HuffPo Article on Overplayed Wedding Trends

CrazyCatLady3 · August 2014

I think we are way ahead of them with the mason jars, burlap and lace. I also agree re: Gatsby or barn theme, signage (esp. "pick a seat, not a side") and candy bars. Thoughts? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/22/wedding-trends_n_5679243.html

sarahufl · August 2014

The next time I see a Gatsby wedding, I am going to hand them a copy of the book.

Clearly you haven't read it if you are modeling your wedding after it.

beethery · August 2014

The parties at Gatsby's house in the 2013 movie (more specifically, the first party they show at his house) looks amazing and fun as hell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgcuBOVMGsg

However, Gatsby himself was a damn mess and so was everyone he ended up hanging out with.

I mean, rent a yellow Rolls, do you! But don't drive like a dick because that shit don't end well.

LadyMillil · August 2014

Bridezilla sis is doing everything on the list except chevron. I'm not a fan of most of the things on the list. I do like candy bars because I like candy and rarely buy candy for myself. DH and I went to a wedding that had a photo booth and you got a photo strip to take home. I really liked that idea but every photo booth I've seen since then is just the photographer setting up a photo area and taking pictures of the guests, so you don't get the pictures at the end, B&G do.

bride2b71614 · August 2014

I'm not down for theme weddings, but I disagree with the Art Deco piece. My venue for the ceremony and reception is a 1920s mansion. In terms of Gatsby's mansion the only things missing are the green lantern, river and the view of my love interest's house who moved on! But in all seriousness, I understand the overdone Art Deco theme, but I worry that nothing will look good otherwise.

luckya23 · August 2014

I don't know, I feel like most people don't attend many weddings per year, and certainly fewer people throw numerous weddings in their lives... so "overplayed" to whom? Pinterest? The wedding planners they interviewed? (And I can't afford a wedding planner, but doesn't that entire concept make the wedding less personal?)

And then to go on to suggest the next trends? So they can poke fun at them in a couple years?

I think people should have what they want at their weddings, whether it's actually personal or they just think it looks nice.

(...wishing Mason jars weren't overplayed because they are nice and cheap!)

pinkcow13 · August 2014

I personally like photobooths. I think they're lots of fun, and I'd like to have one at ours. I would definitely get one in which the guests get to take home their pics. FI's cousin had a person take pictures of guess against a backdrop, and then the picture was immediately turned into a magnet. It was a HUGE hit. His grandma has like 20 (no lie) magnets on her door (her door is made of some kind of cool material), and all his cousins have a bunch of the magnets on their fridge.

ohannabelle · August 2014

The problem with 99 out of 100 wedding candy bars can be summed up in one word.

Crap.

Or maybe three words: color coordinated crap.

I love good candy. Handmade truffles, serious chocolates, good caramels. Hell yes. Give me something I want to actually eat.

But don't give me crappy blue lollipops and blue licorice whips and blue gummy anything and blue jawbreakers and blue M n Ms and a bunch of inferior crap chosen because it's a cute color. Or frozen leftover holiday candy. Yes, we can tell, and no, chocolate doesn't freeze well. And then shovels to scoop the dyed sugar with. It just grosses me out.

And putting a pukey rhyme on it- Love is sweet, take a treat- just adds to the grossity.

theartistformerlyknownas · August 2014

I love all things gummy candy. Give it all to me. Sour gummy worms, gummy watermelons, Reese's pieces, Raisinettes and chocolate pretzels mixed up in a bag? YES. But I definitely agree about the no-brand random ass unwrapped suckers and rock candy shit. Barf.

Every event I've been to in the last 5 years has had a photo booth, so I do think they're overplayed... but everyone at those events still loves them.

Could not agree more with this:

No matter which theme you’re considering, Tracie Domino of Tracie Domino Events advises examining your true motivation for having it. "If the answer is ‘because it looks nice on Pinterest’ yet you’ve never stepped foot on a farm or you don’t have a personal connection to the Art Deco era, then you should immediately change course. Select a venue that does a better job of representing who you are as a couple and what you like to do," she explains.

Do whatever you want as long as it's YOU. Not Pinterest. Someone posted here a while back about using mini burlap coffee sacks for her coffee bean favors because she had family roots in coffee bean farming. That shit's personal.

chibiyui · August 2014

I for one, am thankful chevron is on the list.

DIE CHEVRON DIE.

lyndausvi · August 2014

Well I got married 6 years ago, so I'm not sure where I fall in the candy bar, but it was a HUGE hit in my family. Even the photographer said he had not seen one.

Oh and none of this color coordinated candy crap. I don't not even understand why someone wants to do that. Nope we had real candy. We even had some classics like candy necklaces and Mary Jane's. Our older guests were thrilled to see candies from their childhood.

alucky23 said:

I don't know, I feel like most people don't attend many weddings per year, and certainly fewer people throw numerous weddings in their lives... so "overplayed" to whom? Pinterest? The wedding planners they interviewed? (And I can't afford a wedding planner, but doesn't that entire concept make the wedding less personal?)
And then to go on to suggest the next trends? So they can poke fun at them in a couple years?
I think people should have what they want at their weddings, whether it's actually personal or they just think it looks nice.
(...wishing Mason jars weren't overplayed because they are nice and cheap!)

I agree with this. I'm not sure how overdone it really in the average person's life. I've been to 40-50 wedding in my time? I've seen 1 candy bar (my own) and 1 photo booth. I know the wedding in Sept will also have a photo booth. I've never seen Mason Jars at a wedding.

ohannabelle · August 2014

100% agreed with the "overdone" theories. Honestly, how many weddings a year does the average person go to? Enough to get tired of seeing something? Probably not.

And people who aren't involved in planning a wedding probably haven't seen 5000 pictures of Mason jars, or chalkboards, or candy bars.

sarahufl · August 2014

lyndausvi said:

Well I got married 6 years ago, so I'm not sure where I fall in the candy bar, but it was a HUGE hit in my family. Even the photographer said he had not seen one.

Oh and none of this color coordinated candy crap. I don't not even understand why someone wants to do that. Nope we had real candy. We even had some classics like candy necklaces and Mary Jane's. Our older guests were thrilled to see candies from their childhood.

alucky23 said:

I don't know, I feel like most people don't attend many weddings per year, and certainly fewer people throw numerous weddings in their lives... so "overplayed" to whom? Pinterest? The wedding planners they interviewed? (And I can't afford a wedding planner, but doesn't that entire concept make the wedding less personal?)
And then to go on to suggest the next trends? So they can poke fun at them in a couple years?
I think people should have what they want at their weddings, whether it's actually personal or they just think it looks nice.
(...wishing Mason jars weren't overplayed because they are nice and cheap!)

I agree with this. I'm not sure how overdone it really in the average person's life. I've been to 40-50 wedding in my time? I've seen 1 candy bar (my own) and 1 photo booth. I know the wedding in Sept will also have a photo booth. I've never seen Mason Jars at a wedding.

I have never seen a candy bar, although I love candy, so I can't imagine complaining about it. I do see them a lot in wedding blogs/on Facebook, but I don't really see a problem with them.

I actually like photo booths, I have some fun shots from them that I like to put on the fridge.

CrazyCatLady3 · August 2014

ohannabelle said:

The problem with 99 out of 100 wedding candy bars can be summed up in one word.
Crap.
Or maybe three words: color coordinated crap.
I love good candy. Handmade truffles, serious chocolates, good caramels. Hell yes. Give me something I want to actually eat.
But don't give me crappy blue lollipops and blue licorice whips and blue gummy anything and blue jawbreakers and blue M n Ms and a bunch of inferior crap chosen because it's a cute color. Or frozen leftover holiday candy. Yes, we can tell, and no, chocolate doesn't freeze well. And then shovels to scoop the dyed sugar with. It just grosses me out.

And putting a pukey rhyme on it- Love is sweet, take a treat- just adds to the grossity.

"Love is sweet" and "pick a seat not a side" need to be put into retirement.

Peaseblossom55 · August 2014

The past few years I've been to about 4-5 wedding year. Almost all of them have had a photo booth but none have had candy bars, mason jars, burlap or any of the other things mentioned in the article. I love photo booth at weddings, b/c you get a picture to take home. We had a photo booth at ours.

I just wonder how really over done those ideas are.

flyingfoxes · August 2014

I like the idea of a photo booth. I'm not sure it'll be in our budget. And I wish I'd been to a wedding with a candy bar!

Ndelible · August 2014

I adore candy buffets in any situation. There's something about candy that brings out the smiles.

SammiNJonni · August 2014

My venue is a 1920's art deco bank. We are not having an art deco wedding I just liked the venue. The only issue I have with the Gatsby theme is calling it Gatsby.

Have never been to a wedding with burlap/lace or mason jars. No candy bars either but there have been Venetian hours instead. We are doing a cookie table. Still debating about the photo booth.

missdelilah · August 2014

We're doing a Photo Booth, but I have no idea how it will be received in Australia.

I have a friend who's doing the burlap/mason jar wedding in a few weeks. I'm super curious about the photos.

Alikat9614 · August 2014

FI is a wedding videographer and so many of the weddings recently have had burlap and lace and mason jars. I'd say at least half or more. Maybe it's regional- we live in southwest virginia. He was in a wedding this weekend and there were abundant cutesy signs, burlap, lace, mason jars, and everything was mint and coral.

steph861 · August 2014

My mom really wants to do a candy bar, so I'm letting her. Plus I fucking love candy. My only stipulation is that there has to be at least a little bit of sour candy. I'm going to try to steer her away from colour coordinating it, though.

lurkergirl · August 2014

So uh...I might be getting married in a barn...should find out today...

If this happens I promise to not include burlap or lace. Cutesy signs and all things "rustic" (aside from the Pinterest-lover's dream venue) will be banned.

lyndausvi · August 2014

steph11814 said:

My mom really wants to do a candy bar, so I'm letting her. Plus I fucking love candy. My only stipulation is that there has to be at least a little bit of sour candy. I'm going to try to steer her away from colour coordinating it, though.

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Good call. Candies are fun and colorful. Not need to have crappy candy just so it matches your colors. That so silly. Have candy that you like, your guests like. I had a guests in there 80s go crazy that candies from their childhood where there. It just put huge smiles on people's faces. Grown adults playing with Pez dispensers, getting exited over jolly ranchers or candy necklaces or even the button ones on paper. It was fun, it was colorful and still talked about 6 years later.

Maggie0829 · August 2014

alucky23 said:

I don't know, I feel like most people don't attend many weddings per year, and certainly fewer people throw numerous weddings in their lives... so "overplayed" to whom? Pinterest? The wedding planners they interviewed? (And I can't afford a wedding planner, but doesn't that entire concept make the wedding less personal?)
And then to go on to suggest the next trends? So they can poke fun at them in a couple years?
I think people should have what they want at their weddings, whether it's actually personal or they just think it looks nice.
(...wishing Mason jars weren't overplayed because they are nice and cheap!)

I agree with this, especially the bolded. I have been to many weddings with photobooths (even considered one for our own wedding 3 years ago) but everyone seems to have fun with it. Been to one wedding with mason jars but it made sense with the couple because they use mason jars all the time. Never been to a wedding with a candy bar and am kind of depressed about it.

As with many things in life there are trends for weddings and what is popular. In a few years time I am sure all these things that people find ridiculous will be replaced with other things that at first people will find creative and fun and then be overplayed after a year. But if people want to copy a their Pinterest pins and have burlap and lace every where then more power to them. Just feed me good food, don't charge me for drinks, have yummy cake and great music and I am a happy guest.

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