Comments on: What does planning a traditional white wedding feel like? http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/ The antidote to a cheap wedding, The Broke-Ass Bride delivers bad-ass wedding inspiration to turn your budget wedding into a kick-ass and totally unique wedding... because its not about how much you spend, its how you spend it! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:11:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: lax car service http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-81265 lax car service Thu, 27 May 2010 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-81265 You can Limos at reasonable prices for your big day! classy brides travel in style! You can Limos at reasonable prices for your big day! classy brides travel in style!

]]> By: Bowie Bride http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72704 Bowie Bride Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72704 Maggie, that fills my heart with so much joy it's not even funny. Good for Brides Magazine for stepping outside the box and featuring a wedding that's a lil left of center ;) Cheers to "loud and bright and different"! Can't wait to see the spread! Maggie, that fills my heart with so much joy it's not even funny. Good for Brides Magazine for stepping outside the box and featuring a wedding that's a lil left of center ;) Cheers to "loud and bright and different"! Can't wait to see the spread!

]]> By: Maggie http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72687 Maggie Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:13:14 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72687 A Kogi truck? Seriously amazing. Just a quick note about one of the reasons your post made me smile: MY wedding is in Brides Magazine this month. An official Real Wedding starting on p244. We were weird and funky and did everything our way and threw a million traditions out the window and it was perfectly us. And no, a bunch of that wasn't included in the article, but there we are. And we are not sparkly-pretty-pink and formal and traditional. We're loud and bright and different. And I never EVER thought a mainstream magazine would see the charm of our wedding, but they did. Times are a changin', aren't they? I love it. Best of luck with planning a day that's perfectly, weirdly you - just as it should be. A Kogi truck? Seriously amazing.

Just a quick note about one of the reasons your post made me smile: MY wedding is in Brides Magazine this month. An official Real Wedding starting on p244. We were weird and funky and did everything our way and threw a million traditions out the window and it was perfectly us. And no, a bunch of that wasn't included in the article, but there we are. And we are not sparkly-pretty-pink and formal and traditional. We're loud and bright and different. And I never EVER thought a mainstream magazine would see the charm of our wedding, but they did.

Times are a changin', aren't they? I love it. Best of luck with planning a day that's perfectly, weirdly you – just as it should be.

]]> By: Kstew http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72686 Kstew Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:26:12 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72686 i am so over boring...everyone does the same thing at weddings...arghhh! i am over flowers, they're expensive and they die and they take up all the room in ur photos. why do i want flowers to be the focus of our photos? i want me & my groom to be the focus. it's out day, not the flowers! and the whole puke-worthy matching formal bridesmaids is achingly awful! mine will b who they want and there will certainly not be any matching!!! i am not doing a 'function venue' either...no white chairs covers with bows, no money wasting centrepieces, no cake, no matching suits and definitely no favours. i want a nice meal at a venue with soul...no cliche wedding decorations in sight! ours will be in an arts venue room w old wooden floors and we will walk up stairs to get into the room. i will have plastic, yes plastic chairs, because my wedding is not about chairs and chair covers...it's about having fun w good food and good company. and me & my groom hehe!!! i am so over boring…everyone does the same thing at weddings…arghhh! i am over flowers, they’re expensive and they die and they take up all the room in ur photos. why do i want flowers to be the focus of our photos? i want me & my groom to be the focus. it’s out day, not the flowers! and the whole puke-worthy matching formal bridesmaids is achingly awful! mine will b who they want and there will certainly not be any matching!!! i am not doing a ‘function venue’ either…no white chairs covers with bows, no money wasting centrepieces, no cake, no matching suits and definitely no favours. i want a nice meal at a venue with soul…no cliche wedding decorations in sight! ours will be in an arts venue room w old wooden floors and we will walk up stairs to get into the room. i will have plastic, yes plastic chairs, because my wedding is not about chairs and chair covers…it’s about having fun w good food and good company. and me & my groom hehe!!!

]]> By: cupcake wedding http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72651 cupcake wedding Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:07:07 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72651 Love you bowie bride Love you bowie bride

]]> By: Angie http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72625 Angie Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:32:47 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72625 My fiance and I spent a few months planning a wedding. Turned out we hated almost everything about it. About a month ago we started planning our second wedding. It's nice to hear a bride who also took a few wrong turns, but still ended up in a place that makes her happy. My fiance and I spent a few months planning a wedding. Turned out we hated almost everything about it. About a month ago we started planning our second wedding. It's nice to hear a bride who also took a few wrong turns, but still ended up in a place that makes her happy.

]]> By: Walking Barefoot http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72618 Walking Barefoot Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:24:14 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72618 Why justify your wedding to a sour-puss, party-hating, stick-in-the-mud??? A wedding is a great reason to have a celebration (whatever that looks like to you) with your nearest and dearest. Full stop. People who don't understand that money is just a tool that can be used, among other things, to create occasions that celebrate joy are missing the boat. (which is not to say that everyone should have a party to celebrate their wedding! some people may not want to, for whatever reason. But if you want to have a party, for God sake, have a party!) Why justify your wedding to a sour-puss, party-hating, stick-in-the-mud??? A wedding is a great reason to have a celebration (whatever that looks like to you) with your nearest and dearest. Full stop. People who don't understand that money is just a tool that can be used, among other things, to create occasions that celebrate joy are missing the boat.
(which is not to say that everyone should have a party to celebrate their wedding! some people may not want to, for whatever reason. But if you want to have a party, for God sake, have a party!)

]]> By: Liz Coopersmith http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72617 Liz Coopersmith Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:16:03 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72617 It really is one of the few times in your life where you get everyone you love and who loves you in one room, especially if a lot of them are from out of town. I'm a wedding planner, and I've still had a few friends who eloped as well, a couple of whom went for a reception later. Conversation - Liz: You want some help making a wedding happen for you? Them: Nope, we're out - Long weekend, Santa Barbara Courthouse on Friday, chill the rest of the weekend. Liz: Cool, grab me a Starbucks city mug, would you? It's cheaper, yeah, but as I ranted earlier, what's most important is that everyone should have the wedding they want, WHATEVER that looks like. It may be a lot of money, but it's YOUR money. People would freak the F out if you told them what to do with theirs. It really is one of the few times in your life where you get everyone you love and who loves you in one room, especially if a lot of them are from out of town. I'm a wedding planner, and I've still had a few friends who eloped as well, a couple of whom went for a reception later. Conversation – Liz: You want some help making a wedding happen for you? Them: Nope, we're out – Long weekend, Santa Barbara Courthouse on Friday, chill the rest of the weekend. Liz: Cool, grab me a Starbucks city mug, would you?
It's cheaper, yeah, but as I ranted earlier, what's most important is that everyone should have the wedding they want, WHATEVER that looks like. It may be a lot of money, but it's YOUR money. People would freak the F out if you told them what to do with theirs.

]]> By: Bowie Bride http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72615 Bowie Bride Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:04:56 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72615 Love you too, Jess. Seriously. You are so fiercely YOU it's inspiring. And "Throw some damn glitter on it" is my new favorite quote. Love you too, Jess. Seriously. You are so fiercely YOU it's inspiring. And "Throw some damn glitter on it" is my new favorite quote.

]]> By: Bowie Bride http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/2010/04/what-does-planning-a-traditional-white-wedding-feel-like/comment-page-1/#comment-72614 Bowie Bride Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:56:19 +0000 http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/?p=2978#comment-72614 Hate hate hate when people say that. Don't ever feel like you need to validate your decisions on the kind of wedding you want-- and NEVER ever feel the need to validate *why* you're having a wedding in the first place. We constantly grappled with the idea of doing a quick n dirty cheap-o courthouse wedding, but ultimately it came down to our desire to celebrate our love with all the people WE love. And for those people who don't get that, well, they can stay home and miss out on all the fun. Hate hate hate when people say that. Don't ever feel like you need to validate your decisions on the kind of wedding you want– and NEVER ever feel the need to validate *why* you're having a wedding in the first place. We constantly grappled with the idea of doing a quick n dirty cheap-o courthouse wedding, but ultimately it came down to our desire to celebrate our love with all the people WE love. And for those people who don't get that, well, they can stay home and miss out on all the fun.

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