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Traditions can be found around every corner at a wedding – under hems, in piles of flower petals and even under placemats. Whether you always pictured a little something blue, stomping on the glass or a garter toss, traditions probably snuck their way into your wedding dreams early on. In this day and age, traditions can be meaningful, important, fun or an annoying hassle. A wedding is about the couple, so incorporate the traditions that you like and ditch the ones that don’t feel valuable to you. Here are some ideas on how to blaze your own nuptial path. Seats not sides Back in the day, ceremony seating was separated, one fiancé’s family on the left and the other’s family and friends on the right. Today, many brides and grooms find that things aren’t so black and white, and they don’t have to be. You are joining your two families together, so why not let everybody sit together? Cute signs with quaint rhymes 10
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encouraging guests to sit where they want are popular features at many weddings these days. Check please It used to be traditional for the parents of the bride to foot the bill, but that is not always the case anymore. If either side’s parents are willing to help with costs, that’s great, but don’t expect anyone to foot the whole bill. Some parents are willing to pick up one aspect of the day as a wedding present, like the catering or the dress, so talk to your parents about whether they want to help out where they can but be respectful of their finances and generosity. White wedding More and more these days, we are seeing colorful wedding dresses, black wedding dresses and even patterned wedding dresses. When the big day comes, you want to feel like you are at your most beautiful, and if you get that special, confidant, butterfly feel-
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