What If You Desire A Thoroughly Personal Wedding Day?
When we think about and talk about weddings, it’s not hard to fall into traditional thinking. This isn’t a bad thing, tradition exists for a reason, and it can be very lovely and bonding to go along predefined lines when planning your event. For instance, you may wish to get married in a religious building, and wear a standard but lovely dress or suit, or go along with the usual flow of catering options. Of course, anyone who would disparage you for desiring tradition is wrong, because it has value, and it’s become ‘the default’ for a reason.
However, the only problem with this kind of thinking is when we believe that any deviation from it is inherently ‘wrong’ or a bad choice. This feeling can unfortunately increase the further from tradition we venture, and for that reason, it can be hard for people to explain to their families changes in the protocol they hope to make.
So, where do you start if you wish for a tremendously personal wedding day, one that reflects your true personality but goes outside of the usual borders we expect?
It’s worth asking these questions. Let’s try to answer them:
Let Your Guests Know What To Expect
While a plan may be perfectly obvious to you, a change in the standard wedding protocol may not come to others as easily. For this reason, it can be nice to make sure everyone is on the same page, even for something as simple as having your service conducted on a beach. Planning ahead can also help you ensure everyone is still able to attend, or that you can explain to your family why you’re breaking convention. Remember that you don’t have to justify this, but a little conversation can be helpful for all involved.
Work With Services Able To Accommodate
Of course, you may wish for a certain outcome or difference in procedure, but you need to make the wedding services aware of this, and able to plan for it. Perhaps, for instance, you just wish for the wedding photographers to follow you around and not to take any pre-planned photos, just so the event feels more natural and enjoyable on the day. They’ll no doubt be happy to accommodate, but they may wish for a timeline and an understanding of where you’ll be so they can do the best job without interfering.
Make Compromises Where Necessary
Of course, it’s important to make compromises from time to time in life, and this time is not different. You may wish for the wackiest, most intensive, most referential wedding day ever created, but if that means your grandparent may not be able to attend by climbing up the side of the mountain with you? Then it’s probably worth considering that which is most important. Sometimes, compromise can even help you get the best of both worlds, without alienating anyone you care for.
With this advice, we hope you can feel empowered in curating the most thorough and personal wedding day appropriate to your needs.
