Your wedding day should be all about celebrating your love for one another, but it?s easy to get caught up in ?wedding trends??from traditional cliches you think you need to have to the latest crazes sweeping the wedding world. When you focus too hard on trends, you start to lose sight of what?s important. Plus, everyone?s wedding starts to look and feel the same.
Our advice" Ditch anything that won?t stand the test of time when you look back on your wedding day 20 years from now. Just like an iconic wedding gown, an iconic wedding ceremony needs to be unique. If you need help narrowing it down, here are 14 overhyped trends that we?re 100% over.
#14: Anything Related to Cash
Just hearing the word ?cash? tied to a wedding makes us cringe. Requesting cash as a gift is so uncomfortable for your guests, plus it implies that you don?t trust them to pick out a great wedding gift on their own. If you want to put money towards your honeymoon or a big-ticket item for your home, there are better ways to ask for money?like using Honeyfund or another website for guests to make contributions.
Another tacky trend is the dollar bride dance. This is where the DJ announces that you can pay the bride to dance with her. It?s so awkward and uncomfortable.
To top it all off, nobody likes a cash bar?period. It?s tacky to have your family and friends pay $9 for a cocktail at your wedding. To lower your costs, just serve beer and wine! Bonus: many vendors will allow you to return unopened bot...