snowy

So folks, as many of you know, I'm getting married in August to my fabulous fiance. We're really quite excited! The wedding planning is going well, and now we're starting to get down to some of the smaller details of the ceremony and reception, since the bigger things have been taken care of.

So my question is--with traditions at a wedding, would you miss them? I'm speaking of things like the father-daughter dance, the garter tossing, the mother-son dance, the father walking the bride down the aisle, etc.

We're skipping the father-daughter/mother-son dance. For one, I think the last time my dad and I danced together, I was small enough to stand on his feet. For two, my future mother-in-law can't dance and neither can my fiance. It's going to be hard enough to do our first dance together at the reception. Like, seriously, we should just pick a song already and start practicing; I've even thought about insisting he take lessons of some kind this summer (both he and his mother have NO sense of rhythm, and they'll readily admit it).

I'm also not being given away. This is a feminist wedding! I'm going to my future husband as an equal partner in this, not as a piece of property to be given away by my father. My dad is completely understanding; he's definitely a feminist too.

What about things like tossing the bouquet and garter? I'm not sure about those. To be honest, I like the former but not so much the latter. I don't really see the point. My mother is totally sold on the garter tossing. I'm sure it's "fun" but it also seems kind of tasteless to me.

So what traditions do you like? What don't you like? Would you miss them or not were they not included in a wedding you attended? What did you choose to include in your own wedding? What did you skip?

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