Upon your engagement, you?re bound to get a flood of well wishes, logistical questions, and nuggets of advice. This barrage of opinions can get very old, very fast. But a practice such as a wedding deeply steeped in tradition and etiquette is bound to draw out staunch opinions?not all of which will be applicable (or even preferable) to your big day.
Don?t get me wrong; wedding etiquette is important. For the modern bride and groom, it?s more of an adapted guideline of ?how to avoid being a jerk to your friends and family without realizing it.? However, some wedding traditions are entirely outdated (and sometimes downright offensive) while some pieces of advice may not gel with your worldview. Family members and friends are bound to share loads of suggestions for and objections to your wedding plans and they?re not all going to be winners. Here’s a list of 10 popular pieces of advice you can feel free to avoid taking while planning your wedding. 1. ?Hold a fundraiser for all the extra money you need for the wedding!?
Websites such as GoFundMe.com are set up to help people raise money for unforeseen medical expenses and disaster relief. Plan the wedding you can afford (and don?t go into debt to do so). Don?t ask your guests to pay for your big day. If people offer money, such as parents or grandparents, that?s great and generous of them. However, you?re not entitled to request this from anyone.
2. ?Having uneven sides of the wedding party looks weird?you should add/sub...