occasion after all

 

[Rand /pol/]

Nonwhites having weddings

 

[Hellbound Hellhound]

Best: drunk reception with lots of restroom cubicle sex.

Worst: cash bars.

 

[Bunny Tracks]

Worst/Best: Charging $1500 just to attend the wedding and then cancelling it and freaking out about it on Facebook when people refuse to pay that much.

 

[Guts Gets Some]

Rings. Seriously, fuck those overpriced pieces of bullshit.

 

[Aladdin_Insane]

A non variable menu.

I want a fucking choice not just vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

A bit of variety on a menu means you care about your guests. You're not just telling people to come on down and have a look at me in my nice outfit. Even if it's just a choice of starter it at least means you care. It's a bit more of a headache from a wedding venue perspective but I used to work in one and it almost always works out just fine.

Also on that note. A his and hers dessert. That's tacky as fuck. Oh and a best man's speech where they decide to just wing it at the end. That shit never works my dude. We can tell.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Getting married in the first place. Everybody knows we all die alone.

 

[JambledUpWords]

A bit of variety on a menu means you care about your guests. You're not just telling people to come on down and have a look at me in my nice outfit. Even if it's just a choice of starter it at least means you care. It's a bit more of a headache from a wedding venue perspective but I used to work in one and it almost always works out just fine.

A way to solve this could just be to have the wedding buffet style. :powerlevel: That said, at my own wedding, it’s not going to have a vegetarian main dish. The couple should still have that choice. If people don’t like it, they can always eat a bit at the wedding and then have what they want before or after said event:powerlevel:

 

[Aladdin_Insane]

A way to solve this could just be to have the wedding buffet style. :powerlevel: That said, at my own wedding, it’s not going to have a vegetarian main dish. The couple should still have that choice. If people don’t like it, they can always eat a bit at the wedding and then have what they want before or after said event:powerlevel:

Buffet weddings are pretty good but too many people see it as cheap. Which is a real fucking shame.

 

[The Shadow]

Best Wedding Trend: Quickie Vegas weddings

Worst Wedding Trend: Weddings I have to take off work for, drive 6 hours and get a room at the expensive hotel my dumb relatives chose because I don't want to look like an asshole

 

[RodgerDodger]

Getting married in the first place. Everybody knows we all die alone.

If you're dying alone you're doing it wrong. Shoulda listened to your Mom and become a Pilot!

 

[liliput]

Best wedding trends: an unexpected but cool venue, like a museum. DIY-anything if it's done well, especially the dress.

Worst wedding trends: farmhouse or farm-themed weddings. All of them. "Nerdy" weddings are the fucking worst too, every single one of them.

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

Best wedding trends: an unexpected but cool venue, like a museum. DIY-anything if it's done well, especially the dress.

Worst wedding trends: farmhouse or farm-themed weddings. All of them. "Nerdy" weddings are the fucking worst too, every single one of them.

Steam punk weddings

 

[Guts Gets Some]

Steam punk weddings

I'd still take these 1000/1000 times, over the Star Wars themed ones.

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

I'd still take these 1000/1000 times, over the Star Wars themed ones.

You know, I was thinking about those too. It's sad when you can't tell if the bride or groom is dressed as Jabba the Hutt unironically....and then you realize it's not a star wars wedding, just two fat people getting married.

 

[Guts Gets Some]

You know, I was thinking about those too.

No one deserves that.

 

[chunkygoth]

I'm finally at a point where my friends are getting married, so now I have some current insight into wedding trends.
Broke:
1. Not wearing veils. Some of my more progressive friends didn't have veils. Idk if they didn't like the idea of veils or if they just didn't like the look but it was an opportunity wasted. How many times in your life do you get the opportunity to wear a veil? Not many. Basically one. Seize the opportunity, ladies.
2. Bridesmaid dresses in general. At my wedding, I'm going to say "Here's the color scheme and a length: buy whatever dress you want within these parameters."
3. Burlap and Mason jars

Woke:
1. Winter weddings. You get sleeved wedding dresses, a nice photoshoot, and evergreen garlands are cheap and plentiful.
2.String Trios instead of Organs playing the Miyazaki themes as you walk down the aisle.
3. Wildflower or eclectic floral arrangements. My friend's mom is an artist who helped plan floral exhibits for the local art museum. When my friend got married, her mom drove to all her florist connections the morning of, and got all their flowers they were going to discard, or flowers that had broken stems, etc, for free or as a favor for all her work. She and I combined them all into found bowls and vases and it was beautiful. The whole place smelled just like fresh greenery.