Wedding Rules Made to be Broken

Everyone had that one person in their family that insists that every wedding "rule" must be followed. But the truth of the matter is that there's only one rule: enjoy your day however you want!

1) You must have equal numbers of bridesmaids and groomsmen!

No you don't. This rule is based on nothing more than someone's need for symmetry in all things. If you have more friends you want standing up with you than your significant other, then have it that way! Don't force your future spouse to come up with buddies they really aren't that close with  or leave anybody special out just for the sake of evenness.

2) Brides must only have girls and grooms must only have guys on their side of the bridal party.

This rule wasn't even a rule as much as it was a coincidence. More modernly people have started having co-ed, unromantic friendships and often these great friends are left out of the bridal party because of traditional thinking. If your friend is comfortable with the idea honor them with a place by your side, where they belong!

3) A bride must wear white on her wedding day.

This rule has hazed a little over the years introducing off whites, creams, champagne, or even gold as standard wedding dress colors. That with the ability to add pops of color with sashes, corset ribbons, even in the underlining! But what if you want to wear a purple gown? And not a pale to the point it's almost white purple gown, a royal velvety color purple! Well you wear that purple gown and you wear it with pride! You're going to turn heads and stun your guests- in a good way!

4) Bride's side, Groom's side.

Why complicate matters when seating your guests? Where do mutual friends sit? What if one side runs out of room? What if no one comes on one side? This sounds like a potential headache your poor ushers shouldn't have to deal with. Instead, save the first two rows on either side for bride's and groom's parents and family but don't worry about the rows beyond them.

5) You must get married on a weekend day.

Typically a weekend day would be convenient for most guests, however it is not necessary. The truth of the matter is whoever really wants to come will figure out a way to make it work to be there whenever you set your date. You may even get great deals on your venue and vendors on a non weekend day because they're less likely to be booked!

6) Enter, Dinner, Toasts, First Dance, Cut the cake, Bouquet toss, Garter toss, Dollar dance.

Receptions are where your personalities can really SHINE! Do whatever you and your fiance feel like doing or not doing! You don't need to do any of the traditional reception events or you could create your own! DJ's and wedding planners are full of possible reception events that are not the ordinary!

7) Cover your tattoos

Don't cover those beautiful body embellishments! You're proud of them any other day of your life, why should you cover them on your wedding day?



8) The bride must wear a veil.

People are very mislead about why a bride is supposed to wear a veil. They like to say it symbolizes her purity when she covers her face. In reality it dates back to the oldest weddings even in the Bible, when arranged marriages were typical and the couple usually didn't meet before their big day; the veil was meant to hide the bride from the groom until it was too late... In case the groom thought she was ugly. Not a tradition you really want associated with. It's not too say you can't wear a veil, but here's a really good excuse not to.