Non Traditional wedding ideas
Elope
And have a wedding party when you get home! So this is perfect for those who want an intimate wedding day. One of the positives of the pandemic, is that people have come out of it planning there wedding very much for themselves. Micro weddings continue, intimate weddings are a trend and having an elopement and then a party when you get home means you get the best of both worlds.
You still get to celebrate when you come home, but it’s less stressful as it is usually an evening thing, rather than a whole day co-ordination. We eloped and were literally swimming in a pool until an hour before the wedding. We had a party when we came home, we personalized our wedding mini golf course and we managed to have two celebrations!
Have a non-traditional wedding timeline
Most weddings have a standard… ceremony, then cocktail hour, then wedding breakfast, then speeches, then a gap, then evening reception, cake cutting, first dance etc.
We had a non-traditional wedding timeline, we had no speeches, we had two meals, the list goes on. But what we have been seeing recently at the weddings we attend, is couples moving away from traditional wedding timelines and making their own. We have seen speeches before the wedding breakfast, we have seen cake cutting and first dances in the afternoon and cocktail hour between wedding breakfast and evening reception. If you want it that way, have it that way, it is your wedding!
Have a whole weekend wedding
This is becoming more and more popular, this year alone we have 3 whole weekend weddings with our wedding garden games. They start on the Friday with an intimate meal, Saturday in normally the wedding day along with a whole host of celebrations, then Sunday a chilled out day with more food. This is the perfect way to spend as much time with your loved ones, ensure that your day isn’t rushed and to celebrate as long as possible.
Have a non-traditional wedding dress
The white wedding dress traditionally portrayed purity and chastity, long gone are the days where women need to prove anything to anyone! So, break away from tradition and have a coloured wedding dress! We have seen a few different colours in our time, blue, pink, rainbow coloured. Our bride wore a black wedding dress when the couple got married at the Grangefields.
See each other before the wedding!
Traditionally it is bad luck to see each other before the wedding, if we go to history, it was originally so that grooms could not back out after seeing the bride. We obviously don’t live in those time anymore and from personal experience it is so lovely being able to see your partner on the morning of your wedding day. Me and Sam had breakfast on the day, we swam together with the children and the day was magical. It didn’t give us any bad luck, so it shouldn’t for you. Try it, schedule breakfast for you and your future husband/wife on the morning of your wedding, the day is about you, make sure you spend time together.
Pre-wedding entertainment
So most weddings start in the afternoon, but if you are getting married at a venue where accommodation is provided, the guests are there long before the wedding starts. A similar theme that keeps coming up for us is pre-wedding entertainment. We arrive with our mini golf and the wedding guests play whilst the couple are getting married. We’ve seen saxophonists, photobooths and magicians do this too. It certainly makes your day memorable.
Ideas for a non traditional wedding day
What nontraditional wedding ideas do you have? Let us know in the comments, please share this post with your engaged friends.
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