Creative Wedding Ideas

LightBulb · #1 02-23-2007, 02:21 AM

Lol, but I wouldn't recommend it.

PS - Congratulations!!

trojangal · #2 02-23-2007, 04:03 AM

Check to see if you have a local botanical gardens.

Art museums are also very popular to have the ceremony and the reception.

If you want just the people very close to you, consider a cruise wedding as well.

Historical houses are always a nice place as well.

A sorority sister from church is getting married on Cinco de Mayo--they will be getting married at the church, then having the reception at a wonderful Mexican restaurant here.

PeppyGPhiB · #3 02-23-2007, 05:14 AM

Our local zoo does weddings. It has a beautiful rose garden, or other sites more out in the open. I bet you could take some cute photos!

valkyrie · #4 02-23-2007, 12:40 PM

I think most weddings are lame, but it would be the shit to get married at a sporting event or a really awesome brewery.

ZTAmillz · #5 02-23-2007, 01:05 PM

we had a cigar roller at our wedding which was a big hit

we also had an espresso bar with liquor shots for some awesome coffee.

The reception was in an old tutor mansion--what a great day!

Good Luck

PhoenixAzul · #6 02-23-2007, 01:12 PM

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The reception was in an old tutor mansion--what a great day!

Must have been...getting drilled in algebra and what have you

No, I love Tudor style as well.

Try www.indiebride.com as well. Lots of inexpensive/innovative ideas. Some are off the wall so if you're really traditional it might not be for you.

If/when I ever do a wedding, the goal is to do it as fun, inexpensive and awesome as possible. I don't really care for a lot of the "cultural expectations" crap...we're getting hitched, let's celebrate! And NO NO NO garter/bouquet toss for me. Someone on here mentioned a flower dance...where the DJ/MC/someone has all married couples go out on the floor and dance. Then he has people who have been married less than a day sit down (ie, the bride and groom!), then move through progressively larger chunks of time. The last couple standing (meaning the couple married longest) gets the bride's bouquet. I think that's a wonderful way to do it!

valkyrie · #7 02-23-2007, 01:18 PM

LOL @ tutor. Hee.

I don't know about the flower dance idea -- it seems nice in theory, but has the potential to make quite a few people feel like shit, too.

#8 02-23-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

Must have been...getting drilled in algebra and what have you

No, I love Tudor style as well.

Try www.indiebride.com as well. Lots of inexpensive/innovative ideas. Some are off the wall so if you're really traditional it might not be for you.

If/when I ever do a wedding, the goal is to do it as fun, inexpensive and awesome as possible. I don't really care for a lot of the "cultural expectations" crap...we're getting hitched, let's celebrate! And NO NO NO garter/bouquet toss for me. Someone on here mentioned a flower dance...where the DJ/MC/someone has all married couples go out on the floor and dance. Then he has people who have been married less than a day sit down (ie, the bride and groom!), then move through progressively larger chunks of time. The last couple standing (meaning the couple married longest) gets the bride's bouquet. I think that's a wonderful way to do it!

Friends of mine did this and called it the "anniversary dance." The bride did a bouquet toss separately, but it was a nice representation of lasting love.

KSUViolet06 · #9 02-24-2007, 08:18 PM

I've been to a lot of weddings (this summer will be my 5th time as a bridesmaid) and I think the best reception idea I've seen is the martini lounge. This reception had several tents set up, one of which had really nice couches and a selection of over 40 different martinis (I never knew there were that many).