Traditions (or lack of) Thursday!

audreyjem · May 2011

So I was thinking about this last night, and wanted to see where you all stand on typical wedding traditions... (just what I can think of off the top of my head).

Who's walking you down the aisle?

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?

Anything else you want to share?

Mona8 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? my dad

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? I'm going to try. My something new is my dress. My something blue will be my garter. Haven't decided on the other ones yet

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? No and No

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? Probably at my parents' house since the wedding is in the area. I'm trying to stick with tradition but part of me kinda wishes I could just be with FI the night before.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? No

Anything else you want to share? I'm using traditional music for the processional and recessional too. Canon in D for the bridal party entrance. Bridal Chorus by Wagner for my entrance. And Wedding March for the exit.

audreyjem · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? My dad. It was complicated by the fact that I have a step-father who is very much a father to me as well, but I'm a daddy's girl and always have been, and I want that special moment with him.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? Planning on getting a garter from Etsy that incorporates all of them.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? Yes

. I tried it on with my MoH at a bridal show sample sale, and when I was almost 100% sure it was the one, I had FI come over to confirm my feelings. And I keep it at his apartment.

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? This is a tough one. We'll be living together for 9 months before the wedding. We're getting married in his hometown, so he can stay at his mom's, and I can stay in a hotel with my mom or grandmother or maybe my BM's. I think I'll end up doing this, because I can be a mean grump in the morning with FI, and I don't want to start our best day ever like that... plus it makes it more exciting in my mind.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? Not sure on this one. We might try to take photos at the church before the ceremony to save on time. I guess if we do that, I'll get one of those "first look" pics

Anything else you want to share? Since I have two father figures, I'll have the father-daughter dance, than FI will have the mother-son, then I'll start dancing to "My Wish" with my step-father, and FI will dance with my mother, and then we'll switch partners and have everyone join. (if there's enough time).

FutureMrsSheeler · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?

My mom. My dad passed away, and my mom and I have been best friends since I was little.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?

Yes... I don't have all of them figured out yet.. Something new will be my dress, and something borrowed will be my veil (using FSIL's) and I don't have the other two yet.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?

No and no.. but it is REALLY hard keeing a secret from him.

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?

My mom's house... with my family

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?

Yes.. we're doing first look pics and most of the other pictures before the ceremony.

amanda14lynne · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? My Dad

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? I plan on doing them but I'm not sure yet what they're going to be.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? I don't have my dress yet, but FI won't be seeing it before the wedding (on me or not).

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? I'll be staying with my Mom. My MOH [sister] and BMs will probably also stay with me at my Mom's house.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? No. I've thought about doing the first look and taking pictures before the wedding.... but we've decided not to.

Anything else you want to share? I guess we are more traditional than I thought. One thing we aren't doing-- we won't be using any traditional wedding music.

daftmagpie · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? I'm walking down the aisle with my two daughters. They are as much a part of the ceremony as Ryan and I are, after all we're signing them up for this deal too. That and I feel like as a 30 year old who's been on her own for 13 years its a little weird to need my dad to give me away.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? Havent decided yet but I probably wont be doing this tradition.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? No

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? I havent decided yet. My mom, best friend and daughters will all be staying close to the wedding in a hotel room. Ryan lives 45 minutes away so I don't know. I'm thinking of trying to get both the families together for breakfast before the day gets crazy.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? Yes we're doing all the formal pics and a trash the dress session before the ceremony.

Anything else you want to share? To me a lot of the old traditions are silly, not seeing the bride before the wedding dates back to prearranged weddings etc. I can't imagine not spending the majority of our wedding day together, sharing in each other's excitement.

Ambie106 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? My daddy

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? Yes, Something blue will be shoes, something new will be my dress, something borrowed earrings, something old I dont have yet

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? Pssshhh!!!! Nope and he wont till the big day

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? At my house with my FI...

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? Yes!!! I cant wait to see the expression on his face

Anything else you want to share? Not really

mancila60 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My dad is walking me down the aisle until the last step where my dad and stepdad will give me away. This was hard for me as my dad was gone most of my life and my stepdad raised me.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes! My dress is my new, a blue ribbon around my waist will be my blue (sorority tradition), my borrowed and old is a necklace from my mom.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
No and No!

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
FI and I have been living together a year already and by then we will be in our new house so this was hard from us. But he's going to stay with his best man at his parents house so they can visit since best man lives 20 hours away. I will be staying at our house with most if not all my BM's.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
No but we are having 1 picture taken together before with him on one side of the door dressed and me on the other side dressed holding hands.

Anything else you want to share?
Our music will be anything except traditional. My uncle will be our officiant and instead of traditional vows we are going to come up with something different and we aren't doing a unity candle or sand ceremony we are doing the hand and knot (I think it's called) ceremony.

spalko · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My dad will be giving me away and I can't wait!!

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
I love this tradition!!
Old - I want to ask my grandmother if she has some earrings I can wear. I'd like some 1950's style diamond earrings
New - My dress (as soon as I find one)
Borrowed - One of my Bridesmaids lent me the headpiece she wore for her wedding
Blue - Blue jewels on the bottom of my shoes saying 'I Do'

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
He hasn't seen and he won't until the big day

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
At the casino with some of my bridesmaids. It's about 10 minutes from our venue so it'll work out perfect and they offer a shuttle for guests staying there!

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
Nope, this is one of my favorite traditions. I can't wait to see his face when the doors open and my dad and I are walking towards him

bpphoto785 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? my Dad, I think he's been looking forward to it since I was born.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? I'm having my monogram and wedding date sewn into my dress which will be blue. I haven't decided whether or not I'm doing the other traditions. I might if my Mom can find the sixpence she used, I think that would be nice.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? No, and I hope he doesn't see it before the big day!

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? We're getting married at a hotel so we'll both be staying there but in seperate rooms. I'm hoping to have all of my BMs stay over and I think he's thinking the same with his GMs

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? We're not planning on it right now

Soon2bStaff · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My dad. Once we get to where my mom is seating, I think I would like her to stand next to me as well. This is a must have photo so that's one of the ways I thought I could get it! =o)

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes. Old: Anything my grandmothers give to me. One has given me an antique brooch so I'm using that in my flowers. New: Dress & Shoes. Borrow: Not sure. My FSIL is getting this July so maybe something from her wedding. Blue: Undies, shoes, or a cross-stitch of our monogram and date. Annnnd a penny in my shoe!

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
No and No

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
We are getting married around FI hometown so we will probable stay in a hotel with my family and my BMs

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
No. The first time he sees me will be when the church doors open. My idea though right before the wedding is to have me and FI hold hands around the corner of a wall and have our own prayer before the wedding. I imagine this to be a cute photo but I couldn't find any on google. =o)

Anything else you want to share?
I'm EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leahstinson · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?

My brother

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?

Haven't even thought about that

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?

No and no

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?

Staying at our house and fiance and I are staying together.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?

Yes, we're doing all pictures beforehand

lnvane00 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My daddy!

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
I havent put much thought into this at all...

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
He has not and its really hard not to show him

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
I am not sure of this yet.. We dont live close to the venue and I think I want us to not see each other the night before or the day of up until we do the First Look

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
Yes he will. We are doing the first look

Anything else you want to share?
No.. I'm sick and my brain is not working full throttle so I cant think LOL

gpapale1 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My dad. I'm his only daughter (and a daddy's girl), so it's pretty much a given.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes, I think so.
Old - a hankerchief of my grandmother's (she passed away when I was only 8)
New - dress
Borrowed - one of my BMs offered to lend me her wedding jewelry
Blue - I like the idea of blue undies, as long as they don't show through my dress! lol

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
A big, fat "no" for both.

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
We'll probably stay at our house together.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
We'll be decorating the venue that morning, and probably have lunch together with everyone...so technically, yes. However, once I get completely dressed and made up, he's not allowed to see me again until I walk down the aisle.

Anything else you want to share?
Not that I can think of!

cswooley · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?

My dad.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?

I have blue shoes, but that's all I've come up with so far.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?

No, and no. I got it a couple weeks ago, and he's really excited about the thought that I have it already, and it's going to stay a secret for a whole year. Haha.

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?

At my parents' house. And FI will be staying at his parents' house. They all live in the city we're getting married in (and the two of us don't), so it's just the simplest. And my sister (and MOH) and other two BMs will be staying with me.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?

We kept going back and forth about a first look for the sake of pictures, but FI is pretty opposed to the idea, so I think most likely not.

Anything else you want to share?

Our ceremony seems pretty traditional, but our reception isn't. We aren't having a first dance (or any dances), bouquet toss, garter toss, or anything along those lines. Our reception is pretty much just a nice lunch where we can visit with all of our favorite people. And I'm so excited!

rencontrezmoi · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? My dad

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be? My dress will be new, my garter will be blue, and I'm not sure what the borrowed and old will be yet.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? No and no. It has been really hard to keep it secret though!

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? I will probably get a hotel room and stay with my mom, sister, and BMs. We did this before my sister's wedding and it was a blast!

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? Yes, we are doing a first look and getting all of the wedding party pictures done before the ceremony.

Anything else you want to share? We are doing a lot of traditional things at our wedding, but putting our own personal spin on them

mikkiwin8 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle? My dad

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
I think this is a fun thing to leave up to the moms and the wedding partyI , might have to think more into it.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you? I don't have it yet but he won't. It's hard not to show him picture since I get his opinion about everything but I love the thought of him seeing me first at the end of the aisle!

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who? A hotel with my BMs, old school sleepover

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle? No!

Anything else you want to share? I'm planning on having my brother play the cello when I walk down the aisle.

mandi921vh · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?

My dad.

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes, new will be my dress, blue shoes, and the borrowed and old will be something that is my grandmother's and my mom's.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?

No, and no.

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?

At my parents' house with my MOH and sister.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?

Nope.

underwne · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My Mom

Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes--wearing my mother's veil for something borrowed, wearing my great-grandmother's pearls for something old, haven't figured out blue, and my earrings will be new.

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
I haven't bought my dress yet--but he won't be seeing it!

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
My Mom's guestroom

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
Nope--people think we're crazy for this one, but it's important for me

Anything else you want to share?
We're honoring my great-grandmother at our wedding by placing a vase of pink roses that has her name inscribed on it on the altar next to our unity candles!

LDW0225 · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
My dad
Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
Yes! Blue- my shoes! New- my dress Borrowed- my best friends veil and Old- I'm not sure yet
Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
No and it is killing him!
Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
Probably at my parents house. With my family
Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
No! I can't wait for that moment when we first see each other as I'm walking down the aisle!

toothpastechica · May 2011

Who's walking you down the aisle?
my dad...i played with the idea of asking my birthmom, but insted asked her daughter to be a jr bridesmaid
Are you doing the "somethings"? And what will they be?
If i can come up with them....im not stressing about it...but i am borrowing my moms veil so that is both borrowed and old, my dress and shoes will be new, was hoping for blue shoes, but found ivory ones that i like...and didnt find any blue ones that i loved, so still working on this one

Has your groom seen your dress? Has he seen it on you?
no. its really hard to keep the pictures from him

Where are you staying the night before the wedding? With who?
At my aunts house with my bridesmaids and my cousin..he will probably be staying at my parents cabin, family is very religious and dont even like us visiting eachother late now...so its a given that we wont be staying in the same house.

Will your groom see you before you walk down the aisle?
definatly not after i get ready...being an out of town wedding there might be details that we have to deal with in the morning (ie setting up the church after the morning service to how we want it) but otherwise have no plans to see each other

Anything else you want to share?
Having spent much of my life in latin america we wanted to figure out how to incoroprate that inexpensively and without latin wedding traditions that are hard to explain to the person officiating, so we are having a pinata insted. It will be fairly traditional (first dance, cake, etc etc....) but the music willl NOT be traditional.

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